2014 Gold Coast Titans season

2014 Gold Coast Titans season
NRL 14th
2014 record Wins: 9; Draws: 0; Losses: 15
Points scored For: 372; Against: 538
Team information
CEO Graham Annesley
Coach John CartwrightNeil Henry
Captain
Stadium Cbus Super Stadium
Avg. Attend. 13,196
High. Attend. 20,524
(vs. Brisbane Broncos, Rd 6)
Top scorers
Tries Anthony Don (9)
Goals Aidan Sezer (23)
Points Aidan Sezer (63)
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The 2014 Gold Coast Titans season was the 8th in the club's history. Coached by John Cartwright and co-captained by Greg Bird and Nate Myles, they competed in the NRL's 2014 Telstra Premiership. During the second half of the season Cartwright resigned, and his position as head coach was taken by assistant coach Neil Henry for the remainder of the season. Gold Coast finished the regular season in 14th (out of 16) and failed to qualify the finals for the fourth consecutive year.

Season summary

On 7 January, the Titans released Jamal Idris from the remaining 3 years of his contract so he could return to Sydney to be closer to his family.[1] In a deal between the Titans and the Penrith Panthers, Idris joined the Panthers on a three year deal and Brad Tighe moved from the Panthers to the Titans.[2]

Milestones

Squad List

Gold Coast Titans
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain

Updated: 30 December 2013
Source(s): Titans Squad

Squad Movement

Gains

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Maurice Blair Melbourne Storm
2015
[3]
Paul Carter Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2015
[3]
Kalifa Faifai Loa North Queensland Cowboys
2015
[4]
Christian Hazard South Sydney Rabbitohs
2015
[3]
Tom Kingston Tweed Heads Seagulls
2014
[5]
Siuatonga Likiliki Newcastle Knights
2014
[3]
Daniel Mortimer Sydney Roosters (Mid-Season)
2016
[6]
James Roberts Penrith Panthers (Mid-season)
2015
[7]
Brad Tighe Penrith Panthers
2015
[2]

Losses

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Marmin Barba Brisbane Broncos
2015
[8]
Hymel Hunt Melbourne Storm
2014
[9]
Jamal Idris Penrith Panthers
2016
[2]
Luke O'DwyerRetirement
-
[10]
Jordan Rankin Hull F.C.
2015
[11]
Matty Russell Warrington Wolves
2015
[12]

Re-Signings

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Anthony Don Gold Coast Titans
2016
[13]
Luke Douglas Gold Coast Titans
2017
[14]
Kane Elgey Gold Coast Titans
2015
[15]
Kevin Gordon Gold Coast Titans
2017
[16]
Ryan James Gold Coast Titans
2017
[17]
Tom Kingston Gold Coast Titans
2015
[15]
Matt White Gold Coast Titans
2016
[18]

Contract Lengths

Player 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Source
Luke Bailey
Gold Coast Titans
Retirement
[19]
Ashley Harrison
Gold Coast Titans
Retirement
[20]
Sam Irwin
Gold Coast Titans
Featherstone Rovers
[21]
Steve Michaels
Gold Coast Titans
Hull FC
[22]
Mark Minichiello
Gold Coast Titans
Hull FC
[23]
Cody Nelson
Gold Coast Titans
Parramatta Eels
[24]
Siuatonga Likiliki
Gold Coast Titans
[3]
Maurice Blair
Gold Coast Titans
[3]
Paul Carter
Gold Coast Titans
[3]
Kalifa Faifai Loa
Gold Coast Titans
[4]
Christian Hazard
Gold Coast Titans
[3]
James Roberts
Gold Coast Titans
[7]
Brad Tighe
Gold Coast Titans
[2]
Daniel Mortimer
Gold Coast Titans
[6]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2416082615385+23036
2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2416082502399+10336
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2415092585361+22434
4 Penrith Panthers 2415092506426+8034
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24140102596406+19032
6 Melbourne Storm 24140102536460+7632
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112446439+730
8 Brisbane Broncos 24120122549456+9328
9 New Zealand Warriors 24120122571491+8028
10 Parramatta Eels 24120122477580-10328
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24110132469528-5926
12 Newcastle Knights 24100142463571-10824
13 Wests Tigers 24100142420631-21124
14 Gold Coast Titans 2490152372538-16622
15 Canberra Raiders 2480162466623-15720
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2450192334613-27914

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Sunday, 9 FebruaryTrial 1 New Zealand WarriorsNorth Harbour Stadium36 18Carter, Tighe, Kelly, Blair, Hazard, Beddow, Faifai LoaFaifai Loa (4)
Saturday, 22 FebruaryTrial 2 North Queensland CowboysClive Berghofer Stadium12 28Bird, IoaneSezer (2)8,532
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 2014 competition was played over two days on 15 and 16 February at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Titans featured in Pool Blue and played the Sharks, Knights and Tigers. The Titans failed to qualify for the quarter finals.

