2012 Gold Coast Titans season
2012 Gold Coast Titans season | ||||
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NRL | 11th | |||
2012 record | Wins: 10; Draws: 0; Losses: 14 | |||
Points scored | For: 449; Against: 477 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | David May | |||
Coach | John Cartwright | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Skilled Park | |||
Avg. Attend. | 14,358 | |||
High. Attend. | 20,187 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | David Mead (10) | |||
Goals | Scott Prince (59) | |||
Points | Scott Prince (134) | |||
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The 2012 Gold Coast Titans season is the 6th in the club's history. Coached by John Cartwright and captained by Scott Prince they competed in the National Rugby League's 2012 Telstra Premiership. They finished the regular season 11th (out of 16), failing to make the finals for the second consecutive year. Nate Myles was named the club's player of the year.
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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.[1]
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
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Squad Movement
Gains
Players | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Beau Champion | ![]() |
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Luke Douglas | ![]() |
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Beau Falloon | ![]() |
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Phil Graham | ![]() |
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Jamal Idris | ![]() |
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Nate Myles | ![]() |
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Aidan Sezer | ![]() |
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Losses
Players | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Riley Brown | Released |
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Preston Campbell | Retirement |
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Luke Capewell | ![]() |
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Nathan Friend | ![]() |
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Anthony Laffranchi | File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens |
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Will Matthews | File:St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons |
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Brad Meyers | Retirement |
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Mat Rogers | Retirement |
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Esikeli Tonga | ![]() |
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Clinton Toopi | Retirement |
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Re-signings
Players | Club | Until End of | Notes |
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Steve Michaels | ![]() |
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Mark Minichiello | ![]() |
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Jordan Rankin | ![]() |
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Ben Ridge | ![]() |
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Matthew White | ![]() |
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William Zillman | ![]() |
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Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 568 | 369 | +199 | 40 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 579 | 361 | +218 | 38 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 559 | 438 | +121 | 36 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 497 | 403 | +94 | 36 |
5 | File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 445 | +152 | 34 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 545 | 536 | +9 | 30 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 445 | 441 | +4 | 29 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 481 | 447 | +34 | 28 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 405 | 438 | -33 | 26 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 506 | 551 | -45 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 449 | 477 | -28 | 24 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 448 | 488 | -40 | 24 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 462 | 626 | -164 | 21 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 497 | 609 | -112 | 20 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 409 | 575 | -166 | 20 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 431 | 674 | -243 | 16 |
Fixtures
Pre-season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 4 February | Trial 1 | ![]() |
North Harbour Stadium | 10 – 26 | Vickery, Dowling | Rankin (1) | 10,500 | |||
Saturday, 11 February | Trial 2 | ![]() |
Pizzey Park | 18 – 16 | Minichiello (2), Rankin | Prince (3) | 7,252 | |||
Saturday, 18 February | Trial 3 | File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys | Virgin Australia Stadium | 36 – 28 | Zillman (2), Rankin, Lawrence, Ridge, Henry | Prince (5), Henry (1) | 8,000 | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Regular season
Statistics
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Luke Bailey | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Greg Bird | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Beau Champion | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Luke Douglas | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jamie Dowling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beau Falloon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Kevin Gordon | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Phil Graham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ashley Harrison | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Michael Henderson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamal Idris | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Ryan James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brenton Lawrence | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Kayne Lawton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Mead | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Steve Michaels | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Mark Minichiello | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Nate Myles | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Luke O'Dwyer | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Dominique Peyroux | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Scott Prince | 22 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 138 |
Jordan Rankin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Ben Ridge | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Aidan Sezer | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
Matt Srama | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Bodene Thompson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew White | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
William Zillman | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Totals | 407 | 78 | 68 | 1 | 449 |
Source: [22]
Representative Honours
The following players played a representative match in 2012.
Australian Kangaroos
Indigenous All Stars
NSW Blues
NSW Country
NRL All Stars
Queensland Maroons
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