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| Club Information | |
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| Full name | Gold Coast Titans |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Current Details | |
| Ground(s) | Skilled Park (27,000) |
| CEO(s) |  Michael Searle |
| Coach | John Cartwright |
| Captain(s) | Scott Prince, Luke Bailey |
| Competition | National Rugby League |
| 2007 | 12th |
The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Skilled Park is a new Stadium at Robina, a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. John Cartwright (born 9 August 1965) is an Australian professional Rugby league football coach and former player The 2007 National Rugby League premiership was the one hundredth season of professional Rugby league football club competition in Australia and the tenth run by the History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent They are the newest team to compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership.
The Titans commenced their inaugural season on March 18, 2007, at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium. The 2007 National Rugby League premiership was the one hundredth season of professional Rugby league football club competition in Australia and the tenth run by the Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland They are the second top-level rugby league club to have been based on the Gold Coast, the first being the ill-fated Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers, which existed from 1988 to 1998. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby
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History
Main article: Gold Coast Titans History
Also see: Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers
Formation
The beginnings of the Gold Coast's bid to return to the National Rugby League began when the poor on-field performance of the Gold Coast Chargers saw the club disbanded by the Australian Rugby League at the conclusion of the 1998 season. History of the Titans' bid In 2003 Michael Searle and Paul Broughton began pushing for the re-instatment of a Gold Coast Team in the National Rugby League in 2006 Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia 1998 saw the inaugural season of the reunited National Rugby League premiership the 91st season of professional Rugby league football in Australia Despite continued investment in junior development and relatively large crowd figures the Chargers were unable to negotiate a much-needed merger with either the South Queensland Crushers or the Hunter Mariners. The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian Rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The Hunter Mariners were an Australian Rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city Newcastle. The following year in 1999, Michael Searle, former Gold Coast Chargers player and Managing Director of International Sports Australia, formed a Gold Coast Bid Team including former Chargers boss Paul Broughton which was labelled as "The Gold Coast Consortium" by the media. The board were constantly active in lobbying the NRL to both expand the competition and consider the Gold Coast’s bid for inclusion. They were successful in organising pre-season NRL trial matches to be hosted on the Gold Coast and with average attendances of over 16,000, and peak attendances topping 20,000, the popularity of rugby league on the Coast was clear.
In 2004, during an episode of Nine Network's The NRL Footy Show, the "Gold Coast Consortium" announced their team name and jersey to the public live from the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney The NRL Footy Show is a Logie Award winning Australian sports Television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on the Gold Coast Highway in Broadbeach, Gold Coast was opened on 29 June 2004 at a cost of $127 million Initially the team was to be named the Gold Coast Dolphins, with the team colours to be white, jade and orange. While the Dolphins moniker was popular among many, the heavyweight Brisbane Queensland Cup side the Redcliffe Dolphins saw it as a threat for any prospect of entering the NRL they had, and as a result threatened severe legal action if the Gold Coast used the Dolphins name. The Queensland Cup is the premier Rugby league football competition in the state of Queensland. The Redcliffe Dolphins are a Rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. Midway through that year the National Rugby League announced that after viewing submissions from the Gold Coast Dolphins, the Central Coast Bears and the Wellington Orcas, there would not be a 16th team included in the 2006 NRL competition. The Central Coast is an urban region in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on the coast north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie History See Also Bartercard Cup seasons 2000-2002, Bartercard Cup seasons 2003-2005, Bartercard Cup season 2006 & Bartercard Cup season The year 2006 saw the ninth National Rugby League premiership, the 99th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia Reasons given to the Gold Coast was the National Rugby Leagues concern over the quality and capacity of their homeground, Carrara Stadium, which is an oval and only seats 16,000 (although it has been known to fit in 23,000 after minor redevelopment). Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of
Although their bid was knocked back, the consortium continued to push heavily in 2005 for a Gold Coast NRL team, changing the entry year to 2007. The Gold Coast received a massive boost when the Queensland Government announced they would spend AUD$100 million on a new, 25,000-seat rectangular stadium in Robina for the Gold Coast should they be accepted into the 2007 competition. Robina is the third largest suburb on the Gold Coast of Australia and 'is designed to be a people place' The stadium would not be completed until early 2008 yet the promise of a new first-class facility was enough for the NRL to accept the Gold Coasts bid and on May 27, 2005, NRL CEO David Gallop announced that the Gold Coast franchise would be the 16th team in the 2007 NRL season. David Gallop (born 1965 in Australia) has been the Chief Executive Officer of the National Rugby League since February The 2007 National Rugby League premiership was the one hundredth season of professional Rugby league football club competition in Australia and the tenth run by the
In the time since the Gold Coast was admitted, the Titans completed a vigorous recruitment drive, they announced the signing of Sydney Roosters assistant coach John Cartwright as the Titans first head-coach and successfully signed contracts with established players such as Dally M Medal winner Preston Campbell, Queensland & Australian representative Scott Prince, New South Wales & Australian representative Luke Bailey and enticing former league player Mat Rogers back from rugby union. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. John Cartwright (born 9 August 1965) is an Australian professional Rugby league football coach and former player The Dally M Medal is the premier individual award in the National Rugby League, which is given to the player voted by commentators as the best and fairest in the competition Preston Campbell, (born 7 June 1977 in Inverell New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league The Queensland State of Origin team is a Rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australia's annual three-match State of Origin Scott Prince (born 27 February, 1980 in Mount Isa Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league footballer for the Gold The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland Luke Bailey may refer to Luke Bailey (actor, British actor best known for his role as Sam Bateman in the BBC's drama series Casualty Mat S Rogers (born 1 February 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a current Australian Rugby league
Inaugural 2007 NRL Season
In February 2007, the Titans played their historic first game in a trial against the previous season's Minor-Premiers and Grand Finalists Melbourne Storm. The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia They were beaten in the club's first hit-out but over the following weeks, Cartwright fielded his full strength team in two other pre-season trials, winning 22–10 over the Parramatta Eels for the club's first victory. The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional Rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The following week in the team first played in front of their home fans on the Gold Coast, they ran out 28–6 winners over the Penrith Panthers. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team Although merely trial matches, the signs were positive for the Titans' debut season to come.