Pool Blue
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Newcastle Knights 32016229334
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 32016047134
Gold Coast Titans 31025062-122
Wests Tigers 31022862-342
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 15 February1:00pmRound 1 Wests TigersEden Park22 7Gordon, Carter, Mead, Likiliki, Faifai LoaKelly (1)
Saturday, 15 Saturday 4:45pmRound 2 Newcastle KnightsEden Park14 25Tighe (2) [Bonus Tries]Gordon (2)
Sunday, 16 February12:00pmRound 3 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksEden Park14 30Minichiello (2), KellyKelly (1)
Legend:       Win       Loss

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Monday, 10 MarchRound 1 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksRemondis Stadium18 12Bird, Kelly, ZillmanSezer (3/4)9,321
Sunday, 16 MarchRound 2 Wests TigersCbus Super Stadium12 42Sezer, KellySezer (2/2)12,038
Sunday, 23 MarchRound 3 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium24 12Kelly (2), Carter, FalloonBird (4/6)9,636
Monday, 31 MarchRound 4 North Queensland CowboysCbus Super Stadium13 12Gordon, TigheBrid (1/1), Sezer (1/1) & (FG)9,482
Sunday, 6 AprilRound 5 Melbourne StormAAMI Park28 26Gordon, Tighe, Mead, Kelly, MinichielloBird (4/6)11,930
Friday, 11 AprilRound 6 Brisbane BroncosCbus Super Stadium12 8Mead, SezerSezer (2/2), Bird (0/1)20,524
Monday, 21 AprilRound 7 Penrith PanthersSportingbet Stadium12 14James, SezerSezer (2/2)9,555
Sunday, 27 AprilRound 8 Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval22 6Sezer, Don, BirdSezer (2/3), Bird (3/4)8,929
Saturday, 10 MayRound 9 South Sydney RabbitohsCbus Super Stadium18 40Don (2), TaylorSezer (3/3)19,107
Friday, 16 MayRound 10 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium8 22DonSezer (1/1), Henry (1/2)31,380
Saturday, 24 MayRound 11 New Zealand WarriorsCbus Super Stadium16 24Taylor (3)Henry (2/3)18,753
Round 12Bye
Saturday, 7 JuneRound 13 Penrith PanthersCbus Super Stadium14 36Douglas, MeadGordon (3/3) 10,507
Monday, 16 JuneRound 14 Melbourne StormCbus Super Stadium20 24Gordon (2), Tighe, RobertsGordon (2/5)6,497
Sunday, 22 JuneRound 15 St. George Illawarra DragonsCbus Super Stadium18 19Gordon, Minichiello, TakairangiBird (2/2), Mortimer (1/1)12,189
Round 16Bye
Monday, 7 JulyRound 17 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium14 10Mead, Zillman, GordonGordon (1/1)10,925
Sunday, 13 JulyRound 18 Canberra RaidersCbus Super Stadium20 36Faifai Loa (2), Roberts, GordonGordon (2/4)10,574
Sunday, 20 JulyRound 19 Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium22 8Don, Taylor, Minichiello, RobertsGordon (3/4)26,401
Saturday, 26 JulyRound 20 Parramatta EelsCbus Super Stadium18 24Taylor, Don, RobertsGordon (3/4)14,175
Saturday, 2 AugustRound 21 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium8 28TakairangiGordon (2/2)14,487
Monday, 11 AugustRound 22 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium18 26Don, Taylor, BirdSezer (3/3)6,345
Sunday, 17 AugustRound 23 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesCbus Super Stadium12 15Roberts, Faifai LoaSezer (2/2) 11,940
Sunday, 24 AugustRound 24 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval6 34DonSezer (1/1)9,584
Sunday, 31 AugustRound 25 New Zealand WarriorsMt. Smart Stadium0 42 13,540
Sunday, 7 SeptemberRound 26 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsCbus Super Stadium19 18Faifai Loa, Don, Minichiello, TakairangiSezer (1/3), Mortimer (0/1), Zillman (FG)12,563
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw       Bye

Statistics

NameAppTGFGPts
Bailey, LukeLuke Bailey180000
Binge, CalebCaleb Binge20000
Bird, GregGreg Bird17314040
Blair, MauriceMaurice Blair140000
Carter, PaulPaul Carter211004
Don, AnthonyAnthony Don1590036
Douglas, LukeLuke Douglas211004
Faifai Loa, KalifaKalifa Faifai Loa940016
Falloon, BeauBeau Falloon231004
Gordon, KevinKevin Gordon18716060
Harrison, AshleyAshley Harrison100000
Henry, BeauBeau Henry30306
Ioane, MarkMark Ioane110000
James, RyanRyan James41004
Kelly, AlbertAlbert Kelly1250020
Kingston, TomTom Kingston60000
Mead, DavidDavid Mead1840016
Michaels, SteveSteve Michaels20000
Minichiello, MarkMark Minichiello2340016
Mortimer, DanielDaniel Mortimer110102
Myles, NateNate Myles180000
Nelson, CodyCody Nelson80000
Ridge, BenBen Ridge50000
Robers, JamesJames Robers1250020
Sezer, AidanAidan Sezer13423163
Srama, MattMatt Srama60000
Takairangi, BradBrad Takairangi2130012
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor1970028
Tighe, BradBrad Tighe930012
White, MattMatt White220000
Zillman, WilliamWilliam Zillman162019
Totals 64 57 2 372

Source:[25]

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2014

City vs Country ANZAC Test State Of Origin 1 State Of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Four Nations
Greg Bird
-
Kangaroos
-
New South Wales
New South Wales
Beau Falloon
City
-
-
-
-
Kevin Gordon
Country
-
-
-
-
David Mead
Country
-
-
-
-
Nate Myles
-
Kangaroos
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Dave Taylor
-
-
-
Queensland
Queensland

Honours

League

Club

References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Gardini, Adam. "Titans recruit promising quartet". Gold Coast Titans.
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