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] 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
Luke Bailey – PR Matt Beddow – HB , HK Caleb Binge – PR Greg Bird (c ) – SR Maurice Blair – CE , FE , LK Paul Carter – SR , HK Anthony Don – FB , WG Luke Douglas – PR Jamie Dowling – FB , WG Kalifa Faifai Loa – WG , CE , FB Beau Falloon – HK Jamal Fogarty – FE , FB Kevin Gordon – WG , CE
Ashley Harrison – LK , SR Christian Hazard – HB , FE Beau Henry – FE , HB Jahrome Hughes – FB Mark Ioane – PR Sam Irwin – HK , HB Ryan James – PR , SR Albert Kelly – HB , FE Tom Kingston – SR Siuatonga Likiliki – CE , WG , SR David Mead – WG , FB Steve Michaels – CE , WG Mark Minichiello – SR
Head coach
Assistant coach
Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) Updated: 30 December 2013 Source(s): Titans Squad
Squad Movement [ ] Gains [ ] Losses [ ] Re-Signings [ ] Contract Lengths [ ]
Player
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Source
Luke Bailey style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
style="text-align:center;" |Retirement
[19]
Ashley Harrison style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
style="text-align:center;" |Retirement
[20]
Sam Irwin style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
style="text-align:center;" |Featherstone Rovers
[21]
Steve Michaels style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
style="text-align:center;" |Hull FC
[1]
Mark Minichiello style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
style="text-align:center;" |Hull FC
[22]
Cody Nelson style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
style="text-align:center;" |Parramatta Eels
[23]
Siuatonga Likiliki style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
[3]
Maurice Blair style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
[3]
Paul Carter style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
[3]
Kalifa Faifai Loa style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
[4]
Christian Hazard
style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
[3]
James Roberts style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
[7]
Brad Tighe style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
[2]
Daniel Mortimer style="text-align:center;" |Gold Coast Titans
[6]
Ladder [ ] Fixtures [ ] Pre-season [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Sunday, 9 February
Trial 1
New Zealand Warriors North Harbour Stadium 36 – 18 Carter , Tighe , Kelly , Blair , , , Faifai Loa Faifai Loa (4)
Saturday, 22 February
Trial 2
North Queensland Cowboys Clive Berghofer Stadium
12 – 28 Bird , Ioane Sezer (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.
Regular season [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Monday, 10 March
Round 1
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Remondis Stadium 18 – 12 Bird , Kelly , Zillman Sezer (3/4)9,321
Sunday, 16 March
Round 2
Wests Tigers Cbus Super Stadium 12 – 42 Sezer , Kelly Sezer (2/2)12,038
Sunday, 23 March
Round 3
Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 24 – 12 Kelly (2), Carter , Falloon Bird (4/6)9,636
Monday, 31 March
Round 4
North Queensland Cowboys Cbus Super Stadium 13 – 12 Gordon , Tighe Brid (1/1), Sezer (1/1) & (FG )9,482
Sunday, 6 April
Round 5
Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 28 – 26 Gordon , Tighe , Mead , Kelly , Minichiello Bird (4/6)11,930
Friday, 11 April
Round 6
Brisbane Broncos Cbus Super Stadium 12 – 8 Mead , Sezer Sezer (2/2), Bird (0/1)20,524
Monday, 21 April
Round 7
Penrith Panthers Sportingbet Stadium 12 – 14 James , Sezer Sezer (2/2)9,555
Sunday, 27 April
Round 8
Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval 22 – 6 Sezer , Don , Bird Sezer (2/3), Bird (3/4)8,929
Saturday, 10 May
Round 9
South Sydney Rabbitohs Cbus Super Stadium 18 – 40 Don (2), Taylor Sezer (3/3)19,107
Friday, 16 May
Round 10
Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 8 – 22 Don Sezer (1/1), Henry (1/2)31,380
Saturday, 24 May
Round 11
New Zealand Warriors Cbus Super Stadium 16 – 24 Taylor (3)Henry (2/3)18,753
Round 12
Bye
Saturday, 7 June
Round 13
Penrith Panthers Cbus Super Stadium 14 – 36 Douglas , Mead Gordon (3/3)10,507
Monday, 16 June
Round 14
Melbourne Storm Cbus Super Stadium 20 – 24 Gordon (2), Tighe , Roberts Gordon (2/5)6,497
Sunday, 22 June
Round 15
St. George Illawarra Dragons Cbus Super Stadium 18 – 19 Gordon , Minichiello , Takairangi Bird (2/2), Mortimer (1/1)12,189
Round 16
Bye
Monday, 7 July
Round 17
South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium 14 – 10 Mead , Zillman , Gordon Gordon (1/1)10,925
Sunday, 13 July
Round 18
Canberra Raiders Cbus Super Stadium 20 – 36 Faifai Loa (2), Roberts , Gordon Gordon (2/4)10,574
Sunday, 20 July
Round 19
Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium 22 – 8 Don , Taylor , Minichiello , Roberts Gordon (3/4)26,401
Saturday, 26 July
Round 20
Parramatta Eels Cbus Super Stadium 18 – 24 Taylor , Don , Roberts Gordon (3/4)14,175
Saturday, 2 August
Round 21
North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium 8 – 28 Takairangi Gordon (2/2)14,487
Monday, 11 August
Round 22
Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 18 – 26 Don , Taylor , Bird Sezer (3/3)6,345
Sunday, 17 August
Round 23
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Cbus Super Stadium 12 – 15 Roberts , Faifai Loa Sezer (2/2)11,940
Sunday, 24 August
Round 24
St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Jubilee Oval 6 – 34 Don Sezer (1/1)9,584
Sunday, 31 August
Round 25
New Zealand Warriors Mt. Smart Stadium 0 – 42 13,540
Sunday, 7 September
Round 26
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cbus Super Stadium 19 – 18 Faifai Loa , Don , Minichiello , Takairangi Sezer (1/3), Mortimer (0/1), Zillman (FG )12,563
Legend : Win Loss Draw Bye
Statistics [ ] Source:[24]
Representatives [ ] The following players have played a representative match in 2014
Honours [ ] League [ ] Club [ ] References [ ]
^ "Jamal Idris gains immediate release from Gold Coast Titans to join Penrith for 2014 NRL season" . ABC News . 7 January 2014.^ a b c d Chammas, Michael (7 January 2014). "Jamal Idris leaves Gold Coast Titans to take up three-year deal with Penrith Panthers" . The Sydney Morning Herald . ^ a b c d e f g h Gardini, Adam. "Titans recruit promising quartet" . Gold Coast Titans. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. ^ a b "Former North Queensland star Kalifa Faifai Loa signs two-year deal with Gold Coast Titans" . The Daily Telegraph .^ "Kingston Judged Seagulls' Best and Fairest" . Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2021 .^ a b Proszenko, Adrian (17 June 2014). "Daniel Mortimer signs with Titans after being granted released by Sydney Roosters" . The Sydney Morning Herald . ^ a b Jackson, Ed (31 March 2014). "Roberts signs with Titans" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. ^ Badel, Peter (28 October 2013). "Brisbane Broncos NRL club sign Ben Barba's brother Marmin Barba to a two-year deal" . The Courier Mail . ^ "Storm hunts down more young guns" . Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013 .^ "Inaugural Gold Coast Titans player Luke O'Dwyer announces NRL retirement" . The Daily Telegraph . 9 August 2013.^ Greenwood, Emma (22 November 2013). "Titan Jordan Rankin has signed a two-year deal with English Super League club Hull FC" . The Gold Coast Bulletin . ^ "Warrington Wolves sign NRL-based former Wigan Warriors full-back Matthew Russell" . Sky Sports.^ "Titans re-sign winger Don" . The West Australian . 13 June 2014.^ Meyn, Travis (12 March 2014). "Titans prop Luke Douglas determined to play on despite mystery thumb injury" . The Gold Coast Bulletin . ^ a b "Kingston and Elgey re-sign" . Gold Coast Titans .^ "Kevin Gordon re-signs with Gold Coast Titans" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 26 February 2014.^ Meyn, Travis (23 January 2014). "Gold Coast Titans prop Ryan James has resigned with a lucrative $1m three-year deal" . Gold Coast Bulletin . ^ "White re-signs for two years" . Gold Coast Titans . Retrieved 4 June 2014 .^ Jackson, Ed (1 September 2014). "Luke Bailey calls time on NRL career" . The Sydney Morning Herald. ^ "Ashley Harrison retires from NRL immediately due to neck injury" . ABC News . 27 June 2014.^ "Super League: Featherstone Rovers sign Australian duo Sam Irwin and Ryan Verlinden" . Sky Sports.^ "Hull FC sign Gold Coast Titans forward Mark Minichiello" . BBC Sport.^ Webeck, Tony. "Titans forward pens deal with Eels" . NRL . ^ "Titans NRL Player Statistics" . Rugby League Project.
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
North Queensland Cowboys
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tweed Heads Seagulls
Newcastle Knights
Sydney Roosters (Mid-Season)
Penrith Panthers (Mid-season)
Brisbane Broncos
Hull F.C.
Warrington Wolves
Gold Coast Titans
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Penrith Panthers
New Zealand Warriors
Parramatta Eels
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Wests Tigers
Canberra Raiders
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks