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2015 Gold Coast Titans season
NRL Rank14th
2015 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 439; against: 636
Team information
CEOGraham Annesley
CoachNeil Henry
Captain
StadiumCbus Super Stadium - 27,400
Avg. attendance11,251
High attendance15,583
(vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs, Rd 12)
Top scorers
TriesJames Roberts (16)
GoalsAidan Sezer (51)
PointsAidan Sezer (115)
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The 2015 Gold Coast Titans season was the 9th in the club's history. Coached by Neil Henry and captained by Nate Myles, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership. Gold Coast finished the regular season in 14th (out of 16) and failed to qualify for the finals for the fifth consecutive year.

Season summary

On 12 December 2014, Greg Bird was axed as co-captain and fined $15,000 by the club after he was issued with a criminal infringement notice for urinating in public.[1] Paul Carter had his contact terminated by the club after his second drink-driving offence in a year.[2]

In late February 2015, five players were stood down by the Titans after being charged and issued with notices to appear in court in relation to drug offences by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission. The players were Greg Bird (two counts of supplying a dangerous drug), Jamie Dowling (seven counts of possession and two counts of supplying a dangerous drug), Kalifa Faifai Loa (one count of supplying a dangerous drug), Beau Falloon (four counts of supplying a dangerous drug) and Dave Taylor (One count of possession and one count of supplying a dangerous drug).[3][4] Ex-Titans Ashley Harrison (two counts of supplying a dangerous drug), Steve Michaels (10 counts of supplying a dangerous drug) and Joe Vickery (seven counts of supplying a dangerous drug) were also charged and issued with notices to appear in court.[5]

The charges against Bird, Falloon, Harrison and Fai Fai Loa were later dismissed due to insufficient evidence however Dowling, Taylor and Vickery were committed to stand trial against the charges.[6]

On 23 February 2015, the football club was placed in voluntary administration and their licence terminated by the NRL after the Board conceded the club could no longer meet its financial obligations, including staff and player salaries.[7] The NRL assumed full ownership of the Gold Coast Titans however Chairwoman Rebecca Frizelle, Directors Darryl Kelly and Paul Donovan remain on the board, with CEO Graham Annesley also remaining in his role.

In November 2015, the club announced the addition of four new independent Board members; Tony Hickey (Founder and Managing Partner, Hickey Lawyers); Trish Hogan (CEO, Pindara Private Hospital); Professor Ned Pankhurst (Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor, Griffith University); and Lynne Anderson (CEO, Australian Paralympic Committee).[8]

On 6 March 2015, it was announced Daly Cherry-Evans had signed a four-year, $4 million deal to play with the Titans starting in 2016.[9] Cherry-Evans later reneged on the deal to remain with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on a $10 million contract extension.[10]

Milestones

Squad List

See also: List of Gold Coast Titans players
Gold Coast Titans
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

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

Updated: 29 March 2015
Source(s): Titans Squad

Squad Movement

Gains

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Lachlan Burr Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2016
[11]
Davin Crampton Northern Pride
2015
[12]
David Hala Brisbane Broncos
2016
[12]
Josh Hoffman Brisbane Broncos
2017
[13]
Nene Macdonald Sydney Roosters (Mid Season)
2016
[14]
Kierran Moseley Penrith Panthers
2016
[15]
Nathaniel Peteru New Zealand Warriors (Mid Season)
2016
[16]
Eddy Pettybourne Wigan Warriors
2015
[17]
Chad Redman Newcastle Knights (Mid Season)
2015
[14]
Matt Robinson Penrith Panthers
2016
[11]
Ryan Simpkins Penrith Panthers
2016
[18]

