The 2016 Gold Coast Titans season was the 10th in the club 's history. Coached by Neil Henry and co-captained by Nathan Friend and William Zillman , the Titans are currently competing in the NRL 's 2016 Telstra Premiership . They also competed in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines tournament.
Season summary [ ]
Milestones [ ]
Squad list [ ]
Gold Coast Titans
First team squad
Coaching staff
Greg Bird - LK , SR , FE
Lachlan Burr - SR , LK
Cameron Cullen - FE , HB
Nathan Davis - CE , WG , FB
Anthony Don - WG , FB
Luke Douglas - PR
Kane Elgey - HB , FE
Nathan Friend (c ) - HK
Jarryd Hayne - FB , FE
Josh Hoffman - CE , FB , FE
Konrad Hurrell - CE
Ryan James - PR , SR
Karl Lawton - HB , FE , HK
Leva Li - CE , WG
- PR , SR
Nene Macdonald - CE , WG
Chris McQueen - SR
David Mead - WG , FB , CE
Daniel Mortimer - HK , HB , FE
Kierran Moseley - HK
John Olive - WG , CE
Agnatius Paasi - PR
Nathan Peats - HK
Nathaniel Peteru - PR
Head coach
Assistant coach
Legend:
(c) Captain(s)
(vc) Vice captain(s)
Updated: 11 June 2016 Source(s): Titans Squad
Squad movement [ ]
Gains [ ]
Losses [ ]
Re-signings [ ]
Fixtures [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Saturday, 13 February
Trial 1
New Zealand Warriors
Toll Stadium
18 – 40
Anderson, Robinson , Roberts-Davis, Boyle
Fogarty (1)
Saturday, 13 February
Trial 2
Parramatta Eels
ANZAC Oval
20 – 20
Friend , Davis , Pulu , Pettybourne
Taylor (1), Davis (1)
2,405
Saturday, 20 February
Trial 3
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Pizzey Park
20 – 22
Kelly, Don , Taia , Cullen
Roberts (1), Davis (1)
5,000
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 2016 competition was played over two days on the 6 & 7 February at Eden Park . The Titans featured in the Piha pool and played the Raiders , Sharks and Dragons . The club finished top of their pool and along with the Raiders qualified for the Quarter-Finals. They were eventually eliminated by the New Zealand Warriors (4 – 22) in the Semi-Finals. Agnatius Paasi and Chris McQueen were named in the Team of the Tournament.[27]
The Titans' squad for the tournament was:
Greg Bird , Lachlan Burr , Nathan Davis , Anthony Don , Brian Kelly, Greg Leleisiuao, , Nene Macdonald , Chris McQueen , David Mead , Daniel Mortimer , Agnatius Paasi , Nathaniel Peteru , Tyrone Roberts , Matt Srama , Ashley Taylor , Shannon Walker and Shane Wright.[28]
Date
Time (Local)
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Saturday, 6 February
3:35pm
Round 1
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Eden Park
12 – 23
Mead , Bird
Roberts (2/2)
Saturday, 6 February
6:30pm
Round 2
Canberra Raiders
Eden Park
26 – 15
Paasi (Bonus Zone Try), Bird , Roberts , Wright, Davis (Bonus Zone Try)
Roberts (2/3)
Sunday, 7 February
1:05pm
Round 3
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Eden Park
24 – 12
McQueen (2), Paasi , Lelesiuao, Don
Roberts (1/3), Mortimer (1/2)
Sunday, 7 February
3:30pm
Quarter Final
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Eden Park
24 – 4
Macdonald , Mead (Bonus Zone Try), McQueen (Bonus Zone Try), Don
Roberts (2/3), Paasi (1/1)
Sunday, 7 February
5:05pm
Semi Final
New Zealand Warriors
Eden Park
4 – 22
Paasi
Legend : Win Loss Draw
Regular season [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Sunday, 6 March
Round 1
