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2012 Gold Coast Titans season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2012 |
| team_colour | #66B3FF |
| font_colour | black |
| league | NRL |
| league_link | NRL |
| league_rank | 11th |
| league_wins | 10 |
| league_draws | 0 |
| league_losses | 14 |
| points_for | 449 |
| points_against | 477 |
| CEO_title | CEO |
| CEO | David May |
| coach_title | Coach |
| coach | John Cartwright |
| captain | Scott Prince |
| stadium | Skilled Park |
| avg_attendance | 14,358 |
| high_attendance | 20,187 |
| top_tries | David Mead (10) |
| top_goals | Scott Prince (59) |
| top_points | Scott Prince (134) |
| prev_season | 2011 |
| next_season | 2013 |
| list | yes |
| list_link | Gold Coast Titans#Season summaries |
Season summary
After their worst ever season which ended in their winning the wooden spoon in 2011, the Titans underwent significant player turnover, which included the signings of Nate Myles, Phil Graham and Jamal Idris amongst others.
On 26 July, The Titans announced changes to its management team including the appointment of a new CEO and new investors. David May, the former CMO of iSelect was named the new CEO of the Titans replacing Michael Searle who stood down as managing director to become executive director of football.
At the end of the season the Paul Broughton Medal for player of the year went to second-rower Nate Myles.
Milestones
- Round 1: Luke Douglas, Jamal Idris and Nate Myles made their debuts for the club.
- Round 2: Jordan Rankin scored his 1st career try.
- Round 3: Mark Minichiello played his 200th career game and Matthew White played his 100th career game.
- Round 3: Beau Champion made his debut for the club.
- Round 4: Luke Douglas played his 150th career game.
- Round 5: Luke Bailey played his 100th career game for the club and Luke O'Dwyer played his 100th career game.
- Round 5: Brenton Lawrence scored his 1st career try.
- Round 7: David Mead scored his 33rd career try which moved him into first on the all-time try scoring list for the Gold Coast Titans surpassing Anthony Laffranchi and Mat Rogers.
- Round 7: Aidan Sezer made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
- Round 7: Aidan Sezer scored his 1st career try.
- Round 7: William Zillman played his 100th career game.
- Round 9: Phil Graham made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Canberra Raiders and Sydney Roosters.
- Round 10: Greg Bird played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 14: Jamie Dowling made his debut for the club.
- Round 16: Steve Michaels played his 100th career game.
- Round 19: Beau Falloon made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
- Round 23: Ben Ridge scored his 1st career try.
- Round 25: Nate Myles played his 150th career game.
Squad List
Squad Movement
Gains
| Players | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Champion | Melbourne Storm | ||
| Luke Douglas | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | ||
| Beau Falloon | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ||
| Phil Graham | Sydney Roosters | ||
| Jamal Idris | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ||
| Nate Myles | Sydney Roosters | ||
| Aidan Sezer | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Losses
| Players | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Brown | Released | ||
| Preston Campbell | Retirement | ||
| Luke Capewell | Brisbane Broncos | ||
| Nathan Friend | New Zealand Warriors | ||
| Anthony Laffranchi | St. Helens | ||
| Will Matthews | St George Illawarra Dragons | ||
| Brad Meyers | Retirement | ||
| Mat Rogers | Retirement | ||
| Esikeli Tonga | Parramatta Eels | ||
| Clinton Toopi | Retirement |
Re-signings
| Players | Club | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Michaels | Gold Coast Titans | ||
| Mark Minichiello | Gold Coast Titans | ||
| Jordan Rankin | Gold Coast Titans | ||
| Ben Ridge | Gold Coast Titans | ||
| Matthew White | Gold Coast Titans | ||
| William Zillman | Gold Coast Titans |
Ladder
Fixtures
Pre-season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Legend: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 4 February | Trial 1 | New Zealand Warriors | North Harbour Stadium | 10 – 26 | Vickery, Dowling | Rankin (1) | 10,500 | |
| Saturday, 11 February | Trial 2 | Brisbane Broncos | Pizzey Park | 18 – 16 | Minichiello (2), Rankin | Prince (3) | 7,252 | |
| Saturday, 18 February | Trial 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | Virgin Australia Stadium | 36 – 28 | Zillman (2), Rankin, Lawrence, Ridge, Henry | Prince (5), Henry (1) | 8,000 |
Regular season
WIN = #CCFFCC LOSS = #FFBBBB DRAW = #FFFFCC
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Legend: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 March | Round 1 | North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 18 – 0 | Idris (2), Michaels | Prince (3/5) | 16,311 | |
| Saturday, 10 March | Round 2 | Canberra Raiders | Skilled Park | 12 – 24 | Rankin, Peyroux | Prince (2/2) | 11,378 | |
| Saturday, 17 March | Round 3 | Melbourne Storm | Skilled Park | 6 – 30 | Michaels | Prince (1/1) | 11,254 | |
| Saturday, 24 March | Round 4 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium | 6 – 26 | O'Dwyer | Prince (1/1) | 12,915 | |
| Sunday, 1 April | Round 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Skilled Park | 20 – 30 | Bird, Lawrence, Gordon, Myles | Prince (2/4) | 14,344 | |
| Saturday, 7 April | Round 6 | Sydney Roosters | Skilled Park | 12 – 18 | Mead (2) | Prince (2/2) | 11,478 | |
| Saturday, 14 April | Round 7 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 26 – 14 | Sezer, Idris, Mead, Gordon | Prince (5/6) | 11,619 | |