Losses

Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Luke Bailey Retirement
-
[19]
Maurice Blair Hull KR
2016
[20]
Ashley Harrison Retirement
-
[21]
Beau Henry St. George Illawarra Dragons
2015
[22]
Mark Ioane St. George Illawarra Dragons (Mid Season)
2015
[23]
Sam Irwin Featherstone Rovers
2016
[24]
Albert Kelly Hull KR
2016
[20]
Tom Kingston Released
-
[25]
Steve Michaels Hull FC
2015
[26]
Mark Minichiello Hull FC
2016
[27]
Cody Nelson Parramatta Eels
2016
[28]
Brad Takairangi Parramatta Eels
2015
[29]

Re-Signings

Player Club Until End of Notes
Jed Cartwright Gold Coast Titans
2017
[30]
Kane Elgey Gold Coast Titans
2017
[31]
Brian Kelly Gold Coast Titans
2017
[30]
Karl Lawton Gold Coast Titans
2017
[32]
Agnatius Paasi Gold Coast Titans
2017
[33]
Eddy Pettybourne Gold Coast Titans
2017
[33]
Oshae Tuiasau Gold Coast Titans
2017
[30]

Contract lengths

Player 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Source
Caleb Binge
Gold Coast Titans
Released
Jamie Dowling
Gold Coast Titans
Released
Davin Crampton
Gold Coast Titans
Released
Kalifa Faifai Loa
Gold Coast Titans
St George Illawarra Dragons
[34]
Beau Falloon
Gold Coast Titans
Leeds Rhinos
[35]
Jamal Fogarty
Gold Coast Titans
Released
Kevin Gordon
Gold Coast Titans
Retirement
[36]
Christian Hazard
Gold Coast Titans
Released
Shaun Hudson
Gold Coast Titans
North Queensland Cowboys
[37]
Jai Ingram
Gold Coast Titans
Released
Nate Myles
Gold Coast Titans
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
[38]
Chad Redman
Gold Coast Titans
Released
Ben Ridge
Gold Coast Titans
Retirement
[39]
James Roberts
Gold Coast Titans
Brisbane Broncos
[40]
Aidan Sezer
Gold Coast Titans
Canberra Raiders
[41]
Dave Taylor
Gold Coast Titans
Catalans Dragons
[42]
Brad Tighe
Gold Coast Titans
Retirement
Matt White
Gold Coast Titans
Melbourne Storm
[43]
Lachlan Burr
Gold Coast Titans
[11]
Anthony Don
Gold Coast Titans
[44]
David Hala
Gold Coast Titans
[12]
Nene Macdonald
Gold Coast Titans
[14]
David Mead
Gold Coast Titans
[45]
Daniel Mortimer
Gold Coast Titans
[46]
Kierran Moseley
Gold Coast Titans
[15]
Nathaniel Peteru
Gold Coast Titans
[16]
Matt Robinson
Gold Coast Titans
[11]
Ryan Simpkins
Gold Coast Titans
[18]
Greg Bird
Gold Coast Titans
[47]
Jed Cartwright
Gold Coast Titans
[30]
Luke Douglas
Gold Coast Titans
[48]
Kane Elgey
Gold Coast Titans
[31]
Josh Hoffman
Gold Coast Titans
[13]
Ryan James
Gold Coast Titans
[49]
Brian Kelly
Gold Coast Titans
[30]
Karl Lawton
Gold Coast Titans
[32]
Agnatius Paasi
Gold Coast Titans
[33]
Eddy Pettybourne
Gold Coast Titans
[33]
Oshae Tuiasau
Gold Coast Titans
[30]
William Zillman
Gold Coast Titans
[50]

Ladder

2015 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 24 18 0 6 2 591 300 +291 40
2 Brisbane Broncos 24 17 0 7 2 574 379 +195 38
3 North Queensland Cowboys (P) 24 17 0 7 2 587 454 +133 38
4 Melbourne Storm 24 14 0 10 2 467 348 +119 32
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 522 480 +42 32
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 2 469 476 −7 32
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 13 0 11 2 465 467 −2 30
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 2 435 408 +27 28
9 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 0 13 2 458 492 −34 26
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 2 577 569 +8 24
11 Penrith Panthers 24 9 0 15 2 399 477 −78 22
12 Parramatta Eels 24 9 0 15 2 448 573 −125 22
13 New Zealand Warriors 24 9 0 15 2 445 588 −143 22
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 439 636 −197 22
15 Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 2 487 562 −75 20
16 Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 458 612 −154 20