The Titans played their first official match in Round 1 of the 2007 NRL season against the St George Illawarra Dragons. The 2007 National Rugby League premiership was the one hundredth season of professional Rugby league football club competition in Australia and the tenth run by the The St George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional Rugby league football team Their first game was moved from their home ground, Carrara Stadium, to Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane due to the huge demand of fans eager to see the new Gold Coast outfit in action, and on the 18th of March 2007, in front of over 42,000 people they made their debut. Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Gold Coast performed admirably but after falling 14 points behind in the second half 20-6 they couldn't manage a full comeback losing a tight match 20-18. Former Queensland State of Origin winger Chris Walker, who had been released by Melbourne Storm due to off-field troubles in 2006, started his rugby league comeback scoring two tries and two conversions for a 14 point haul for the Titans. Chris Walker (born in 27 February 1980 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league footballer The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia
The close loss to the Dragons wouldn't last long in the memories of Titans fans as a week later the Gold Coast franchise recorded their first official victory in another tight match, winning 18-16 against the Cronulla Sharks at home. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney The start of the season saw the Titans only manage four wins in the first ten rounds but a mid-season five week long winning streak of four wins and a bye saw the Titans sitting in the top four at the conclusion of Round 15. The streak was ended in a poor 22-6 loss against the New Zealand Warriors at home, and then the Gold Coast would slump to a 5-match losing streak which included a golden point loss to the Brisbane Broncos in Round 17, and a 56-10 loss at the hands of the Canberra Raiders in Round 18. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand The golden point, a sudden death overtime system is used to resolve drawn Rugby league matches The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. The Titans wouldn't register another win until Round 21, and by then they had already slipped to 11th position and would have to obtain maximum points from the final four rounds to confirm a spot in the finals in their maiden season. Unfortunately for Titans fans the side only managed one win from the final four matches, and they missed out on the finals. In the final round, a 50-6 thrashing at the hands of eventual Premiers Melbourne Storm ended the Titans' debut season on somewhat of a sour note, with the young Gold Coast franchise finishing the season in 12th position with 10 wins, 14 losses and a bye for 22 competition points. The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia
2008 NRL Season
The 2008 NRL season will be the Titans' second in the National Rugby League. The 2008 National Rugby League premiership (known as the Telstra Premiership for sponsorship reasons was the one hundred and first season of professional A major boost for the Titans has been the signing of past Queensland representative Ashley Harrison from the Sydney Roosters. The Queensland State of Origin team is a Rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australia's annual three-match State of Origin Ashley Harrison (born 18 May, 1981 in Brisbane Queensland) is a professional Rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans in the The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia.
The Titans played their first official match at their new Stadium, Skilled Park, against the Cowboys with the final score being 36-18. Skilled Park is a new Stadium at Robina, a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Rookie Jordan Atkins became only the second person in the history of Australian rugby league to score four tries on debut, alongside Canterbury's Tony Nash in 1942. Jordan Atkins (born 22 January 1983 in Stanthorpe, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Gold Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The sellout 26,974-strong crowd assisted the Titans in firmly establishing that they were a force to be reckoned with in 2008. The club went on to hit top place on the NRL ladder for the first time after round 6 of NRL season 2008. The 2008 National Rugby League premiership (known as the Telstra Premiership for sponsorship reasons was the one hundred and first season of professional since round 6 the gold coast titans have managed to maintain top spot on the ladder, all the way until round 11, when a lose to west tigers saw them forfeit top spot to the sydney roosters who had a higher for and agaist. The titans remain locked in the top 3 on points and look to carry there perfect home record away with them when they play away games. The titans look destined to make there first finals berth at the end of this year.
