2009 Gold Coast Titans season

2009 Gold Coast Titans
League 3rd NRL
2009 record 16-0-8
Points for 514
Points against 467
Team information
CEO Michael Searle
Coach John Cartwright
Captain Scott Prince
Ground Skilled Park
Average attendance 19,178
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.

Fixtures

Source:

Round Opponent Result Score Venue Date Crowd
1 Newcastle Knights Win 34-20 Skilled Park 15/3/09 16,203
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 16-10 WIN Stadium 21/3/09 13,329
3 Bulldogs Win 20-12 Skilled Park 27/3/09 19,854
4 Melbourne Storm Win 6-18 Olympic Park 04/4/09 11,698
5 North Queensland Cowboys Win 10-14 Dairy Farmers Stadium 11/4/09 18,123
6 Canberra Raiders Win 16-10 Skilled Park 17/4/09 18,510
7 Penrith Panthers Loss 34-20 CUA Stadium 27/7/09 9,760
8 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 22-14 Skilled Park 2/5/09 19,833
9 Newcastle Knights Loss 23-18 Energy Australia Stadium 10/5/09 11,258
10 Brisbane Broncos Loss 32-18 Suncorp Stadium 15/5/09 43,083
11 Manly Sea Eagles Win 18-17 Skilled Park 24/5/09 16,126
12 Bye
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons Win 28-24 Skilled Park 8/6/09 24,106
14 Sydney Roosters Win 20-24 Bluetongue Stadium 13/6/09 6,232
15 Bye
16 New Zealand Warriors Win 28-12 Skilled Park 27/6/09 20,031
17 Canberra Raiders Loss 34-28 Canberra Stadium 5/7/09 9,800
18 Parramatta Eels Win 18-12 Skilled Park 13/7/09 14,840
19 Bulldogs Loss 23-16 Suncorp Stadium 17/7/09 50,109
20 Brisbane Broncos Win 34-18 Skilled Park 24/7/09 26,336
21 North Queensland Cowboys Loss 18-34 Skilled Park 31/7/09 20,315
22 New Zealand Warriors Win 10-30 Mt Smart Stadium 9/8/09 10,205
23 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 14-22 ANZ Stadium 14/8/09 11,977
24 Cronulla Sharks Win 20-10 Skilled Park 23/8/09 13,714
25 Wests Tigers Win 36-24 Skilled Park 29/8/09 20,102
26 Manly Sea Eagles Loss 38-4 Brookvale Oval 5/9/09 14,165
FW1 Brisbane Broncos Loss 32-40 Skilled Park 13/9/09 27,227
FW2 Parramatta Eels Loss 27-2 Sydney Football Stadium 18/9/09 28,524

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
Preston Campbell
William Zillman

Wingers
Jordan Atkins
Ben Jeffery
Brenton Bowen
Shannon Walker
Chris Walker
Kevin Gordon
David Mead

Centres
Brett Delaney
Josh Graham
Esi Tonga

Halves
Scott Prince (c)
Mat Rogers
Brad Davis
Jackson Nicolau
Jordan Rankin

Hookers
Nathan Friend
Ian Lacey
Kayne Lawton

Props
Luke Bailey (c)
Brad Meyers
Michael Henderson
Matthew White
Aaron Cannings
Selasi Berdie
Will Matthews
Bodene Thompson
Siosaia Vave

Second Rowers/Locks
Anthony Laffranchi
Mark Minichiello
Ashley Harrison
Luke O'Dwyer
Daniel Conn
Sam Tagataese

2009 Squad

No Nat Player Position Age NRL Games Previous 1st Grade Club
1 Australia Preston Campbell Fullback 31 204 Penrith Panthers
2 Australia Jordan Atkins Wing 26 14 None
3 Australia William Zillman Centre 22 24 Canberra Raiders
4 Australia Brett Delaney Centre 23 62 Parramatta Eels
5 Australia Chris Walker Wing 29 131 Melbourne Storm
6 Australia Mat Rogers Five Eighth 33 159 New South Wales Waratahs
7 Australia Scott Prince (c) Halfback 29 192 Wests Tigers
8 Australia Luke Bailey (c) Prop 29 150 St. George-Illawarra Dragons
9 Australia Nathan Friend Hooker 28 79 Melbourne Storm
10 Australia Michael Henderson Prop 24 52 St. George-Illawarra Dragons
11 Australia Anthony Laffranchi Second Row 28 142 Wests Tigers
12 Australia Mark Minichiello Second Row 27 126 South Sydney Rabbitohs
13 Australia Ashley Harrison Lock 27 179 Sydney Roosters
14 Australia Brad Meyers Prop 29 171 Bradford Bulls
15 New Zealand Billy Ngawini Hooker 27 4 Canterbury Bulldogs
16 Tonga Aaron Cannings Prop 27 82 Parramatta Eels
17 Australia Luke O'Dwyer Second Row 26 56 Parramatta Eels
19 Australia Josh Graham Centre 25 35 Melbourne Storm
20 Australia Ben Jeffery Wing 22 23 Wests Tigers
21 Australia Brenton Bowen Wing 25 50 North Queensland Cowboys
22 Australia Shannon Walker Wing 20 3 None
23 Australia Kevin Gordon Wing 19 0 None
24 Papua New Guinea David Mead Wing 20 0 None
25 Tonga Esi Tonga Centre 21 5 None
26 Australia Jackson Nicolau Five-Eighth 21 2 North Queensland Cowboys
27 Australia Brad Davis Halfback 26 6 None
28 Australia Jordan Rankin Halfback 17 1 None
29 Australia Kayne Lawton Hooker 19 0 None
30 Australia Matthew White Prop 24 28 Newcastle Knights
32 Australia Will Matthews Prop 20 9 None
33 Australia Daniel Conn Lock 23 27 Canterbury Bulldogs
34 Samoa Sam Tagataese Second Row 22 18 Melbourne Storm
35 Ghana Selasi Berdie Second Row 22 1 None
36 Australia Ian Lacey Hooker 24 15 Brisbane Broncos

Player Transfers

Source: 2009 NRL PLayer Movements

Gains

Name Club Coming From Details
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

Name Club Going To Details
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

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra 2417072548329+21938
2 Bulldogs 2418062575428+14738*
3 Gold Coast 2416082514467+4736
4 Melbourne (P) *stripped 2414192505348+15733
5 Manly-Warringah 24140102549439+9032
6 Brisbane 24140102511566−5532
7 Newcastle 24130112508491+1730
8 Parramatta 24121112476473+329
9 Wests Tigers 24120122558483+7528
10 South Sydney 24111122566549+1727
11 Penrith 24111122515589−7427
12 North Queensland 24110132558474+8426
13 Canberra 2490152489510−3122
14 New Zealand 2472152377545−18820
15 Cronulla-Sutherland 2450192359568−20914
16 Sydney Roosters 2450192382681−29914

* Bulldogs stripped of 2 competition points after an interchange breach in round 2

References

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    Coordinates: 28°4′1″S 153°22′44″E / 28.06694°S 153.37889°E / -28.06694; 153.37889 (Skilled Park)

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