2023 Gold Coast Titans season

2023 Gold Coast Titans season
NRL Rank	14th
2023 record	Wins: 9; losses: 15
Points scored	For: 527; against: 653 (Round 27)
Team information
CEO	Steve Mitchell
Head Coach	Justin Holbrook (Rounds 1-16) Jim Lenihan (Round 17 onwards)
Captain	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
Stadium	Cbus Super Stadium (Capacity: 27,690)
High attendance	14,483 (Round 3)
Low attendance	12,452 (Round 6)
Top scorers
Tries	Alofiana Khan-Pereira (18)
Goals	Tanah Boyd (19)
Points	Tanah Boyd (38)
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The 2023 Gold Coast Titans season was the 17th in the club's history. With head coaches Justin Holbrook (Rounds 1-16) and Jim Lenihan (Round 17 onwards) and team captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, ^{[1] [2]} they competed in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership but did not qualify for the finals.

The Titans also fielded a team in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Season summary

• Preseason Challenge – Tanah Boyd kicks a late conversion to draw the Titans first preseason challenge fixture against the Brisbane Broncos 24–all at the Sunshine Coast Stadium. Boyd's conversion coming after Alofiana Khan-Pereira scored a spectacular try. ^[3] In the second match, Gold Coast thrashed new NRL club the Dolphins 40–12 at Kayo Stadium, with Khan-Pereira scoring four tries. ^[4]

Player movement

These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Gains Player/Coach Previous Club Length Kieran Foran Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2024 [8] Sam Verrills Sydney Roosters 2024 [9] Joe Stimson Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2024 [10] Aaron Schoupp Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2025 [11] Chris Randall Newcastle Knights 2024 [12]

Losses Player/Coach New Club Jarrod Wallace Dolphins Jamayne Isaako Dolphins Corey Thompson Retired Herman Ese'ese Dolphins Sam Lisone Leeds Rhinos Greg Marzhew Newcastle Knights Paul Turner St. George Illawarra Dragons

Pre-Season Challenge

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Sunday, 12 February	Trial 1	Brisbane Broncos	Sunshine Coast Stadium	24 – 24	Jojo Fifita 15' Vaka Sikahele 48' Alofiana Khan-Pereira 56', 73'	Tanah Boyd (3/3) Toby Sexton (1/1)
Sunday, 19 February	Trial 2	Dolphins	Kayo Stadium	16 – 40	Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3', 9', 11', 68' Jojo Fifita 17', 24' Aaron Schoupp 44' Sam McIntyre 56'	Tanah Boyd (4/8)	7,216

References: ^[13]

Regular Season

Main article: 2023 NRL season

Ladder

2023 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	18	0	6	3	645	312	+333	42
2	Brisbane Broncos	24	18	0	6	3	639	425	+214	42
3	Melbourne Storm	24	16	0	8	3	627	459	+168	38
4	New Zealand Warriors	24	16	0	8	3	572	448	+124	38
5	Newcastle Knights	24	14	1	9	3	626	451	+175	35
6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	14	0	10	3	619	497	+122	34
7	Sydney Roosters	24	13	0	11	3	472	496	−24	32
8	Canberra Raiders	24	13	0	11	3	486	623	−137	32
9	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	12	0	12	3	564	505	+59	30
10	Parramatta Eels	24	12	0	12	3	587	574	+13	30
11	North Queensland Cowboys	24	12	0	12	3	546	542	+4	30
12	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	11	1	12	3	545	539	+6	29
13	Dolphins	24	9	0	15	3	520	631	−111	24
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	9	0	15	3	527	653	−126	24
15	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	7	0	17	3	438	769	−331	20
16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	5	0	19	3	474	673	−199	16
17	Wests Tigers	24	4	0	20	3	385	675	−290	14

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	A	H	A	–	H	H	A	A	N	A	A	–	H	H	–	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	B	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	B	L	W	B	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W
Position	2	8	6	11	9	6	10	10	10	7	9	10	9	13	10	9	9	10	11	12	14	12	13	13	13	13	14
Points	2	2	4	4	6	8	8	8	10	12	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	20	20	22	22	22	22	22	24

Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2023. Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2023 NRL season results

Round 1: 5 March 2023	Wests Tigers	10–22	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
18:15 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Doueihi  45' Laurie  64' Goals: Doueihi 1/3  3 (pen)'	Report	Tries: Sami  13', 23' McIntyre  41' Brimson  69' Goals: Boyd 3/4  14', 24', 43'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 14,667 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 2: 12 March 2023	St. George Illawarra Dragons	32–18	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
18:15 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Liddle  31' B. Hunt  36' Ravalawa  39' Sloan  45' Lawrie  66' Goals: Lomax 6/8  8 (pen)', 33', 46', 49 (pen)', 53', 67 (pen)'	Report	Tries: Khan-Pereira  12' Verrills  18' T. Fa'asuamaleaui  70' Goals: Boyd 3/3  13', 20', 71'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 8,538 Referee: Chris Sutton