Emblem and Colours
Although they were accepted into the National Rugby League, they were without a name after they dropped "Dolphins" to avoid legal action from the Redcliffe Dolphins. The Redcliffe Dolphins are a Rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The consortium aligned themselves with Gold Coast Radio Station Sea FM, and set up a competition in which listeners could submit possible names for the new team. This was shortlisted into ten names, which through online voting on www. goldcoastrugbyleague. com. au was shortened to three: Titans, Stingers and Pirates. Online voting continued, this time on the more-frequented NRL. com, with team being branded as the Gold Coast Titans on 21 September, 2005.
After the team name was chosen, fans were given six jerseys to vote for on the club's website www. titans. com. au, with option 6 ultimately being successful.
Stadium
For their first season in the National Rugby League, the Titans played out of Carrara Stadium on Nerang-Broadbeach Road, while their 27,000-seat stadium known as Skilled Park through sponsorship in Robina, was being completed. Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Skilled Park is a new Stadium at Robina, a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Carrara Stadium was cited as one of the main reasons the Gold Coast bid was rejected in their first attempt to rejoin the NRL as Carrara only seated around 16,000, and was an oval.
Work on the new stadium commenced at the end of 2005 and the facility was ready for play before the start of the 2008 NRL season. The project is being managed by the same company behind the construction of Suncorp Stadium and The Gabba - Queensland's largest and most famous stadia, and Telstra Stadium - the Sydney 2000 Olympic Stadium. The 'Gabba is a major sports Stadium in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney The new stadium has a capacity of 27,000 -- 2,000 more than originally planned for.
Current Squad
- For more details on this topic, see Gold Coast Titans Players.
Although other players may play for the Gold Coast Titans during the year, all NRL clubs are required to select a top 25 First Grade squad at the beginning of the season. Below is the list of 25 players.
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Feeder Clubs
Since their instatement in the National Rugby League for Season 2007, the Titans have aligned themselves with three Queensland Cup clubs:
Sponsorship
The Gold Coast Titans officially became the “Jetstar Gold Coast Titans”, on the 20th September 2006, with the announcement of a five year multi million dollar naming rights sponsorship with Qantas owned Jetstar Airways. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Michael Hodgson (born 5 November, 1979 in Newcastle New South Wales) is a professional Rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Luke Swain, (born 24 February 1982 in Penrith New South Wales) is a professional Rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Bradley Meyers (born January 5 1980) is an Australian professional Rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Gold Coast Titans A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Luke O'Dwyer, (born 1 January 1980 in Griffith New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian National Rugby League player A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Josh Graham, (born 1 October 1983 in Taree New South Wales, Australia) is a former Rugby union A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench James Stosic (born September 22 1981 in New Plymouth New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Gavin Cooper (born August 19, 1985 in Murgon Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Clint Amos (born 2 September, 1983 in Ballina New South Wales) is a professional Rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Kris Kahler (born April 13 1983 is an Australian professional Rugby league footballer A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Shannon Walker born in Kyogle New South Wales, is an an Indigenous Australian professional Rugby league player currently contracted with the A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Aaron Cannings is a New Zealand Rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Lelea Paea born ( 6 January, 1983, in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby union player of Tongan descent Matt Cross (born 28 April, 1981 in Australia) is a Rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League The Queensland Cup is the premier Rugby league football competition in the state of Queensland. Burleigh Bears is a Rugby league football club one of the oldest on the Gold Coast. The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls is a Rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and is The Ipswich Jets are an Australian Rugby league club based in Ipswich Queensland. Qantas Airways Limited (ˈkwɔntəs ( is the National airline of Australia. Jetstar Airways is a low-cost airline based in Melbourne, Australia.
James Frizelle's Automotive Group & Audi Centre Gold Coast signed on as the first major sponsorship partner for the franchise, a deal signed for the next 3 years.
Castlemaine Perkins, brewer of XXXX, has announced a five year sponsorship agreement with the Jetstar Gold Coast Titans, taking the deal through until 2011. Castlemaine Perkins is a Brewery located in Milton, Brisbane, Australia. Under the XXXX BITTER brand, Castlemaine Perkins is now a Platinum Sponsor of the Titans.
Front of Jumper: Jetstar Top of the back of jumper: Marina Quays Back bottom back of jumper: Australian Power and Gas Sleeves: ABC Brick Sales Front of shorts: vacant Back of shorts: Harvey Norman
The Titanium Bar
The official off-field venue of the Gold Coast Titans is the Titanium Bar. It is located on Ferny Avenue in Surfers Paradise, overlooking the Nerang River. Surfers Paradise ( is a town on Australia 's Gold Coast in Queensland. The Nerang River is a river through Gold Coast City in south-eastern Queensland.
References
External links
- Gold Coast Titans
- Titanium Bar
- Titans selected as name for Gold Coast team
- National Rugby League - Titans
- Daily Telegraph - Gold Coast Titans 2007 season feature
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