2011 Gold Coast Titans season

The 2011 Gold Coast Titans season was the 5th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership coached by John Cartwright and captained by Scott Prince. Gold Coast finished the regular season 16th (out of 16), failing to make the finals and collecting the wooden spoon for the first time in the club's history.

2011 Gold Coast Titans season
NRL Rank16th
2011 recordWins: 6; Draws: 0; Losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 363; Against: 629
Team information
CEOMichael Searle
CoachJohn Cartwright
Captain
StadiumSkilled Park
Avg. Attend.15,428
High. Attend.21,729
Top scorers
TriesDavid Mead (16)
GoalsScott Prince (38)
PointsScott Prince (96)
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Season Summary

The Gold Coast Titans started the season poorly with three first up losses to the reigning premiers St. George Illawarra Dragons, then a 40–12 smashing at the hands of the Melbourne Storm before losing to archrivals the Brisbane Broncos at home. It seemed after the loss to Melbourne that the Titans would never recover and its fans were forecasting a very long season ahead.

Round 4 saw the Titans register their first win for the 2011 season with a 23–22 golden point win over the Canberra Raiders thanks to a Greg Bird field goal in the 2nd minute of extra time. The winning feeling was short-lived with a 10-point loss to the North Queensland Cowboys the following week. Things improved however with the signing of Bulldogs centre Jamal Idris for 5 years and a win against the Wests Tigers in round 6. Round 7 saw the Titans lose their fifth game of the season with the Parramatta Eels scoring a try with 37 seconds remaining to give them a 22–18 victory. A win over the Sydney Roosters in round 8 saw the Titans improve their win-loss record 3–5, and Nathan Friend become the first player to play 100 games for the Titans. This would be the Titans' last win for a while as they lost their next four games, including three at home.

The Titans emerged briefly from their losing streak to beat a depleted St. George Illawarra Dragons missing six players due to Origin before entering a five-game losing streak which included a 36–12 loss to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, which is their worst ever defeat at Skilled Park. To help counter their poor form and last place on the ladder, the Titans lured former dual-international Mat Rogers out of retirement to play out the remainder of the 2011 NRL season.[1] The return did little to change the luck of the Titans with Rogers breaking his foot in his very first game back (although he did achieve a milestone in his comeback, with this being his 200th NRL game) and their poor season continuing with a 22–6 loss against the New Zealand Warriors in round 18. It only got worse for the Titans, with 3 more losses from as many games, including a 30-point thrashing from the Newcastle Knights in round 21.

Round 22 saw the Titans rebound with a gutsy 20–16 win over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks but came at a price, with captain Scott Prince breaking his arm and being ruled out for the remainder of the season. The loss of Prince saw retiring club legend Preston Campbell elevated to captain but faced a tough debut against the ladder leading Melbourne Storm.[2] Melbourne easily handled the Titans beating them by 24 points, the game also saw Preston Campbell play his 100th game for the Titans. Round 24 saw the Titans jump two spaces clear of the bottom of the ladder thanks to a 26–18 victory over the Canberra Raiders in front of their lowest ever home crowd of just 10,230.

The Titans had a chance to secure safety from the wooden spoon with a win in Round 25 against the Tigers but instead were soundly beaten by 19 points. Round 26 saw the 15th-placed Titans play the 16th-placed Parramatta Eels in the so-called "Wooden Spoon Showdown", with the loser taking out the wooden spoon for the 2011 season. Despite home ground advantage and wanting to send retiring Preston Campbell out a winner, the Titans gave the Eels a 22-point lead at halftime. The lead proved too much for the Titans, eventually losing 32–12 and collecting the club's first wooden spoon.

Milestones

Awards

Luke Bailey won a record third Paul Broughton Medal for the club's best and fairest player and also won Clubman of the Year.[3] Matt Srama won Titan's Rookie of the Year while Kevin Gordon who missed the majority of the season with a knee injury won the Community Award. David Mead was awarded Try of the Year for his impressive one-handed pickup from a Scott Prince kick in Round 22 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Retiring club legend Preston Campbell took home the Members Choice Player of the Year and became the second inductee into the Titan's Hall of Fame.[4]

Squad List

Gold Coast Titans
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Trevor Gillmeister
  • Steve Murphy
  • Chris McLellan (head strength & conditioning)
  • Ronnie Palmer (strength & conditioning / rehab)
  • Dan Ferris (strength & conditioning assistant)

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 16 August 2011
Source(s): Titans Squad, Coaches & Trainers

Squad Movement

Gains

PlayersPrevious ClubUntil End ofNotes
Luke Capewell South Sydney Rabbitohs
?
[5]
Beau Henry Newcastle Knights (Mid-season)
2013
[6]
Mat RogersRetired
2011
[1]
Joe Vickery St George Illawarra Dragons
?
[5]

Losses

PlayersClubUntil End ofNotes
Jordan Atkins Parramatta Eels
2012
[7]
Mat RogersRetired
[8]
Sam Tagataese Cronulla Sharks (Mid-season)
2013
[9]
Joe TomaneBrumbies (Mid-season)
2013
[10]
Shannon WalkerARU 7's (Mid-season)
?
[11]

Re-signings

PlayersClubUntil End ofNotes
Luke Bailey Gold Coast Titans
2013
[12]
Preston Campbell Gold Coast Titans
2012
[13]
Ashley Harrison Gold Coast Titans
2013
[14]
Matt Srama Gold Coast Titans
2014
[15]

