2007 Gold Coast Titans season

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The 2007 Gold Coast Titans season was the first in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 12th (out of 16).

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At the end of the season Luke Bailey and Anthony Laffranchi were named co-winners of the club's inaugural Paul Broughton Medal for best and fairest player of 2007. [1]

Season summary

The Gold Coast Titans' first ever trial match resulted in a 32-6 loss to the previous season's grand finalists Melbourne Storm, however wins over the Parramatta Eels and Penrith Panthers later on led to predictions for a bright start to the Titans' premiership campaign.

Their first premiership match was played against the St. George Illawarra Dragons at Suncorp Stadium on 18 March. After at one stage leading, the Titans lost a cliffhanger, 20-18. But this disappointment was soon erased with the club registering its first ever win against Ricky Stuart's Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Carrara Stadium the following round.

There were mixed results in the first half of the season; highlights included wins over Preston Campbell's old club the Penrith Panthers at Penrith in round four, the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium (a Titans home game) in round five in a match which was marred by a horrible leg injury to Michael Henderson and the virus-struck Parramatta Eels by 38-12 in round seven. The Parramatta side had blamed its loss to the Titans on its preparation of its squad whom at least half of them had been struck with illness in the week leading up to the match.

By round fifteen, everything seemed to be coming together. However, injuries to many players, none more so than captain Scott Prince, struck the Titans at the wrong end of the season and lost eight of its last ten matches (including a 56-10 loss to Canberra in round 18 and a final round 50-6 loss to the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne) to fall to 12th at the end of its inaugural season. Despite this, their first season was deemed not a failure but not a success either. Only wins over the Wests Tigers and Sydney Roosters, both at home, saved the Titans from a lower finish.

Results

RoundOpponentResultTit.Opp.DateVenueCrowd
Trial Match Melbourne Storm Loss 63217 Feb BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, NSW 12,000
Trial Match Parramatta Eels Win221024 Feb Oakes Oval 8,612
Trial Match Penrith Panthers Win2862 Mar Carrara Stadium 13,457
1 St George Illawarra Dragons Loss182018 Mar Suncorp Stadium 42,030
2 Cronulla Sharks Win181626 Mar Carrara Stadium 17,946
3 Canterbury Bulldogs Loss6221 Apr Telstra Stadium 14,675
4 Penrith Panthers Win24228 Apr CUA Stadium 15,022
5 Brisbane Broncos Win281613 Apr Suncorp Stadium 27,686
6 Manly Sea Eagles Loss62022 Apr Brookvale Oval

25,524

7 Parramatta Eels Win381229 Apr Carrara Stadium 18,021
8 North Queensland Cowboys Loss10247 May Carrara Stadium 17,806
9 Sydney Roosters Loss182413 May Sydney Football Stadium 6,246
10 St George Illawarra Dragons Loss102818 May WIN Stadium 12,058
11 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win251826 May Carrara Stadium 17,266
12 Canberra Raiders Win2883 Jun Carrara Stadium 13,644
13BYE------
14 Wests Tigers Win161417 Jun Campbelltown Stadium 13,451
15 Newcastle Knights Win282223 Jun Carrara Stadium 15,306
16 New Zealand Warriors Loss62230 June Carrara Stadium 17,608
17 Brisbane Broncos Loss18196 Jul Suncorp Stadium 48,621
18 Canberra Raiders Loss105615 Jul Canberra Stadium 9,136
19 Canterbury Bulldogs Loss123620 Jul Carrara Stadium 15,873
20 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss142028 Jul Telstra Stadium 13,351
21 Wests Tigers Win30144 Aug Carrara Stadium 17,257
22 New Zealand Warriors Loss63011 Aug Mt Smart Stadium 20,609
23 Sydney Roosters Win221819 Aug Carrara Stadium 17,423
24 Cronulla Sharks Loss122825 Aug Toyota Stadium 9,036
25 Melbourne Storm Loss6502 Sep Olympic Park 11,770
RoundPosition
110/16
29/16
312/16
410/16
57/16
69/16
76/16
89/16
910/16
1013/16
1112/16
129/16
138/16
146/16
154/16
167/16
179/16
1810/16
1911/16
2012/16
2111/16
2212/16
2311/16
2412/16
2512/16

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References

  1. ↑ abc.net.au (4 October 2007). "Bailey, Laffranchi share Titans' top honour". ABC News. Australia: ABC . Retrieved 4 July 2010.

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