# 2012 Gold Coast Titans season

The 2012 Gold Coast Titans season was 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.

## 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.
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 Movement
### Gains

| Players | Signed From | Until End of |
| Beau Champion | Melbourne Storm | 2014 |
| Luke Douglas | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2014 |
| Beau Falloon | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2013 |
| Phil Graham | Sydney Roosters | 2012 |
| Jamal Idris | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2016 |
| Nate Myles | Sydney Roosters | 2015 |
| Aidan Sezer | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2013 |

### Losses

| Players | Signed To | Until End of |
| Riley Brown | Released | - |
| Preston Campbell | Retirement | - |
| Luke Capewell | Brisbane Broncos | 2012 |
| Nathan Friend | New Zealand Warriors | 2013 |
| Anthony Laffranchi | St. Helens | 2013 |
| Will Matthews | St George Illawarra Dragons | 2013 |
| Brad Meyers | Retirement | - |
| Mat Rogers | Retirement | - |
| Esikeli Tonga | Parramatta Eels | 2013 |
| Clinton Toopi | Retirement | - |

### Re-signings

| Players | Club | Until End of |
| Steve Michaels | Gold Coast Titans | 2015 |
| Mark Minichiello | Gold Coast Titans | 2014 |
| Jordan Rankin | Gold Coast Titans | 2014 |
| Ben Ridge | Gold Coast Titans | 2015 |
| Matthew White | Gold Coast Titans | 2015 |
| William Zillman | Gold Coast Titans | 2017 |

## Ladder

2012 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 568 | 369 | +199 | 40 |
| 2 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 579 | 361 | +218 | 38 |
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 559 | 438 | +121 | 36 |
| 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 497 | 403 | +94 | 36 |
| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 445 | +152 | 34 |
| 6 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 545 | 536 | +9 | 30 |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 445 | 441 | +4 | 29 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 481 | 447 | +34 | 28 |
| 9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 405 | 438 | -33 | 26 |
| 10 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 506 | 551 | -45 | 26 |
| 11 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 449 | 477 | -28 | 24 |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 448 | 488 | -40 | 24 |
| 13 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 462 | 626 | -164 | 21 |
| 14 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 497 | 609 | -112 | 20 |
| 15 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 409 | 575 | -166 | 20 |
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 431 | 674 | -243 | 16 |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Saturday, 4 February | Trial 1 | New Zealand Warriors | North Harbour Stadium | 10 – 26 | Vickery, Dowling | Rankin (1) | 10,500 |
| Saturday, 11 February | Trial 2 | Brisbane Broncos | Pizzey Park | 18 – 16 | Minichiello (2), Rankin | Prince (3) | 7,252 |
| Saturday, 18 February | Trial 3 | 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

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Saturday, 3 March | Round 1 | North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 18 – 0 | Idris (2), Michaels | Prince (3/5) | 16,311 |
| Saturday, 10 March | Round 2 | Canberra Raiders | Skilled Park | 12 – 24 | Rankin, Peyroux | Prince (2/2) | 11,378 |
| Saturday, 17 March | Round 3 | Melbourne Storm | Skilled Park | 6 – 30 | Michaels | Prince (1/1) | 11,254 |
| Saturday, 24 March | Round 4 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium | 6 – 26 | O'Dwyer | Prince (1/1) | 12,915 |
| Sunday, 1 April | Round 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Skilled Park | 20 – 30 | Bird, Lawrence, Gordon, Myles | Prince (2/4) | 14,344 |
| Saturday, 7 April | Round 6 | Sydney Roosters | Skilled Park | 12 – 18 | Mead (2) | Prince (2/2) | 11,478 |
| Saturday, 14 April | Round 7 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 26 – 14 | Sezer, Idris, Mead, Gordon | Prince (5/6) | 11,619 |
| Friday, 27 April | Round 8 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 6 – 26 | Peyroux | Prince (1/1) | 30,083 |
| Saturday, 5 May | Round 9 | Wests Tigers | Skilled Park | 14 – 15 | Gordon, Mead | Sezer (3/3) | 14,254 |
| Friday, 11 May | Round 10 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Suncorp Stadium | 25 – 14 | Prince, Srama, Idris, Minichiello | Sezer (2/3) & (FG), Prince (2/3) | 41,273 |
| | Round 11 | Bye | | | | | |
| Saturday, 26 May | Round 12 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 24 – 14 | Srama, Mead, Myles, Bird | Prince (4/5) | 15,792 |
| Friday, 1 June | Round 13 | North Queensland Cowboys | Skilled Park | 28 – 12 | Champion (2), Gordon, Bird, Harrison | Prince (4/5) | 12,092 |
| Sunday, 10 June | Round 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Toyota Stadium | 12 – 22 | Srama, Champion | Sezer (2/2) | 8,635 |
| Sunday, 17 June | Round 15 | Penrith Panthers | Skilled Park | 36 – 18 | Sezer (2), Mead, Michaels, Lawrence, O'Dwyer | Prince (6/6) | 11,591 |
| Friday, 22 June | Round 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 6 – 8 | Prince | Prince (1/1) | 10,194 |
| | Round 17 | Bye | | | | | |
| Saturday, 7 July | Round 18 | New Zealand Warriors | Skilled Park | 14 – 32 | Champion, Gordon, Mead | Prince (1/3) | 17,134 |
| Sunday, 15 July | Round 19 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium | 38 – 26 | Zillman (2), Michaels (2), Gordon, Douglas, Falloon, O'Dwyer | Prince (3/8) | 8,240 |
| Friday, 20 July | Round 20 | Brisbane Broncos | Skilled Park | 14 – 10 | Mead, Bailey | Prince (3/3) | 20,067 |
| Friday, 27 July | Round 21 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 36 – 16 | Zillman (2), Prince, Idris, Falloon, Srama | Prince (6/7) | 8,134 |
| Sunday, 5 August | Round 22 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Skilled Park | 18 – 22 | Michaels, Sezer, Gordon | Prince (3/3) | 20,187 |
| Friday, 10 August | Round 23 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 16 – 24 | Michaels, Ridge, Mead | Prince (2/3) | 9,108 |
| Sunday, 19 August | Round 24 | Parramatta Eels | Skilled Park | 24 – 16 | Zillman, Myles, Michaels, Gordon | Prince (4/5) | 14,159 |
| Saturday, 25 August | Round 25 | Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium | 22 – 36 | Mead, Prince, Zillman, Minichiello | Prince (3/4) | 7,297 |
| Saturday, 1 September | Round 26 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Skilled Park | 16 – 24 | Gordon (2), Falloon | Prince (2/3) | 14,927 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye ||||||||

## Statistics

| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| 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 |
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## Representative honours

The following players played a representative match in 2012.
Australian Kangaroos
* Greg Bird
* Nate Myles
Indigenous All Stars
* Greg Bird
* Jamal Idris
* Scott Prince
NSW Blues
* Greg Bird
NSW Country
* Greg Bird
* Luke Douglas
NRL All Stars
* Luke Bailey
Queensland Maroons
* Ashley Harrison
* Nate Myles