Round 3: 18 March 2023	Gold Coast Titans	38–34	Melbourne Storm	Gold Coast
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Khan-Pereira  3', 21' Kelly  39' Vuna  41' Schoupp  46', 73' Goals: Boyd 7/8  4', 6 (pen)', 40', 43', 47', 60 (pen)', 74'	Report	Tries: Pezet  10' Meaney  24', 33' Sims  30' Hughes  65' Coates  75' Goals: Meaney 5/6  12', 25', 31', 34', 76'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 14,483 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 4: 25 March 2023	North Queensland Cowboys	24–12	Gold Coast Titans	Townsville
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Nanai  35',  58' Tamou  44' Holmes  50' Chester  72' Goals: Holmes 4/4  36', 45', 51', 73'	Report	Tries: Khan-Pereira  3', 56' Goals: Boyd 2/3  4', 26 (pen)'	Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 16,426 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 5 (Bye for Gold Coast Titans)

Round 6: 9 April 2023	Gold Coast Titans	20–18	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Gold Coast
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Campbell  22' Sami  53' Sexton  76' Goals: Boyd 4/4  23', 32 (pen)', 54', 77'	Report	Tries: F. Molo  3' Lomax  17' Ravalawa  42' B. Hunt  73' Goals: Lomax 3/4  19', 35 (pen)', 44'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 12,452 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 7: 15 April 2023	Gold Coast Titans	26–43	Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Sami  4' Khan-Pereira  22', 79' T. Fa'asuamaleaui  61' Leeming  69' Goals: Boyd 5/5  5', 23', 31 (pen)', 70', 80'	Report	Tries: Riki  3' Farnworth  39' Walsh  50' Arthars  55' Capewell  63' Mam  66' Cobbo  75' Goals: Reynolds 7/8  16', 51', 57', 61 (pen)', 65', 67', 76' Field goals: Reynolds  79'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 26,563 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 8: 23 April 2023	Dolphins	28–26	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Jennings  33', 64' Nicholls  47' Wallace  50' Aitken  74' Goals: Isaako 4/5  34', 49', 51', 66'	Report	Tries: Randall  14' Liu  18' T. Fa'asuamaleaui  20' Boyd  26' Goals: Boyd 5/5  8 (pen)', 16', 19', 22', 28'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 22,034 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 9: 29 April 2023	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	10–26	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Sipley  27' Keppie  50' Goals: Garrick 3/3  8 (pen)', 51', 55 (pen)'	Report	Tries: Khan-Pereira  21', 39' D. Fifita  18' Sami  60' Haas  69' Goals: Boyd 3/6  23', 31', 66 (pen)'	Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 10,107 Referee: Ben Cummins

Round 10: 7 May 2023	Gold Coast Titans	26–24	Parramatta Eels	Brisbane
18:25 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Foran  8', 10' Khan-Pereira  22', 50' Kelly  71' Goals: Boyd 3/5  12', 24', 51'	Report	Tries: Sivo  1', 42', 54' Gutherson  7',  56' Davey  76' Goals: Moses 1/4  58' Gutherson 1/1  76'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 46,835 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 11: 14 May 2023	Newcastle Knights	46–26	Gold Coast Titans	Newcastle
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Young  11', 79' Frizell  39' Marzhew  49' Best  56', 73' Ponga  60' Gagai  64' Goals: Miller 7/9  21 (pen)', 40', 57', 61', 65', 75', 80'	Report	Tries: D. Fifita  25', 70' Sami  29' Campbell  44' Khan-Pereira  77' Goals: Boyd 3/5  26', 30', 46'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 13,064 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 12: 21 May 2023	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	20–18	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Averillo  43' Addo-Carr  45' Kiraz  64' Okunbor  77' Goals: Burton 2/4  44', 77'	Report	Tries: D. Fifita  3' Stimson  31' Sami  59' Goals: Boyd 3/4  4', 22 (pen)', 33'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 10,815 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 13 (Bye for Gold Coast Titans)

Round 14: 3 June 2023	Gold Coast Titans	28–46	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: I. Fa'asuamaleaui  6' Randall  9' Khan-Pereira  21' S. Fifita  39' T. Fa'asuamaleaui  78' Goals: Boyd 4/5  7', 10', 22', 78'	Report	Tries: Koloamatangi  13' Johnston  16', 34', 47' Graham  43' Walker  55' Kennar  72' Sele  75' Goals: Taaffe 7/9  14', 36', 44', 56', 70 (pen)', 73', 76'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 18,736 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 15: 8 June 2023	Gold Coast Titans	28–12	Wests Tigers	Gold Coast
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Brimson  10' Haas  26' Campbell  33' T. Fa'asuamaleaui  57' Sami  60' Goals: Boyd 4/5  28', 34', 58', 62'	Report	Tries: Klemmer  19' Bula  64' Goals: Wakeham 2/2  21', 65'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 10,232 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 16 (Bye for Gold Coast Titans)

