# 2013 Gold Coast Titans season

The 2013 Gold Coast Titans season was the 7th in the club's history. Coached by John Cartwright and co-captained by Greg Bird and Nate Myles, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership. Gold Coast finished the regular season in 9th (out of 16) and failed to qualify the finals for the third consecutive year.

## Season summary
### Milestones

* Round 1: Albert Kelly, Brad Takairangi and Dave Taylor made their debuts for the club.
* Round 2: Greg Bird scored his 50th career try.
* Round 2: The club recorded their biggest ever win, 36 points.
* Round 3: Ryan James scored his 1st career try.
* Round 3: Ashley Harrison played his 250th career game.
* Round 4: Steve Michaels played his 50th game for the club.
* Round 6: Anthony Don and Sam Irwin made their first grade debuts.
* Round 8: Mark Ioane made his first grade debut.
* Round 10: William Zillman played his 100th game for the club.
* Round 11: The club recorded their biggest ever win, 38 points.
* Round 11: The club scored 40+ points for the first time in their history, with 42.
* Round 12: Jamal Idris played his 100th career game.
* Round 12: Shane Gray made his first grade debut.
* Round 16: Ashley Harrison played his 100th game for the club.
* Round 17: Jahrome Hughes and Hymel Hunt made their first grade debuts.
* Round 17: Greg Bird played his 200th career game and Matt Srama played his 50th career game.
* Round 21: Jamie Dowling scored his first career try.
* Round 22: Luke O'Dwyer played his 100th game for the club.
* Round 22: David Mead scored his 50th career try.
* Round 23: Kevin Gordon scored his 50th career try.
* Round 24: Mark Minichiello played his 150th game for the club.
* Round 25: Luke Bailey played his 250th career game.
* Round 26: Beau Falloon played his 50th career game.

## Squad Movement
### Gains

| Players | Signed From | Until End of |
| Marmin Barba | Parramatta Eels | 2014 |
| Mark Ioane | Canberra Raiders | 2013 |
| Albert Kelly | Unattached | 2014 |
| Matty Russell | Wigan Warriors (Super League) | 2014 |
| Brad Takairangi | Sydney Roosters | 2015 |
| Dave Taylor | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2014 |

### Losses

| Players | Signed To | Until End of |
| Beau Champion | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2014 |
| Phil Graham | Retirement | - |
| Michael Henderson | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2013 |
| Brenton Lawrence | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 2015 |
| Kayne Lawton | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 2013 |
| Dominique Peyroux | New Zealand Warriors | 2014 |
| Scott Prince | Brisbane Broncos | 2014 |
| Bodene Thompson | Wests Tigers | 2014 |
| Joe Vickery | Leeds Rhinos (Super League) | 2013 |

### Re-signings

| Players | Club | Until End of |
| Luke Bailey | Gold Coast Titans | 2014 |
| Greg Bird | Gold Coast Titans | 2017 |
| Ashley Harrison | Gold Coast Titans | 2015 |
| Mark Ioane | Gold Coast Titans | 2015 |
| Albert Kelly | Gold Coast Titans | 2015 |
| David Mead | Gold Coast Titans | 2016 |
| Aidan Sezer | Gold Coast Titans | 2015 |

### Contract Lengths

| Player | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Luke O'Dwyer | Gold Coast Titans | Retirement | Retirement | Retirement | Retirement |
| Beau Falloon | Gold Coast Titans | | | | |
| Beau Henry | Gold Coast Titans | | | | |
| Luke Bailey | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Marmin Barba | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Luke Douglas | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Kevin Gordon | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Ryan James | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Mark Minichiello | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Jordan Rankin | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Matthew Russell | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Matt Srama | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Dave Taylor | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | | |
| Ashley Harrison | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | |
| Mark Ioane | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | |
| Albert Kelly | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | |
| Steve Michaels | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | |
| Nate Myles | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | |
| Ben Ridge | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | |
| Aidan Sezer | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | |
| Brad Takairangi | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | |
| Matt White | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | | |
| Jamal Idris | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | |
| David Mead | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | |
| Greg Bird | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans |
| William Zillman | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans |

## Ladder

2013 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 640 | 325 | +315 | 40 |
| 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 588 | 384 | +204 | 40 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 589 | 373 | +216 | 37 |
| 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 588 | 366 | +222 | 35 |
| 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 468 | 460 | +8 | 32 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 529 | 463 | +66 | 30 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 528 | 422 | +106 | 29 |
| 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 507 | 431 | +76 | 28 |
| 9 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 500 | 518 | −18 | 26 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 532 | −37 | 26 |
| 11 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 554 | −59 | 26 |
| 12 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 434 | 477 | −43 | 25 |
| 13 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 434 | 624 | −190 | 24 |
| 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 379 | 530 | −151 | 18 |
| 15 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 386 | 687 | −301 | 18 |
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 326 | 740 | −414 | 14 |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Saturday, 9 February | Trial 1 | New Zealand Warriors | Pizzey Park | 42 – 24 | Don (2), O'Dare (2), Michaels, Falloon, Rankin | Henry (3), Rankin (4) | 5,500 |
| Saturday, 16 February | Trial 2 | Brisbane Broncos | Dolphin Oval | 16 – 14 | Kelly, Mead, Falloon | Sezer (2) | 4,510 |
| Saturday, 23 February | Trial 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | Virgin Australia Stadium | 28 – 10 | Mead, James, Bird, Idris, Irwin | Sezer (4) | 8,000 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw ||||||||

### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Sunday, 10 March | Round 1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sharks Stadium | 10 – 12 | Mead, Taylor | Sezer (1/2) | 17,541 |
| Sunday, 17 March | Round 2 | Canberra Raiders | Skilled Park | 36 – 0 | Kelly (2), Srama (2), Bird, Gordon | Sezer (6/7) | 12,267 |
| Saturday, 23 March | Round 3 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Skilled Park | 16 – 14 | James, Mead | Sezer (4/4) | 13,168 |
| Sunday, 31 March | Round 4 | Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium | 28 – 10 | Gordon (2), Mead, Bird, Michaels | Sezer (4/5) | 8,181 |
| Friday, 5 April | Round 5 | Brisbane Broncos | Skilled Park | 12 – 32 | Kelly, Falloon | Bird (2/2) | 22,749 |
| Sunday, 14 April | Round 6 | Parramatta Eels | Skilled Park | 28 – 22 | Don, Harrison, Minichiello, Kelly | Henry (6/6) | 12,047 |
| Sunday, 28 April | Round 7 | Newcastle Knights | Skilled Park | 6 – 30 | Kelly | Sezer (1/1) | 14,201 |
| Sunday, 5 May | Round 8 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium | 24 – 25 | Idris (2), Zillman, Don | Sezer (4/4) | 9,465 |
| Sunday, 12 May | Round 9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Skilled Park | 15 – 14 | Zillman (2) | Sezer (3/3) & (FG) | 12,117 |
| Friday, 17 May | Round 10 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 6 – 32 | Mead | Sezer (1/1) | 34,596 |
| Sunday, 26 May | Round 11 | Parramatta Eels | Mudgee Stadium | 42 – 4 | Gordon (2), Idris (2), Don, Takairangi, Kelly | Sezer (7/7) | 9,132 |
| Sunday, 2 June | Round 12 | North Queensland Cowboys | Skilled Park | 31 – 12 | Zillman (2), Kelly (2), Minichiello | Sezer (5/5) & (FG) | 12,790 |
| | Round 13 | Bye | | | | | |
| Sunday, 16 June | Round 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Barlow Park | 24 – 30 | Kelly (2), Gordon, Zillman | Sezer (4/4) | 16,118 |
| Monday, 24 June | Round 15 | Melbourne Storm | Skilled Park | 18 – 12 | Gordon, Don, O'Dwyer | Sezer (3/4) | 13,044 |
| Sunday, 30 June | Round 16 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 16 – 46 | Gordon, Bird, Mead | Sezer (2/3) | 9,208 |
| Saturday, 6 July | Round 17 | Penrith Panthers | TIO Stadium | 18 – 40 | Mead (2), Kelly | Sezer (3/4) | 8,050 |
| | Round 18 | Bye | | | | | |
| Sunday, 21 July | Round 19 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 20 – 38 | Gordon (2), Mead, Sezer | Sezer (2/4) | 11,905 |
| Saturday, 27 July | Round 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Skilled Park | 4 – 32 | Gordon | Sezer (0/1) | 20,392 |
| Sunday, 4 August | Round 21 | Wests Tigers | Skilled Park | 36 – 6 | Dowling, Mead, Takairangi, Taylor, Minichiello, O'Dwyer | Sezer (6/7) | 11,731 |
| Monday, 12 August | Round 22 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium | 26 – 16 | Gordon (3), Mead | Sezer (5/6) | 10,373 |
| Saturday, 17 August | Round 23 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium | 10 – 22 | Mead, Gordon | Sezer (1/2) | 12,003 |
| Saturday, 24 August | Round 24 | New Zealand Warriors | Skilled Park | 22 – 24 | James (2), Takairangi, Don | Sezer (3/4) | 15,786 |
| Sunday, 1 September | Round 25 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 30 – 22 | Michaels, Falloon, Don, Takairangi, Taylor | Sezer (5/5) | 17,542 |
| Saturday, 7 September | Round 26 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 22 – 23 | Taylor, Takairangi, Don | Sezer (5/5) | 13,826 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye ||||||||

## Statistics

| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Jordan Atkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Bailey | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Bird | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Anthony Don | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Luke Douglas | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Dowling | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Beau Falloon | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kevin Gordon | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Harrison | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Beau Henry | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Jahrome Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hymel Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Idris | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Mark Ioane | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Irwin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan James | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Albert Kelly | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| David Mead | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Steve Michaels | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Minichiello | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Nate Myles | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke O'Dwyer | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jordan Rankin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Ridge | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Sezer | 22 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 156 |
| Matt Srama | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brad Takairangi | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dave Taylor | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| William Zillman | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | | 83 | 83 | 2 | 500 |
Source:

## Representative honours

The following players have played a representative match in 2013.
| | All Stars | City vs Country | ANZAC Test | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | World Cup (All Games) |
| Greg Bird | Indigenous All Stars | - | Australia | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | Australia |
| Luke Douglas | - | - | - | - | - | - | Scotland |
| Ashley Harrison | NRL All Stars | - | - | Queensland | - | - | - |
| Jamal Idris | - | Country | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan James | Indigenous All Stars | Country | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Mead | - | - | - | - | - | - | Papua New Guinea |
| Mark Minichiello | - | - | - | - | - | - | Italy |
| Nate Myles | - | - | Australia | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | Australia |
| Matty Russell | - | - | - | - | - | - | Scotland |
| Aidan Sezer | Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brad Takairangi | - | - | - | - | - | - | Cook Islands |