Newcastle Knights
Cbus Super Stadium
30 – 12
Don (2), Olive , Paasi , Taia
Roberts (5/6)
8,313
Sunday, 13 March
Round 2
Melbourne Storm
AAMI Park
16 – 34
Hoffman , Davis , James
Roberts (2/3)
12,637
Saturday, 19 March
Round 3
Wests Tigers
Cbus Super Stadium
30 – 18
Mortimer , Hoffman , James , Taylor , Macdonald
Taylor (5/5)
9,975
Saturday, 26 March
Round 4
Canberra Raiders
GIO Stadium
24 – 20
James , Shillington , Taia , Olive
Roberts (1/1), Taylor (3/3)
11,039
Friday, 1 April
Round 5
Brisbane Broncos
Cbus Super Stadium
16 – 24
Taia (2), Mead
Taylor (2/3)
21,080
Sunday, 10 April
Round 6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Southern Cross Group Stadium
20 – 25
Macdonald , Cullen , Taylor
Taylor (4/4)
11,753
Saturday, 16 April
Round 7
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Cbus Super Stadium
14 – 19
Paasi , Roberts
Roberts (2/2), Taylor (1/1)
12,215
Saturday, 23 April
Round 8
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
ANZ Stadium
20 – 21
Taia , Mead , Hoffman
Roberts (4/4)
11,450
Sunday, 1 May
Round 9
Melbourne Storm
Cbus Super Stadium
0 – 38
10,214
Monday, 16 May
Round 10
Sydney Roosters
Cbus Super Stadium
26 – 6
Paasi , Mead , McQueen , Zillman
Roberts (5/5)
9,363
Sunday, 22 May
Round 11
Penrith Panthers
Pepper Stadium
28 – 24
Bird , Paasi , Peats , Taylor , Don
Roberts (2/2), Taylor (2/3)
11,210
Round 12
Bye
Sunday, 5 June
Round 13
South Sydney Rabbitohs
nib Stadium
29 – 28
James (2), Taylor , Roberts , Hoffman
Roberts (3/4), Taylor (1/1) & (FG )
13,142
Saturday, 11 June
Round 14
Parramatta Eels
TIO Stadium
12 – 22
Don (2), Paasi
7,722
Monday, 20 June
Round 15
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Cbus Super Stadium
30 – 10
Douglas , Don , Hoffman , James , Macdonald
Roberts (5/6)
8,278
Sunday, 26 June
Round 16
Canberra Raiders
Cbus Super Stadium
22 – 30
Macdonald (2), McQueen , James
Roberts (3/4)
12,645
Saturday, 2 July
Round 17
New Zealand Warriors
Mt Smart Stadium
18 – 27
Hoffman , Macdonald , Cullen
Roberts (3/4)
15,107
Round 18
Bye
Friday, 15 July
Round 19
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jubilee Oval
32 – 12
Macdonald (2), McQueen , Peats , Mead , Don
Roberts (4/5)
8,256
Saturday, 23 July
Round 20
Parramatta Eels
Cbus Super Stadium
34 – 14
McQueen (2), Hurrell , Don , Taylor (5/5)
15,273
Monday, 1 August
Round 21
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Cbus Super Stadium
18 – 18
McQueen , Mead , Don
Roberts (3/3)
14,918
Sunday, 7 August
Round 22
New Zealand Warriors
Cbus Super Stadium
14 – 24
James , Hurrell , Don
Taylor (1/3)
25,109
Saturday, 13 August
Round 23
Wests Tigers
Campbelltown Stadium
19 – 18
Don (2), Hoffman , Macdonald
Taylor (1/2), Hayne (FG )
16,783
Saturday, 20 August
Round 24
Newcastle Knights
Hunter Stadium
26 – 6
James (2), McQueen , Douglas
Roberts (5/5)
10,960
Saturday, 27 August
Round 25
Penrith Panthers
Cbus Super Stadium
14 – 15
Pulu , Bird
Roberts (3/3)
18,288
Saturday, 3 September
Round 26
North Queensland Cowboys
1300SMILES Stadium
16 – 32
Mead , James , Hurrell
Roberts (2/3)
21,495
Legend : Win Loss Draw Bye
Finals [ ]
Ladder [ ]
1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches .
Statistics [ ]
Representatives [ ]
The following players have played a representative match in 2016.
References [ ]
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