| Friday, 27 April | Round 8 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 6 – 26 | Peyroux | Prince (1/1) | 30,083 | |
| Saturday, 5 May | Round 9 | Wests Tigers | Skilled Park | 14 – 15 | Gordon, Mead | Sezer (3/3) | 14,254 | |
| Friday, 11 May | Round 10 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Suncorp Stadium | 25 – 14 | Prince, Srama, Idris, Minichiello | Sezer (2/3) & (FG), Prince (2/3) | 41,273 | |
| Round 11 | Bye | |||||||
| Saturday, 26 May | Round 12 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 24 – 14 | Srama, Mead, Myles, Bird | Prince (4/5) | 15,792 | |
| Friday, 1 June | Round 13 | North Queensland Cowboys | Skilled Park | 28 – 12 | Champion (2), Gordon, Bird, Harrison | Prince (4/5) | 12,092 | |
| Sunday, 10 June | Round 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Toyota Stadium | 12 – 22 | Srama, Champion | Sezer (2/2) | 8,635 | |
| Sunday, 17 June | Round 15 | Penrith Panthers | Skilled Park | 36 – 18 | Sezer (2), Mead, Michaels, Lawrence, O'Dwyer | Prince (6/6) | 11,591 | |
| Friday, 22 June | Round 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 6 – 8 | Prince | Prince (1/1) | 10,194 | |
| Round 17 | Bye | |||||||
| Saturday, 7 July | Round 18 | New Zealand Warriors | Skilled Park | 14 – 32 | Champion, Gordon, Mead | Prince (1/3) | 17,134 | |
| Sunday, 15 July | Round 19 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium | 38 – 26 | Zillman (2), Michaels (2), Gordon, Douglas, Falloon, O'Dwyer | Prince (3/8) | 8,240 | |
| Friday, 20 July | Round 20 | Brisbane Broncos | Skilled Park | 14 – 10 | Mead, Bailey | Prince (3/3) | 20,067 | |
| Friday, 27 July | Round 21 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 36 – 16 | Zillman (2), Prince, Idris, Falloon, Srama | Prince (6/7) | 8,134 | |
| Sunday, 5 August | Round 22 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Skilled Park | 18 – 22 | Michaels, Sezer, Gordon | Prince (3/3) | 20,187 | |
| Friday, 10 August | Round 23 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 16 – 24 | Michaels, Ridge, Mead | Prince (2/3) | 9,108 | |
| Sunday, 19 August | Round 24 | Parramatta Eels | Skilled Park | 24 – 16 | Zillman, Myles, Michaels, Gordon | Prince (4/5) | 14,159 | |
| Saturday, 25 August | Round 25 | Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium | 22 – 36 | Mead, Prince, Zillman, Minichiello | Prince (3/4) | 7,297 | |
| Saturday, 1 September | Round 26 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Skilled Park | 16 – 24 | Gordon (2), Falloon | Prince (2/3) | 14,927 |
Statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | Totals | 407 | 78 | 68 | 1 | 449 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||
| 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||||||
| 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |||||||
| 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 22 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 138 | |||||||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 31 | |||||||
| 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Source:
Representative honours
The following players played a representative match in 2012.
Australian Kangaroos
- Greg Bird
- Nate Myles
Indigenous All Stars
- Greg Bird
- Jamal Idris
- Scott Prince
NSW Blues
- Greg Bird
NSW Country
- Greg Bird
- Luke Douglas
NRL All Stars
- Luke Bailey
Queensland Maroons
- Ashley Harrison
- Nate Myles
References
References
- Badel, Peter. (27 July 2012). "Crisis-ridden Gold Coast Titans banking on new leader". The Courier Mail.
- Dick, Barry. "Beau Champion signs three-year deal with Gold Coast Titans". The Courier Mail.
- Rothfield, Phil. "Cronulla forward Luke Douglas signs three-year deal with Gold Coast Titans". The Daily Telegraph.
- Walters, Brad. (1 July 2011). "Bets fly against Sea Eagles after routine cap meeting". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "Utility back Graham signs with Titans". Brisbane Times.
- Phelps, James. "Bulldogs star Jamal Idris chooses to join Gold Coast Titans on five-year, $1.8 million contract". The Daily Telegraph.
- Dick, Barry. "State of Origin forward Nate Myles signs four-year deal with Titans". The Courier Mail.
- "Gold Coast Titans unveil their seven new signings for next NRL season". Herald Sun.
- Gardini, Adam. "'Presto' and friends prepare to say farewell". Gold Coast Titans.
- "Hey Presto: Campbell has change of heart and quits NRL". Brisbane Times.
- Badel, Peter. "Titans utility Luke Capewell signs one-year deal with Broncos". The Courier Mail.
- Price, Jeremy. "Gold Coast Titans hooker Nathan Friend joins New Zealand Warriors". The Courier Mail.
- Badel, Peter. "Titans forward Anthony Laffranchi seals move to Super League club St Helens". The Daily Telegraph.
- (April 2019). "Dragons Recruit Matthews and Latimore For 2012". St George Illawarra Dragons.
- Ricketts, Steve. "Titans forward Brad Meyers say he is retiring after wrist operation". The Courier Mail.
- Ricketts, Steve. "Dual international Mat Rogers will retire from rugby league again after breaking foot against Warriors". Fox Sports.
- "Parramatta Eels sign Gold Coast's Esi Tonga on two-year deal". The Daily Telegraph.
- (16 July 2012). "Titans re-sign Michaels and Rankin". goldcoast.com.au.
- (8 June 2012). "Minichiello re-signs with GC Titans". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- (11 July 2012). "Titans re-sign forwards White, Ridge". goldcoast.com.au.
- Heming, Wayne. (5 March 2012). "William Zillman signs new five-year deal with Gold Coast Titans". The Courier Mail.
- "Titans NRL Player Statistics". NRL.com.
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