2013 Gold Coast Titans season

The 2013 Gold Coast Titans season was the 7th in the club's history. Coached by John Cartwright and co-captained by Greg Bird and Nate Myles, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership. Gold Coast finished the regular season in 9th (out of 16) and failed to qualify the finals for the third consecutive year.

Season summary

Milestones

• Round 1: Albert Kelly, Brad Takairangi and Dave Taylor made their debuts for the club.
• Round 2: Greg Bird scored his 50th career try.
• Round 2: The club recorded their biggest ever win, 36 points.
• Round 3: Ryan James scored his 1st career try.
• Round 3: Ashley Harrison played his 250th career game.
• Round 4: Steve Michaels played his 50th game for the club.
• Round 6: Anthony Don and Sam Irwin made their first grade debuts.
• Round 8: Mark Ioane made his first grade debut.
• Round 10: William Zillman played his 100th game for the club.
• Round 11: The club recorded their biggest ever win, 38 points.
• Round 11: The club scored 40+ points for the first time in their history, with 42.
• Round 12: Jamal Idris played his 100th career game.
• Round 12: Shane Gray made his first grade debut.
• Round 16: Ashley Harrison played his 100th game for the club.
• Round 17: Jahrome Hughes and Hymel Hunt made their first grade debuts.
• Round 17: Greg Bird played his 200th career game and Matt Srama played his 50th career game.
• Round 21: Jamie Dowling scored his first career try.
• Round 22: Luke O'Dwyer played his 100th game for the club.
• Round 22: David Mead scored his 50th career try.
• Round 23: Kevin Gordon scored his 50th career try.
• Round 24: Mark Minichiello played his 150th game for the club.
• Round 25: Luke Bailey played his 250th career game.
• Round 26: Beau Falloon played his 50th career game.

Squad List

Squad Movement

Gains

Players	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Marmin Barba	Parramatta Eels	2014	[1]
Mark Ioane	Canberra Raiders	2013	[2]
Albert Kelly	Unattached	2014	[3]
Matty Russell	Wigan Warriors (Super League)	2014	[4]
Brad Takairangi	Sydney Roosters	2015	[5]
Dave Taylor	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2014	[6]

Losses

Players	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Beau Champion	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2014	[7]
Phil Graham	Retirement	-
Michael Henderson	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2013	[8]
Brenton Lawrence	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	2015	[9]
Kayne Lawton	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	2013	[10]
Dominique Peyroux	New Zealand Warriors	2014	[11]
Scott Prince	Brisbane Broncos	2014	[12]
Bodene Thompson	Wests Tigers	2014	[13]
Joe Vickery	Leeds Rhinos (Super League)	2013	[14]

Re-signings

Players	Club	Until End of	Notes
Luke Bailey	Gold Coast Titans	2014	[15]
Greg Bird	Gold Coast Titans	2017	[16]
Ashley Harrison	Gold Coast Titans	2015	[17]
Mark Ioane	Gold Coast Titans	2015	[18]
Albert Kelly	Gold Coast Titans	2015	[19]
David Mead	Gold Coast Titans	2016	[20]
Aidan Sezer	Gold Coast Titans	2015	[21]

Contract Lengths

Ladder

2013 NRL season
	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Sydney Roosters	24	18	0	6	2	640	325	315	40
2	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	18	0	6	2	588	384	204	40
3	Melbourne Storm	24	16	1	7	2	589	373	216	37
4	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	15	1	8	2	588	366	222	35
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	14	0	10	2	468	460	8	32
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	13	0	11	2	529	463	66	30
7	Newcastle Knights	24	12	1	11	2	528	422	106	29
8	North Queensland Cowboys	24	12	0	12	2	507	431	76	28
9	Gold Coast Titans	24	11	0	13	2	500	518	-18	26
10	Penrith Panthers	24	11	0	13	2	495	532	-37	26
11	New Zealand Warriors	24	11	0	13	2	495	554	-59	26
12	Brisbane Broncos	24	10	1	13	2	434	477	-43	25
13	Canberra Raiders	24	10	0	14	2	434	624	-190	24
14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	7	0	17	2	379	530	-151	18
15	Wests Tigers	24	7	0	17	2	386	687	-301	18
16	Parramatta Eels	24	5	0	19	2	326	740	-414	14

