# 2016 Gold Coast Titans season

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

* Round 1: Chris McQueen, John Olive, Tyrone Roberts, David Shillington and Ashley Taylor made their debuts for the club.
* Round 1: Nathan Davis and Leivaha Pulu made their first grade debuts.
* Round 1: John Olive scored his first career try.
* Round 2: Nathan Davis scored his first career try.
* Round 3: Tyrone Roberts played his 100th career game.
* Round 3: Ashley Taylor scored his first career try.
* Round 6: Cameron Cullen made his first grade debut and scored his first career try.
* Round 6: Anthony Don played his 50th career game.
* Round 8: Luke Douglas played his 100th game for the club.
* Round 11: Nathan Peats made his debut for the club.
* Round 12: Luke Douglas played his 250th career game.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Cameron Cullen | Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup) | 2016 |
| Nathan Davis | Parramatta Eels | ? |
| Nathan Friend | New Zealand Warriors | 2016 |
| Konrad Hurrell | New Zealand Warriors (Mid Season) | 2017 |
| Jeff Lynch | Canberra Raiders | 2016 |
| Chris McQueen | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2017 |
| John Olive | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2018 |
| Nathan Peats | Parramatta Eels (Mid Season) | 2017 |
| Leivaha Pulu | Wyong Roos (NSW Cup) | 2016 |
| Tyrone Roberts | Newcastle Knights | 2017 |
| David Shillington | Canberra Raiders | 2017 |
| Zeb Taia | Catalans Dragons (Super League) | 2017 |
| Ashley Taylor | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Caleb Binge | Wynnum Manly Seagulls (QLD Cup) | ? |
| Jamie Dowling | Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup) | ? |
| David Crampton | Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup) | ? |
| Kalifa Faifai Loa | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2017 |
| Beau Falloon | Leeds Rhinos (Super League) | 2016 |
| Jamal Fogarty | Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup) | ? |
| Kevin Gordon | Retirement | - |
| Christian Hazard | Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup) | ? |
| Shaun Hudson | North Queensland Cowboys | 2017 |
| Jai Ingram | Released | |
| Nate Myles | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 2018 |
| Chris Redman | Burleigh Bears (QLD Cup) | ? |
| Ben Ridge | Retirement | - |
| James Roberts | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 |
| Aidan Sezer | Canberra Raiders | 2018 |
| Dave Taylor | Catalans Dragons (Super League) | 2017 |
| Brad Tighe | Retirement | - |
| Matt White | Melbourne Storm | 2016 |

### Re-signings

| Player | Club | Until End of |
| Anthony Don | Gold Coast Titans | 2018 |
| Kane Elgey | Gold Coast Titans | 2018 |
| Ashley Taylor | Gold Coast Titans | 2018 |

## 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.
The Titans' squad for the tournament was:
* Greg Bird, Lachlan Burr, Nathan Davis, Anthony Don, Brian Kelly, Greg Leleisiuao, Jeff Lynch, Nene Macdonald, Chris McQueen, David Mead, Daniel Mortimer, Agnatius Paasi, Nathaniel Peteru, Tyrone Roberts, Matt Srama, Ashley Taylor, Shannon Walker and Shane Wright.
Piha Pool :
| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Gold Coast Titans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 4 |
| Canberra Raiders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 4 |
| Cronulla Sharks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 4 |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 0 |
| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 12 | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Knights | Newcastle Knights | 8 | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Knights | Newcastle Knights | 8 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 17 | | | |
| | | | Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Storm | 8 | | | |
| Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Storm | 14 | Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Storm | 8 | | | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 6 | | | | | | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 6 | | | | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 22 |
| | | | | | | New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand Warriors | 4 |
| New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand Warriors | 16 | | | | | | | New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand Warriors | 4 |
| Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 8 | | | | | | |
| Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 8 | New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand Warriors | 22 | | | |
| | | | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | 4 | | | |
| Manly Sea Eagles | Manly Sea Eagles | 4 | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | 4 | | | |
| Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | | | | | | |
| 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

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 10 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 10 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 10 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Melbourne | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | North Queensland | 10 | 16 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | 16 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | 16 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | | | | |
| | | | North Queensland | North Queensland | 26 | | | | |
| 9 Sept, Lang Park | 9 Sept, Lang Park | 9 Sept, Lang Park | Brisbane | Brisbane | 20 | 24 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 24 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 24 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | | | |
| 5 | Brisbane | 44 | | | | Melbourne | Melbourne | 14 | |
| 8 | Gold Coast | 28 | | | | Canberra | Canberra | 12 | 2 Oct, Stadium Australia | 2 Oct, Stadium Australia | 2 Oct, Stadium Australia |
| | | | | | | | | | Melbourne | Melbourne | 12 |
| 11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | | | | 23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | Cronulla | Cronulla | 14 |
| 6 | Penrith | 28 | | | | Cronulla | Cronulla | 32 | | |
| 7 | Canterbury | 12 | 17 Sept, Canberra Stadium | 17 Sept, Canberra Stadium | 17 Sept, Canberra Stadium | North Queensland | North Queensland | 20 | | |
| | | | Canberra | Canberra | 22 | | | | | | |
| 10 Sept, Canberra Stadium | 10 Sept, Canberra Stadium | 10 Sept, Canberra Stadium | Penrith | Penrith | 12 | | | | | |
| 2 | Canberra | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cronulla | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Friday, 9 September | Elimination Final | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 44 – 28 | McQueen (2), Hoffman, James, Mead | Roberts (4/5) | 43,170 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw ||||||||

#### Ladder

2016 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 563 | 302 | +261 | 42 |
| 2 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 456 | +232 | 39 |
| 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 580 | 404 | +176 | 39 |
| 4 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 355 | +229 | 34 |
| 5 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 434 | +120 | 34 |
| 6 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 506 | 448 | +58 | 32 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 508 | 497 | +11 | 27 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 499 | 607 | −108 | 26 |
| 10 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 601 | −88 | 24 |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 341 | 538 | −197 | 24 |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 473 | 549 | −76 | 22 |
| 13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 563 | −109 | 20 |
| 14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 298 | 324 | −26 | 18$^1$ |
| 15 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 576 | −133 | 16 |
| 16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 305 | 800 | −495 | 7 |
$^1$ Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

## Statistics

| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Greg Bird | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lachlan Burr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Cullen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nathan Davis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Anthony Don | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Luke Douglas | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Friend | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hoffman | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Konrad Hurrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan James | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Nene Macdonald | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris McQueen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David Mead | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Daniel Mortimer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kierran Moseley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olive | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Agnatius Paasi | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Nathan Peats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eddy Pettybourne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leivaha Pulu | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Roberts | 11 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 56 |
| David Shillington | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Zeb Taia | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Ashley Taylor | 12 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 53 |
| William Zillman | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | | 45 | 42 | 1 | 265 |

## Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2016.
| | All Stars match | City Vs Country | ANZAC Test | Pacific Test | State Of Origin 1 |
| Greg Bird | Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | New South Wales |
| Ryan James | Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - |
| Nene Macdonald | World All Stars | - | - | Papua New Guinea | - |
| David Mead | - | - | - | Papua New Guinea | - |
| Tyrone Roberts | Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - |