2009 Gold Coast Titans season

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2009 Gold Coast Titans season
NRL Rank3rd
2009 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 514; against: 467
Team information
CEO Michael Searle
Coach John Cartwright
Captain
Stadium Skilled Park
Avg. attendance19,178
Top scorers
Goals Scott Prince (73)
Points Scott Prince (174)
←  2008 2010  →

The 2009 Gold Coast Titans season was the third in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2009 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd (out of 16), and for the first time reached the finals only to be knocked out by eventual grand finalists, the Parramatta Eels.

Contents

Fixtures

Trial matches

Regular season

Source:

RoundOpponentResultScoreVenueDateCrowd
1 Newcastle Knights Win34-20 Skilled Park 15/3/0916,203
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss16-10 WIN Stadium 21/3/0913,329
3 Bulldogs Win20-12 Skilled Park 27/3/0919,854
4 Melbourne Storm Win6-18 Olympic Park 04/4/0911,698
5 North Queensland Cowboys Win10-14 Dairy Farmers Stadium 11/4/0918,123
6 Canberra Raiders Win16-10 Skilled Park 17/4/0918,510
7 Penrith Panthers Loss34-20 CUA Stadium 27/7/099,760
8 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win22-14 Skilled Park 2/5/0919,833
9 Newcastle Knights Loss23-18 Energy Australia Stadium 10/5/0911,258
10 Brisbane Broncos Loss32-18 Suncorp Stadium 15/5/0943,083
11 Manly Sea Eagles Win18-17 Skilled Park 24/5/0916,126
12Bye
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons Win28-24 Skilled Park 8/6/0924,106
14 Sydney Roosters Win20-24 Bluetongue Stadium 13/6/096,232
15Bye
16 New Zealand Warriors Win28-12 Skilled Park 27/6/0920,031
17 Canberra Raiders Loss34-28 Canberra Stadium 5/7/099,800
18 Parramatta Eels Win18-12 Skilled Park 13/7/0914,840
19 Bulldogs Loss23-16 Suncorp Stadium 17/7/0950,109
20 Brisbane Broncos Win34-18 Skilled Park 24/7/0926,336
21 North Queensland Cowboys Loss18-34 Skilled Park 31/7/0920,315
22 New Zealand Warriors Win10-30 Mt Smart Stadium 9/8/0910,205
23 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win14-22 ANZ Stadium 14/8/0911,977
24 Cronulla Sharks Win20-10 Skilled Park 23/8/0913,714
25 Wests Tigers Win36-24 Skilled Park 29/8/0920,102
26 Manly Sea Eagles Loss38-4 Brookvale Oval 5/9/0914,165
FW1 Brisbane Broncos Loss32-40 Skilled Park 13/9/0927,227
FW2 Parramatta Eels Loss27-2 Sydney Football Stadium 18/9/0928,524

Records

Most Points

Most Tries

Most Points in a Match

Most Tries in a Match

Available 2009 Players

Bold Players have played International or State any year

Full Backs
Flag of Australia.svg Preston Campbell
Flag of Australia.svg William Zillman

Wingers
Flag of Australia.svg Jordan Atkins
Flag of Australia.svg Ben Jeffery
Flag of Australia.svg Brenton Bowen
Flag of Australia.svg Shannon Walker
Flag of Australia.svg Chris Walker
Flag of Australia.svg Kevin Gordon
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg David Mead

Centres
Flag of Australia.svg Brett Delaney
Flag of Australia.svg Josh Graham
Flag of Tonga.svg Esi Tonga

Halves
Flag of Australia.svg Scott Prince (c)
Flag of Australia.svg Mat Rogers
Flag of Australia.svg Brad Davis
Flag of Greece.svg Jackson Nicolau
Flag of Australia.svg Jordan Rankin

Hookers
Flag of Australia.svg Nathan Friend
Flag of Australia.svg Ian Lacey
Flag of Australia.svg Kayne Lawton