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Saturday, 9 February	Trial 1	New Zealand Warriors	Pizzey Park	42 – 24	Don (2), O'Dare (2), Michaels, Falloon, Rankin	Henry (3), Rankin (4)	5,500
Saturday, 16 February	Trial 2	Brisbane Broncos	Dolphin Oval	16 – 14	Kelly, Mead, Falloon	Sezer (2)	4,510
Saturday, 23 February	Trial 3	North Queensland Cowboys	Virgin Australia Stadium	28 – 10	Mead, James, Bird, Idris, Irwin	Sezer (4)	8,000
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Sunday, 10 March	Round 1	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sharks Stadium	10 – 12	Mead, Taylor	Sezer (1/2)	17,541
Sunday, 17 March	Round 2	Canberra Raiders	Skilled Park	36 – 0	Kelly (2), Srama (2), Bird, Gordon	Sezer (6/7)	12,267
Saturday, 23 March	Round 3	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Skilled Park	16 – 14	James, Mead	Sezer (4/4)	13,168
Sunday, 31 March	Round 4	Penrith Panthers	Centrebet Stadium	28 – 10	Gordon (2), Mead, Bird, Michaels	Sezer (4/5)	8,181
Friday, 5 April	Round 5	Brisbane Broncos	Skilled Park	12 – 32	Kelly, Falloon	Bird (2/2)	22,749
Sunday, 14 April	Round 6	Parramatta Eels	Skilled Park	28 – 22	Don, Harrison, Minichiello, Kelly	Henry (6/6)	12,047
Sunday, 28 April	Round 7	Newcastle Knights	Skilled Park	6 – 30	Kelly	Sezer (1/1)	14,201
Sunday, 5 May	Round 8	New Zealand Warriors	Mt Smart Stadium	24 – 25	Idris (2), Zillman, Don	Sezer (4/4)	9,465
Sunday, 12 May	Round 9	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Skilled Park	15 – 14	Zillman (2)	Sezer (3/3) & (FG)	12,117
Friday, 17 May	Round 10	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	6 – 32	Mead	Sezer (1/1)	34,596
Sunday, 26 May	Round 11	Parramatta Eels	Mudgee Stadium	42 – 4	Gordon (2), Idris (2), Don, Takairangi, Kelly	Sezer (7/7)	9,132
Sunday, 2 June	Round 12	North Queensland Cowboys	Skilled Park	31 – 12	Zillman (2), Kelly (2), Minichiello	Sezer (5/5) & (FG)	12,790
	Round 13	Bye
Sunday, 16 June	Round 14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Barlow Park	24 – 30	Kelly (2), Gordon, Zillman	Sezer (4/4)	16,118
Monday, 24 June	Round 15	Melbourne Storm	Skilled Park	18 – 12	Gordon, Don, O'Dwyer	Sezer (3/4)	13,044
Sunday, 30 June	Round 16	Newcastle Knights	Hunter Stadium	16 – 46	Gordon, Bird, Mead	Sezer (2/3)	9,208
Saturday, 6 July	Round 17	Penrith Panthers	TIO Stadium	18 – 40	Mead (2), Kelly	Sezer (3/4)	8,050
	Round 18	Bye
Sunday, 21 July	Round 19	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval	20 – 38	Gordon (2), Mead, Sezer	Sezer (2/4)	11,905
Saturday, 27 July	Round 20	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Skilled Park	4 – 32	Gordon	Sezer (0/1)	20,392
Sunday, 4 August	Round 21	Wests Tigers	Skilled Park	36 – 6	Dowling, Mead, Takairangi, Taylor, Minichiello, O'Dwyer	Sezer (6/7)	11,731
Monday, 12 August	Round 22	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium	26 – 16	Gordon (3), Mead	Sezer (5/6)	10,373
Saturday, 17 August	Round 23	North Queensland Cowboys	1300SMILES Stadium	10 – 22	Mead, Gordon	Sezer (1/2)	12,003
Saturday, 24 August	Round 24	New Zealand Warriors	Skilled Park	22 – 24	James (2), Takairangi, Don	Sezer (3/4)	15,786
Sunday, 1 September	Round 25	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium	30 – 22	Michaels, Falloon, Don, Takairangi, Taylor	Sezer (5/5)	17,542
Saturday, 7 September	Round 26	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park	22 – 23	Taylor, Takairangi, Don	Sezer (5/5)	13,826
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw       Bye

Statistics

Source: ^[35]

Representative Honours

The following players have played a representative match in 2013.

References

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