2016 Gold Coast Titans season

2016 Gold Coast Titans season
2016 record	Wins: 3; Draws: 0; Losses: 5
Points scored	For: 170; Against: 173
Team information
CEO	Graham Annesley
Coach	Neil Henry
Captain	Nathan Friend William Zillman
Stadium	Cbus Super Stadium - 27,400
Avg. Attend.	12,896
High. Attend.	21,080 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Rd 5)
Top scorers
Tries	Zeb Taia (5)
Goals	Ashley Tayor (15)
Points	Ashley Taylor (38)
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The 2016 Gold Coast Titans season is 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.

Season summary

Milestones

• Round 1: Chris McQueen, John Olive, Tyrone Roberts, David Shillington and Ashley Taylor made their debuts for the club.
• Round 1: Nathan Davis and Leivaha Pulu made their first grade debuts.
• Round 1: John Olive scored his first career try.
• Round 2: Nathan Davis scored his first career try.
• Round 3: Tyrone Roberts played his 100th career game.
• Round 3: Ashley Taylor scored his first career try.
• Round 6: Cameron Cullen made his first grade debut and scored his first career try.
• Round 6: Anthony Don played his 50th career game.
• Round 8: Luke Douglas played his 100th game for the club.

Squad list

Gold Coast Titans
First team squad								Coaching staff
Greg Bird - SR, LK, FE Lachlan Burr - SR, LK Cameron Cullen - FE, HB Nathan Davis - FB, WG, CE Anthony Don - WG, FB Luke Douglas - PR Kane Elgey - FE, HB Nathan Friend (c) - HK David Hala - PR Josh Hoffman - FB, FE, WG Ryan James - PR, SR		Karl Lawton - HB, FE, HK Leva Li - CE, WG Jeff Lynch - PR, SR Nene Macdonald - WG, CE Chris McQueen - SR David Mead - WG, FB, CE Daniel Mortimer - HB, FE, HK Kierran Moseley - HK John Olive - CE, WG Agnatius Paasi - PR Nathaniel Peteru - PR		Eddy Pettybourne - PR, SR Leivaha Pulu - PR Tyrone Roberts - HB, FE Matt Robinson - SR David Shillington - PR Ryan Simpkins - LK, SR Matt Srama - HK Zeb Taia - SR Ashley Taylor - HB, FE Oshae Tuiasau - SR, PR William Zillman (c) - FB				Head coach Neil Henry Assistant coach Terry Matterson Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain Updated: 10 March 2016 Source(s): Titans Squad

Squad movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Cameron Cullen	Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup)	2016	[1]
Nathan Davis	Parramatta Eels	?	[2]
Nathan Friend	New Zealand Warriors	2016	[3]
Jeff Lynch	Canberra Raiders	2016	[4]
Chris McQueen	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2017	[5]
John Olive	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2018	[6]
Leivaha Pulu	Wyong Roos (NSW Cup)	2016	[7]
Tyrone Roberts	Newcastle Knights	2017	[8]
David Shillington	Canberra Raiders	2017	[9]
Zeb Taia	Catalans Dragons (Super League)	2017	[10]
Ashley Taylor	Brisbane Broncos	2017	[11]

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Caleb Binge	Wynnum Manly Seagulls (QLD Cup)	?	[12]
Jamie Dowling	Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup)	?	[12]
David Crampton	Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup)	?	[12]
Kalifa Faifai Loa	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2017	[13]
Beau Falloon	Leeds Rhinos (Super League)	2016	[14]
Jamal Fogarty	Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup)	?	[12]
Kevin Gordon	Retirement	-	[15]
Christian Hazard	Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup)	?	[12]
Shaun Hudson	North Queensland Cowboys	2017	[16]
Jai Ingram	Released
Nate Myles	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	2018	[17]
Chris Redman	Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup)	?	[12]
Ben Ridge	Retirement	-	[18]
James Roberts	Brisbane Broncos	2017	[19]
Aidan Sezer	Canberra Raiders	2018	[20]
Dave Taylor	Catalans Dragons (Super League)	2017	[21]
Brad Tighe	Retirement	-
Matt White	Melbourne Storm	2016	[22]

Re-signings

Player	Club	Until End of	Notes
Kane Elgey	Gold Coast Titans	2018	[23]

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
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

NRL Auckland Nines

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.^[24]

The Titans' squad for the tournament was:

• Greg Bird, Lachlan Burr, Nathan Davis, Anthony Don, Brian Kelly, Greg Leleisiuao, Jeff Lynch, Nene Macdonald, Chris McQueen, David Mead, Daniel Mortimer, Agnatius Paasi, Nathaniel Peteru, Tyrone Roberts, Matt Srama, Ashley Taylor, Shannon Walker and Shane Wright.^[25]

Piha Pool Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Gold Coast Titans 3 2 0 1 62 50 +12 4 Canberra Raiders 3 2 0 1 61 52 +9 4 Cronulla Sharks 3 2 0 1 46 38 +8 4 St. George Illawarra Dragons 3 0 0 3 40 69 –29 0

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final                   Parramatta Eels 12 Newcastle Knights 8 Parramatta Eels 17 Melbourne Storm 8 Melbourne Storm 14 North Queensland Cowboys 6 Parramatta Eels 22 New Zealand Warriors 4 New Zealand Warriors 16 Canberra Raiders 8 New Zealand Warriors 22 Gold Coast Titans 4 Manly Sea Eagles 4 Gold Coast Titans 24

Date	Time (Local)	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
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