Props
Flag of Australia.svg Luke Bailey (c)
Flag of Australia.svg Brad Meyers
Flag of Australia.svg Michael Henderson
Flag of Australia.svg Matthew White
Flag of Tonga.svg Aaron Cannings
Flag of Ghana.svg Selasi Berdie
Flag of Australia.svg Will Matthews
Flag of Australia.svg Bodene Thompson
Flag of Australia.svg Siosaia Vave

Second Rowers/Locks
Flag of Australia.svg Anthony Laffranchi
Flag of Australia.svg Mark Minichiello
Flag of Australia.svg Ashley Harrison
Flag of Australia.svg Luke O'Dwyer
Flag of Australia.svg Daniel Conn
Flag of Samoa.svg Sam Tagataese

2009 Squad

NoNatPlayerPositionAgeNRL GamesPrevious 1st Grade Club
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Preston Campbell Fullback31204 Penrith Panthers
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Atkins Wing2614None
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg William Zillman Centre2224 Canberra Raiders
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Delaney Centre2362 Parramatta Eels
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Walker Wing29131 Melbourne Storm
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mat Rogers Five Eighth33159 New South Wales Waratahs
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Prince (c)Halfback29192 Wests Tigers
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Bailey (c)Prop29150 St. George-Illawarra Dragons
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Friend Hooker2879 Melbourne Storm
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Henderson Prop2452 St. George-Illawarra Dragons
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Laffranchi Second Row28142 Wests Tigers
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Minichiello Second Row27126 South Sydney Rabbitohs
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Harrison Lock27179 Sydney Roosters
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Meyers Prop29171 Bradford Bulls
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Billy Ngawini Hooker274 Canterbury Bulldogs
16 Flag of Tonga.svg Aaron Cannings Prop2782 Parramatta Eels
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke O'Dwyer Second Row2656 Parramatta Eels
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Graham Centre2535 Melbourne Storm
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Jeffery Wing2223 Wests Tigers
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Bowen Wing2550 North Queensland Cowboys
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shannon Walker Wing203None
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Gordon Wing190None
24 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg David Mead Wing200None
25 Flag of Tonga.svg Esi Tonga Centre215None
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson Nicolau Five-Eighth212 North Queensland Cowboys
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Davis Halfback266None
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Rankin Halfback171None
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kayne Lawton Hooker190None
30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White Prop2428 Newcastle Knights
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Matthews Prop209None
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Conn Lock2327 Canterbury Bulldogs
34 Flag of Samoa.svg Sam Tagataese Second Row2218 Melbourne Storm
35 Flag of Ghana.svg Selasi Berdie Second Row221None
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Lacey Hooker2415 Brisbane Broncos

Player Transfers

Source: 2009 NRL PLayer Movements

Gains

NameClub Coming FromDetails
William Zillman Canberra Raiders Until 2012
Matthew White Newcastle Knights Until 2009
Sam Tagataese Melbourne Storm Until 2010
Jackson Nicolau North Queensland Cowboys
Ian Lacey Unassigned

Losses

NameClub Going ToDetails
Michael Hodgson Canterbury Bulldogs Until 2010
Josh Lewis Wests Tigers Until 2009
Clint Amos North Queensland Cowboys Until 2010
Gavin Cooper Penrith Panthers Until 2010
Matthew Cross Melbourne Storm Until 2010
Luke Swain Salford City Reds - ESL
James Stosic Wakefield Trinity Wildcats - ESL
Kris Kahler Pia Donkeys
Smith Samau Mid-Season Sydney Roosters
Ian Donnelly Mid-Season Cronulla Sharks

Off Contract

Chris Walker

Brenton Bowen

Ben Jeffery

Ladder

2009 NRL season
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2417072548329+21938
2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2418062575428+147381
3 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2416082514467+4736
4 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2414192505348+15733
5 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24140102549459+9032
6 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24140102511566−5532
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24130112508491+1730
8 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24121112476473+329
9 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24120122558483+7528
10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24111122566549+1727
11 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24111122515589−7427
12 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24110132558474+8426
13 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2490152489520−3122
14 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2472152377565−18820
15 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2450192359568−20914
16 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2450192382681−29914

1The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.

References

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