Round 17: 25 June 2023	Brisbane Broncos	12–18	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Flegler  28' Mam  61' Goals: Reynolds 2/2  29', 62'	Report	Tries: D. Fifita  38' Kelly  43' Khan-Pereira  52' Goals: Boyd 3/4  40', 53', 74 (pen)'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 42,249 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 18: 1 July 2023	Canberra Raiders	26–22	Gold Coast Titans	Canberra
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Hopoate  1' Kris  16' Timoko  49' Young  73' Goals: Croker 5/5  3', 17', 51', 74', 77 (pen)'	Report	Tries: D. Fifita  22' S. Fifita  42' Khan-Pereira  62' T. Fa'asuamaleaui  78' Goals: Boyd 3/4  24', 64', 78'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 11,659 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 19: 9 July 2023	Gold Coast Titans	21–23	Dolphins	Gold Coast
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Foran  27' Sami  31' Kelly  65' Goals: Boyd 4/4  28', 32', 38 (pen)', 67' Field goals: Boyd  78'	Report	Tries: Lemuelu  16' Wallace  47' K. Bromwich  58' Isaako  61' Goals: Isaako 3/5  17', 49', 85 (pen)' Field goals: Isaako  74'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 18,335 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 20: 16 July 2023	Parramatta Eels	25–24	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
18:15 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Campbell-Gillard  5',  25' Penisini  11' Sivo  21' Cartwright  43' Gutherson  66' Goals: Moses 4/5  6', 12', 35 (pen)', 67' Field goals: Moses  74'	Report	Tries: Khan-Pereira  16', 30' Sami  28' Boyd  48' Goals: Boyd 4/6  29', 40 (pen)', 49', 59 (pen)'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 12,599 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 21: 22 July 2023	Gold Coast Titans	18–36	Sydney Roosters	Gold Coast
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Kelly  65' Randall  70' Clark  78' Goals: Campbell 3/3  66', 70', 78'	Report	Tries: E. Butcher  10' Tedesco  13' Sua'ali'i  22' Collins  28' N. Butcher  30' Baker  46' Goals: Sua'ali'i 6/7  4 (pen)', 12', 24', 29', 32', 48'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 15,362 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 22: 30 July 2023	Gold Coast Titans	22–13	North Queensland Cowboys	Gold Coast
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Brimson  7' Sami  22' Campbell  40' Khan-Pereira  45' Goals: Boyd 3/4  9', 42', 47'	Report	Tries: Valemei  10' Hess  14' Goals: Holmes 2/2  12', 15' Field goals: Townsend  39' Sin bin: Holmes 20' to 30'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 16,516 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 23: 4 August 2023	Gold Coast Titans	18–28	New Zealand Warriors	Gold Coast
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: D. Fifita  21' Stimson  51' Campbell  63' Goals: Boyd 2/2  23', 64' Campbell 1/1  53' Sent off: Fotuaika  16'	Report	Tries: Johnson  26', 34' Ford  42' Harris  72' Watene-Zelezniak  75' Goals: Johnson 4/5  27', 36', 43', 74' Sin bin: Niukore 18' to 28'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 20,877 Referee: Ben Cummins

Round 24: 11 August 2023	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	36–6	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Mulitalo  3', 30' Tracey  17' McInnes  35' Graham  44' Rudolf  63' Ramien  75' Goals: Hynes 4/7  18', 36', 46', 64'	Report	Tries: T. Fa'asuamaleaui  21' Goals: Boyd 1/1  22' Sin bin: Clark 66' to 76'	Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 25: 19 August 2023	Gold Coast Titans	14–40	Penrith Panthers	Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

Round 26: 26 August 2023	Melbourne Storm	37–16	Gold Coast Titans	Melbourne
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park

Round 27: 3 September 2023	Gold Coast Titans	34–30	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Gold Coast
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

2023 squad

Gold Coast Titans squad 2023

Top 30 squad - 2023 NRL season						Development players		Coaching staff
Jacob Alick – SR Tanah Boyd – HB AJ Brimson (vc) – FB, CE Jayden Campbell – FB, FE Erin Clark – LK Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (c) – PR, LK Beau Fermor – SR David Fifita – SR Jojo Fifita – WG, CE Kieran Foran – FE		Moeaki Fotuaika – PR Klese Haas – SR Jaimin Jolliffe – PR Brian Kelly – CE Alofiana Khan-Pereira – WG Keano Kini – FB Kruise Leeming – HK Isaac Liu – LK, PR Ken Maumalo – WG Chris Randall – HK		Phillip Sami – WG, CE Aaron Schoupp – CE, WG Treymain Spry – CE, WG Joe Stimson – SR, PR Sam Verrills – HK Joe Vuna – PR Tom Weaver – HB		Tony Francis – WG Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui – PR Seth Nikotemo – SR, LK Josiah Pahulu – PR, LK		Head coach Jim Lenihan (Interim) Assistant coach Brett White Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 25 February 2023 Source(s): Titans Team Profiles

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