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Sunday, 6 March	Round 1	Newcastle Knights	Cbus Super Stadium	30 – 12	Don (2), Olive, Paasi, Taia	Roberts (5/6)	8,313
Sunday, 13 March	Round 2	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park	16 – 34	Hoffman, Davis, James	Roberts (2/3)	12,637
Saturday, 19 March	Round 3	Wests Tigers	Cbus Super Stadium	30 – 18	Mortimer, Hoffman, James, Taylor, Macdonald	Taylor (5/5)	9,975
Saturday, 26 March	Round 4	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium	24 – 20	James, Shillington, Taia, Olive	Roberts (1/1), Taylor (3/3)	11,039
Friday, 1 April	Round 5	Brisbane Broncos	Cbus Super Stadium	16 – 24	Taia (2), Mead	Taylor (2/3)	21,080
Sunday, 10 April	Round 6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Southern Cross Group Stadium	20 – 25	Macdonald, Cullen, Taylor	Taylor (4/4)	11,753
Saturday, 16 April	Round 7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Cbus Super Stadium	14 – 19	Paasi, Roberts	Roberts (2/2), Taylor (1/1)	12,215
Saturday, 23 April	Round 8	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium	20 – 21	Taia, Mead, Hoffman	Roberts (4/4)	11,450
Sunday, 1 May	Round 9	Melbourne Storm	Cbus Super Stadium
Monday, 16 May	Round 10	Sydney Roosters	Cbus Super Stadium
Sunday, 22 May	Round 11	Penrith Panthers	Pepper Stadium
	Round 12	Bye
Sunday, 5 June	Round 13	South Sydney Rabbitohs	nib Stadium
Saturday, 11 June	Round 14	Parramatta Eels	TIO Stadium
Monday, 20 June	Round 15	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Cbus Super Stadium
Sunday, 26 June	Round 16	Canberra Raiders	Cbus Super Stadium
Saturday, 2 July	Round 17	New Zealand Warriors	Mt Smart Stadium
	Round 18	Bye
Friday, 15 July	Round 19	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Jubilee Oval
Saturday, 23 July	Round 20	Parramatta Eels	Cbus Super Stadium
	Round 21	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Cbus Super Stadium
	Round 22	New Zealand Warriors	Cbus Super Stadium
	Round 23	Wests Tigers	Campbelltown Stadium
	Round 24	Newcastle Knights	Hunter Stadium
	Round 25	Penrith Panthers	Cbus Super Stadium
	Round 26	North Queensland Cowboys	1300SMILES Stadium
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw       Bye

Ladder

2016 NRL season
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	North Queensland Cowboys	9	7	0	2	0	265	125	+140	14
2	Brisbane Broncos	9	7	0	2	0	246	111	+135	14
3	Melbourne Storm	9	7	0	2	0	208	110	+98	14
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	9	7	0	2	0	219	158	+61	14
5	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	9	5	0	4	0	173	152	+21	10
6	Canberra Raiders	9	4	1	4	0	217	199	+18	9
7	Penrith Panthers	9	4	0	5	0	168	179	−11	8
8	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	9	4	0	5	0	172	196	−24	8
9	New Zealand Warriors	9	4	0	5	0	190	232	−42	8
10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	9	4	0	5	0	89	186	−97	8
11	South Sydney Rabbitohs	9	3	0	6	0	182	199	−17	6
12	Gold Coast Titans	9	3	0	6	0	170	211	−41	6
13	Wests Tigers	9	3	0	6	0	184	239	−55	6
14	Sydney Roosters	9	2	0	7	0	167	207	−40	4
15	Newcastle Knights	9	1	1	7	0	102	293	−191	3
16	Parramatta Eels	9	6	0	3	0	164	119	+45	0^1

¹ Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points for gross long-term salary cap breaches, and are barred from receiving premiership points until they remove $770,000 from their payroll.

Statistics

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
Bird, GregGreg Bird	7	0	0	0	0
Burr, LachlanLachlan Burr	1	0	0	0	0
Cullen, CameronCameron Cullen	2	1	0	0	4
Davis, NathanNathan Davis	2	1	0	0	4
Don, AnthonyAnthony Don	8	2	0	0	8
Douglas, LukeLuke Douglas	7	0	0	0	0
Friend, NathanNathan Friend	7	0	0	0	0
Hoffman, JoshJosh Hoffman	8	3	0	0	12
James, RyanRyan James	8	3	0	0	12
Macdonald, NeneNene Macdonald	7	2	0	0	8
McQueen, ChrisChris McQueen	8	0	0	0	0
Mead, DavidDavid Mead	8	2	0	0	8
Mortimer, DanielDaniel Mortimer	7	1	0	0	4
Moseley, KierranKierran Moseley	2	0	0	0	0
Olive, JohnJohn Olive	4	2	0	0	8
Paasi, AgnatiusAgnatius Paasi	8	2	0	0	8
Pettybourne, EddyEddy Pettybourne	3	0	0	0	0
Pulu, LeivahaLeivaha Pulu	8	0	0	0	0
Roberts, TyroneTyrone Roberts	6	1	14	0	32
Shillington, DavidDavid Shillington	7	1	0	0	4
Taia, ZebZeb Taia	8	5	0	0	20
Taylor, AshleyAshley Taylor	7	2	15	0	38
Zillman, WilliamWilliam Zillman	3	0	0	0	0
Totals		28	29	0	170

Representatives

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
Greg Bird	Indigenous All Stars
Ryan James	Indigenous All Stars
Nene Macdonald	World All Stars
Tyrone Roberts	Indigenous All Stars

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