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Key Information

Club Records 2007-20

Colours: Sea, white, sun and black

Emblem: Titan

Year entered premiership: 2007

Note: Gold Coast teams competed in the NSWRL and ARL premierships from 1988-98, firstly as the Gold Coast Giants (1988-89), Gold Coast Seagulls (1990-95) and Gold Coast Chargers (1996-98).

First match: March 18, 2007, lost 18-20 v St George Illawarra, Suncorp Stadium

First team: Preston Campbell; Lelea Paea, Mat Rogers, Jake Webster, Chris Walker; Matt Hilder, Scott Prince (c); Luke Bailey (c), Clint Amos, Kris Kahler, Anthony Laffranchi, Gavin Cooper, Luke Swain. Interchange: Michael Henderson, James Stosic, Mark Minichiello, Nathan Friend. Coach: John Cartwright.

First try: Chris Walker (v St George Illawarra, Suncorp Stadium, March 18, 2007)

Full premiership record: Played 337, won 136, lost 200, drawn 1, byes 23, for 6,282 (1,092 tries, 947 goals, 20 field goals), against 7,898 (1,372 tries, 1,189 goals, 32 field goals), points 319. Winning percentage: 40.4%

Home grounds: Carrara Stadium (2007), Cbus Super Stadium (2008-20). Note: Cbus Super Stadium known as Skilled Park 2008-13.

Home ground attendance record: 27,227, Gold Coast v Brisbane, Skilled Park, September 12, 2009 (qualifying final). 18,021, Gold Coast v Parramatta at Carrara Stadium, April 29, 2007. Note: A crowd of 47,686 attended Gold Coast’s designated home game v Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium, April 13, 2007.

Average home crowds 2020: n/a (due to COVID-19 restrictions, spectators were prevented from attending matches until Round 7, when limits were imposed on attendances which remained until the end of the season)

Major sponsors: Jetstar (2007-11), iSelect (2012-14), Aquis (2015-17), Temporary Fencing Hire (TFH) (2018), Neds (2019-20)

Individual Records:

• Oldest player: Michael Gordon, 35 and 318 days in 2019
• Youngest player: Jordan Rankin, 16 and 238 days in 2008

Team Records

Biggest wins

• 42-4 v Parramatta, Mudgee Stadium, May 26, 2013 (also highest score)
• 36-0 v Canberra, Skilled Park, March 17, 2013
• 36-6 v Wests Tigers, Skilled Park, August 4, 2013
• 38-8 v Newcastle, Cbus Super Stadium, April 29, 2017
• 36-6 v Newcastle, Cbus Super Stadium, September 25, 2020
• 38-12 v Parramatta, Carrara Stadium, April 29, 2007

Most consecutive wins: 5, March 29, 2008 to April 27, 2008. 5, July 23, 2010 to August 23, 2010. 5, August 28, 2020 to September 25, 2020.

Biggest comeback: Recovered from 18-point deficit to win (twice). Trailed Canterbury 18-0 after 51 minutes at Cbus Super Stadium on September 7, 2014 and won 19-18. Trailed Canberra 18-0 after 13 minutes at Cbus Super Stadium on March 11, 2018 and won 30-28

Biggest losses

• 54-0 v Brisbane, Cbus Super Stadium, August 5 ,2017
• 58-6 v Sydney Roosters, Sydney Cricket Ground, August 4, 2019 (highest score conceded)
• 56-10 v Canberra, Canberra Stadium, July 15, 2007
• 54-8 v St George Illawarra, Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba, March 25, 2018
• 50-6 v Melbourne, Olympic Park, September 2, 2007

Most consecutive losses: 11, June 14, 2019 to September 7, 2019

Worst collapse: Surrendered 16-point lead. Led Canterbury 16-0 after 25 minutes at Cbus Super Stadium on May 18, 2019 and lost 22-16

First grade coaches: Justin Holbrook (2020), Craig Hodges and Luke Burt (2019), Garth Brennan (2018-19), Terry Matterson and Craig Hodges (2017), Neil Henry (2014-17), John Cartwright (2007-14)

Intrust Super Cup 2020 (The Titans had two feeder clubs)

Burleigh Bears: Coach Rick Stone. Tweed Heads Seagulls: Coach Ben Woolfe. Competition abandoned after one round due to COVID-19.

Representative

Club Internationals

Australia (5): Luke Bailey, Greg Bird, Anthony Laffranchi, Nate Myles, Scott Prince

New Zealand (2): Kevin Proctor, Jake Webster

England (1): Chris McQueen

State of Origin

Representatives (13):

New South Wales (5): Luke Bailey, Greg Bird, Jarryd Hayne, Anthony Laffranchi, Nathan Peats

Queensland (8): Jai Arrow, Alexander Brimson, Ashley Harrison, Nate Myles, Scott Prince, Phillip Sami, Dave Taylor, Jarrod Wallace

Record State of Origin representation: 3 players, 2008 (Games 2 & 3): Laffranchi (NSW), Prince (Qld), Harrison (Qld); 2009 (Game 1): Bailey (NSW), Laffranchi (NSW), Harrison (Qld); 2012 (Games 1 & 2): Bird (NSW), Myles (Qld), Harrison (Qld); 2013 (Game 1): Bird (NSW), Myles (Qld), Harrison (Qld); 2014 (Games 2 & 3): Bird (NSW), Myles (Qld), Taylor (Qld); 2017 (Games 2 & 3): Hayne (NSW), Peats (NSW), Bird (Qld); 2020 (Game 1): Brimson, Sami, Arrow (Qld).

 

Last updated 8/12/2020