2016 Gold Coast Titans season | ||||
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Play-off result | Lost Elimination Final (Brisbane Broncos, 28-44) | |||
2016 record | Wins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 12 | |||
Points scored | For: 508; against: 497 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Graham Annesley | |||
Coach | Neil Henry | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Cbus Super Stadium - 27,400 | |||
Avg. attendance | 13,806 | |||
High attendance | 25,109 (vs. New Zealand Warriors, Rd 22) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Ryan James, Anthony Don (12) | |||
Goals | Tyrone Roberts (54) | |||
Points | Tyrone Roberts (116) | |||
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The 2016 Gold Coast Titans season was the 10th in the club's history. Coached by Neil Henry and co-captained by Nathan Friend and William Zillman, the Titans are currently competing in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines tournament.
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 11 June 2016 |
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Cameron Cullen | Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup) | 2016 | |
Nathan Davis | Parramatta Eels | ? | |
Nathan Friend | New Zealand Warriors | 2016 | |
Konrad Hurrell | New Zealand Warriors (Mid Season) | 2017 | |
Jeff Lynch | Canberra Raiders | 2016 | |
Chris McQueen | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2017 | |
John Olive | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2018 | |
Nathan Peats | Parramatta Eels (Mid Season) | 2017 | |
Leivaha Pulu | Wyong Roos (NSW Cup) | 2016 | |
Tyrone Roberts | Newcastle Knights | 2017 | |
David Shillington | Canberra Raiders | 2017 | |
Zeb Taia | Catalans Dragons (Super League) | 2017 | |
Ashley Taylor | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 |
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Caleb Binge | Wynnum Manly Seagulls (QLD Cup) | ? | |
Jamie Dowling | Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup) | ? | |
David Crampton | Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup) | ? | |
Kalifa Faifai Loa | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2017 | |
Beau Falloon | Leeds Rhinos (Super League) | 2016 | |
Jamal Fogarty | Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup) | ? | |
Kevin Gordon | Retirement | - | |
Christian Hazard | Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup) | ? | |
Shaun Hudson | North Queensland Cowboys | 2017 | |
Jai Ingram | Released | ||
Nate Myles | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 2018 | |
Chris Redman | Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup) | ? | |
Ben Ridge | Retirement | - | |
James Roberts | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 | |
Aidan Sezer | Canberra Raiders | 2018 | |
Dave Taylor | Catalans Dragons (Super League) | 2017 | |
Brad Tighe | Retirement | - | |
Matt White | Melbourne Storm | 2016 |
Player | Club | Until End of | Notes |
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Anthony Don | Gold Coast Titans | 2018 | |
Kane Elgey | Gold Coast Titans | 2018 | |
Ashley Taylor | Gold Coast Titans | 2018 |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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Saturday, 13 February | Trial 1 | New Zealand Warriors | Toll Stadium | 18 – 40 | Anderson, Robinson, Roberts-Davis, Boyle | Fogarty (1) | |
Saturday, 13 February | Trial 2 | Parramatta Eels | ANZAC Oval | 20 – 20 | Friend, Davis, Pulu, Pettybourne | Taylor (1), Davis (1) | 2,405 |
Saturday, 20 February | Trial 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Pizzey Park | 20 – 22 | Kelly, Don, Taia, Cullen | Roberts (1), Davis (1) | 5,000 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw | |||||||
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2016 competition was played over two days on the 6 & 7 February at Eden Park. The Titans featured in the Piha pool and played the Raiders, Sharks and Dragons. The club finished top of their pool and along with the Raiders qualified for the Quarter-Finals. They were eventually eliminated by the New Zealand Warriors (4 – 22) in the Semi-Finals. Agnatius Paasi and Chris McQueen were named in the Team of the Tournament. [27]
The Titans' squad for the tournament was:
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Date | Time (Local) | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
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Saturday, 6 February | 3:35pm | Round 1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Eden Park | 12 – 23 | Mead, Bird | Roberts (2/2) |
Saturday, 6 February | 6:30pm | Round 2 | Canberra Raiders | Eden Park | 26 – 15 | Paasi (Bonus Zone Try), Bird, Roberts, Wright, Davis (Bonus Zone Try) | Roberts (2/3) |
Sunday, 7 February | 1:05pm | Round 3 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Eden Park | 24 – 12 | McQueen (2), Paasi, Lelesiuao, Don | Roberts (1/3), Mortimer (1/2) |
Sunday, 7 February | 3:30pm | Quarter Final | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Eden Park | 24 – 4 | Macdonald, Mead (Bonus Zone Try), McQueen (Bonus Zone Try), Don | Roberts (2/3), Paasi (1/1) |
Sunday, 7 February | 5:05pm | Semi Final | New Zealand Warriors | Eden Park | 4 – 22 | Paasi | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
10 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Melbourne | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | North Queensland | 10 | 16 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | ||||||||||||||||
North Queensland | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 Sept, Lang Park | Brisbane | 20 | 24 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Brisbane | 44 | Melbourne | 14 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Gold Coast | 28 | Canberra | 12 | 2 Oct, Stadium Australia | ||||||||||||||
Melbourne | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | Cronulla | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Penrith | 28 | Cronulla | 32 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Canterbury | 12 | 17 Sept, Canberra Stadium | North Queensland | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Canberra | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 Sept, Canberra Stadium | Penrith | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Canberra | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Cronulla | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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Friday, 9 September | Elimination Final | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 44 – 28 | McQueen (2), Hoffman, James, Mead | Roberts (4/5) | 43,170 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 563 | 302 | +261 | 42 |
2 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 456 | +232 | 39 |
3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 580 | 404 | +176 | 39 |
4 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 355 | +229 | 34 |
5 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 434 | +120 | 34 |
6 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32 |
7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 506 | 448 | +58 | 32 |
8 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 508 | 497 | +11 | 27 |
9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 499 | 607 | −108 | 26 |
10 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 601 | −88 | 24 |
11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 341 | 538 | −197 | 24 |
12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 473 | 549 | −76 | 22 |
13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 563 | −109 | 20 |
14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 298 | 324 | −26 | 181 |
15 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 576 | −133 | 16 |
16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 305 | 800 | −495 | 7 |
1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Greg Bird | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Lachlan Burr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Cullen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Nathan Davis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Anthony Don | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Luke Douglas | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Friend | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Hoffman | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Konrad Hurrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan James | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Nene Macdonald | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Chris McQueen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
David Mead | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Daniel Mortimer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kierran Moseley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Olive | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Agnatius Paasi | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Nathan Peats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Eddy Pettybourne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leivaha Pulu | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyrone Roberts | 11 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 56 |
David Shillington | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Zeb Taia | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Ashley Taylor | 12 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 53 |
William Zillman | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Totals | 45 | 42 | 1 | 265 |
The following players have played a representative match in 2016.
All Stars match | City Vs Country | ANZAC Test | Pacific Test | State Of Origin 1 | State Of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Four Nations | |
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Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | New South Wales | ||||
Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - | ||||
World All Stars | - | - | Papua New Guinea | - | ||||
- | - | - | Papua New Guinea | - | ||||
Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - |
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