Ladder

2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2419-5252130821342
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 2418-6253933120840
3 Brisbane Broncos 2418-6251137213940
4 Wests Tigers 2415-925194308934
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 241419248334114233
6 New Zealand Warriors 2414-10250439311132
7 North Queensland Cowboys 2414-1025324805232
8 Newcastle Knights 2412-1224784433528
9 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2412-122449489-4028
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2411-132531562-3126
11 Sydney Roosters 2410-142417500-8324
12 Penrith Panthers 249-152430517-8722
13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 247-172428557-12918
14 Parramatta Eels 2461172385538-15317
15 Canberra Raiders 246-182423623-20016
16 Gold Coast Titans 246-182363629-26616

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 12 FebruaryTrial 1 Brisbane BroncosKougari Oval18 – 42Tonga (2), Tagataese, O'DwyerVickery (1)3,500
Saturday, 19 FebruaryTrial 2 South Sydney RabbitohsBCU International Stadium42 – 4Campbell (2), Toopi, Mead, Vickery, Bird, Michaels, PeyrouxVickery (3), Prince (1), Rankin (1)6,125
Saturday, 26 FebruaryTrial 3 North Queensland CowboysBarlow Park24 – 22Gordon, Prince, Mead, TomanePrince (4)-
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 12 MarchRound 1 St. George Illawarra DragonsSkilled Park16 – 25Michaels, Harrison, TagataesePrince (2/3)21,729
Saturday, 19 MarchRound 2 Melbourne StormAAMI Park12 – 40Capwell, ZillmanPrince (2/2)12,391
Friday, 25 MarchRound 3 Brisbane BroncosSkilled Park8 – 14MichaelsPrince (2/2)20,226
Saturday, 2 AprilRound 4 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium23 – 22Bird, Meyers, Thompson, LaffranchiCampbell (2/2), Bird (1/2) & (FG)12,165
Friday, 8 AprilRound 5 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium12 – 22Michaels, TongaPrince (2/2)13,651
Friday, 15 AprilRound 6 Wests TigersSkilled Park20 – 14Zillman (2), Prince, MinichielloPrince (2/4)17,221
Sunday, 24 AprilRound 7 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium18 – 22Michaels, Bird, ZillmanPrince (3/3)10,052
Saturday, 30 AprilRound 8 Sydney RoostersSkilled Park24 – 13Zillman (2), Michaels, MeadPrince (4/4)15,177
Sunday, 8 MayRound 9 New Zealand WarriorsSkilled Park14 – 34Mead (3)Prince (1/3)17,285
Monday, 16 MayRound 10 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSkilled Park12 – 16Prince, TongaPrince (2/2)12,360
Round 11Bye
Friday, 27 MayRound 12 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSuncorp Stadium6 – 28PrincePrince (1/1)32,283
Saturday, 4 JuneRound 13 Penrith PanthersSkilled Park10 – 23Mead, CampbellPrince (1/2)12,262
Friday, 10 JuneRound 14 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval28 – 14Tomane, Prince, Minichiello, Mead, SramaPrince (4/6)10,139
Friday, 17 JuneRound 15 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium8 – 31Mead, TomanePrince (0/2)8,021
Saturday, 25 JuneRound 16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSkilled Park12 – 36Mead, Tonga, MichaelsPrince (0/3)12,997
Round 17Bye
Friday, 8 JulyRound 18 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium6 – 22ZillmanPrince (1/2)10,780
Friday, 15 JulyRound 19 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium10 – 30Michaels, MeadPrince (1/2)31,035
Saturday, 23 JulyRound 20 North Queensland CowboysSkilled Park20 – 28Zillman (2), MichaelsPrince (4/4)15,741
Sunday, 31 JulyRound 21 Newcastle KnightsAusgrid Stadium20 – 50Mead, Prince, Bird, ThompsonPrince (2/4)17,327
Saturday, 6 AugustRound 22 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium20 – 16Mead (2), ZillmanPrince (4/5)6,313
Saturday, 13 AugustRound 23 Melbourne StormSkilled Park16 – 40Michaels, Thompson, MeadCampbell (2/4)11,663
Saturday, 20 AugustRound 24 Canberra RaidersSkilled Park26 – 18Peyroux, Matthews, Mead, MichaelsCampbell (5/5)10,230
Monday, 29 AugustRound 25 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium10 – 39Minichiello, MeadCampbell (1/2)14,378
Saturday, 3 SeptemberRound 26 Parramatta EelsSkilled Park12 – 32O'Dwyer, MeadCampbell (1/1), Laffranchi (1/1)18,265
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

NameAppTGFGPts
Luke Bailey210000
Greg Bird1931115
Riley Brown60000
Preston Campbell19111026
Luke Capewell71004
Nathan Friend40000
Kevin Gordon20000
Ashley Harrison131004
Michael Henderson160000
Beau Henry40000
Ryan James140000
Anthony Laffranchi141106
Brenton Lawrence90000
Kayne Lawton10000
Will Matthews51004
David Mead24160064
Brad Meyers21004
Steve Michaels23100040
Mark Minichiello2330012
Luke O'Dwyer191004
Dominique Peyroux41004
Scott Prince19538096
Jordan Rankin80000
Ben Ridge110000
Mat Rogers10000
Matt Srama141004
Sam Tagataese81004
Bodene Thompson2230012
Joe Tomane32008
Esikeli Tonga1230012
Clinton Toopi130000
Matthew White230000
William Zillman24100040
Totals65511363

Source:[16]

Representative honours

The following players played a representative match during the 2011 NRL Season.

Indigenous All Stars

NSW Blues

NSW City Origin

NRL All Stars

Queensland Maroons

Prime Minister's XIII

References

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  8. Morton, Jim. "In-form Mat Rogers announces retirement". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
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