2008 Gold Coast Titans season

Summary

Milestones

• Round 1: Four players made their debuts for the club; Jordan Atkins, Aaron Cannings, Ashley Harrison and Ben Jeffery. Jordan Atkins also made his NRL debut.
• Round 1: Jordan Atkins broke the club record for most tries scored by an individual in a single match.
• Round 2: Nathan Friend scored his 1st career try.
• Round 4: Daniel Conn scored his 1st career try.
• Round 7: Brenton Bowen made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the North Queensland Cowboys.
• Round 10: Shannon Walker made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
• Round 12: Esikeli Tonga made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
• Round 12: Brett Delaney played his 50th career game.
• Round 13: Brad Davis made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
• Round 15: Mat Rogers played his 150th career game.
• Round 16: Will Matthews made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
• Round 17: Brenton Bowen and Luke O'Dwyer played their 50th career game.
• Round 18: Michael Henderson played his 50th career game.
• Round 18: Two players made their debuts for the club; Matthew Cross and Jordan Rapana. Jordan Rapana also made his NRL debut and scored his 1st career try.
• Round 21: Preston Campbell played his 200th career game.
• Round 22: Jordan Rankin made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
• Round 23: Michael Hodgson played his 150th career game and Esikeli Tonga scored his 1st career try.
• Round 26: Two players made their debuts for the club; Selasi Berdie and Billy Ngawini. Selasi Berdie also made his NRL debut.

Squad list

Squad movement

Gains

Losses

Re-signings

Ladder

Fixtures

Regular season

Statistics

Source: NRL 2008 - Gold Coast Titans Summary

Representative honours

The following players played a representative match in 2008.

Australian Kangaroos

• Anthony Laffranchi
• Scott Prince

Mate Ma'a Tonga

• Esikeli Tonga

NSW Blues

• Anthony Laffranchi

NSW City Origin

• Brett Delaney
• Mark Minichiello

NSW Country Origin

• Anthony Laffranchi

Queensland Maroons

• Ashley Harrison
• Scott Prince

Toa Samoa

• Smith Samau

References

References

1. Marshall, Matt. (26 September 2008). "Preston Campbell wins Titans player of year award". The Courier Mail.
2. (20 June 2007). "Bowen signs two-year deal with Titans". Brisbane Times.
3. (5 June 2007). "Titans sign Parra prop". Brisbane Times.
4. Marshall, Matt. (3 September 2008). "Melbourne Storm snaps up unhappy Titan Matt Cross". Herald Sun.
5. (12 November 2007). "Titans snare Harrison". ABC News.
6. (27 June 2007). "Jeffery joins Titans". The Weekly Times.
7. (18 February 2008). "Future Titans stars step up". goldcoast.com.au.
8. (1 May 2008). "Hilder hooking in". The Newcastle Herald.
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10. (4 May 2008). "Matt Petersen released by Gold Coast Titans for England". The Daily Telegraph.
11. Turgeon, Luke. (30 August 2007). "Ready to take centre stage". goldcoast.com.au.
12. (1 May 2008). "Titans re-sign Campbell". The Courier Mail.
13. (22 April 2008). "Friend extends Titan deal". Fox Sports.
14. (30 April 2008). "Graham re-signs for two years". The Courier Mail.
15. (17 July 2008). "Michael Henderson re-signs". The Daily Telegraph.
16. (12 May 2008). "Bailey confident, Laffranchi re-signs". Fox Sports.
17. (25 June 2008). "Former Kyogle junior Will Matthews re-signed by Titans; to make NRL debut". The Far North Coaster.
18. (20 August 2008). "Former Origin prop to sign new deal with Gold Coast Titans". The Courier Mail.
19. Turgeon, Luke. (6 August 2008). "Rankin signs new deal". goldcoast.com.au.
20. (7 May 2008). "Walker re-signs with Titans". The Daily Telegraph.