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 7 February Trial 1 New Zealand Warriors Clive Berghoffer Stadium 22 – 12 Li, Tighe, Hudson, Hazard Elgey (2), Fogarty (1) 6,827
Saturday, 21 February Trial 2 North Queensland Cowboys Barlow Park 10 – 30 Srama, Gordon Sezer (1) –
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

NRL Auckland Nines

Main article: 2015 NRL Auckland Nines

The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on the 31 January and 1 February at Eden Park. The Titans featured in the Hunua Ranges pool and played the Raiders, Warriors and Tigers. The Titans won only one match and failed to qualify for the quarter finals.

Hunua Ranges Pool
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Wests Tigers 3 2 0 1 50 32 18 4
New Zealand Warriors 3 2 0 1 58 41 17 4
Gold Coast Titans 3 1 0 2 48 56 -8 2
Canberra Raiders 3 1 0 2 46 73 -27 2
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 31 January 2:45pm Round 1 New Zealand Warriors Eden Park 10 – 17 Hoffman, Sezer Daniel Mortimer (1)
Saturday, 31 January 6:15pm Round 2 Wests Tigers Eden Park 0 – 26
Sunday, 1 February 1:15m Round 3 Canberra Raiders Eden Park 38 – 13 Hoffman (2), Roberts (2), Hazard, Faifai Loa, Elgey Mortimer (2), Faifai Loa (2)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 7 March Round 1 Wests Tigers Cbus Super Stadium 18 – 19 Roberts (2), James Sezer (3/4) 14,319
Saturday, 14 March Round 2 Penrith Panthers Carrington Park 0 – 40 6,240
Sunday, 22 March Round 3 Newcastle Knights Cbus Super Stadium 18 – 20 Sezer (2), Don Sezer (3/3) 6,962
Saturday, 28 March Round 4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Remondis Stadium 24 – 22 Roberts (2), Taylor, Paasi Sezer (4/4) 9,566
Friday, 3 April Round 5 Brisbane Broncos Cbus Super Stadium 16 – 26 Don, Mead, James Sezer (2/3) 15,432
Saturday, 11 April Round 6 Parramatta Eels Pirtek Stadium 38 – 16 Roberts (3), Taylor, Zillman, Mead, Don Sezer (5/7) 11,136
Saturday, 18 April Round 7 Penrith Panthers Cbus Super Stadium 32 – 6 Zillman (2), Hoffman (2), Roberts Sezer (5/6), Bird (1/1) 9,244
Saturday, 25 April Round 8 New Zealand Warriors Mt. Smart Stadium 32 – 26 Elgey (2), Don, Moseley, Roberts, James Sezer (4/6) 15,102
Saturday, 9 May Round 9 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 16 – 56 Don (3) Sezer (2/3) 8,116
Saturday, 16 May Round 10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cbus Super Stadium 22 – 23 James, Mead, Don Sezer (5/6) 10,466
Round 11 Bye
Saturday, 30 May Round 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs Cbus Super Stadium 16 – 22 Don (2), Roberts Sezer (2/3) 15,583
Friday, 5 June Round 13 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval 27 – 20 Sezer, Elgey, Roberts, Don Sezer (4/5) & (FG), Mortimer (1/1) 7,103
Sunday, 14 June Round 14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cbus Super Stadium 28 – 14 James Roberts, Gordon, Tighe, Hoffman Sezer (4/5) 10,645
Saturday, 20 June Round 15 New Zealand Warriors Cbus Super Stadium 14 – 36 Hoffman, Burr, Roberts Sezer (1/2) 14,132
Sunday, 28 June Round 16 Sydney Roosters Central Coast Stadium 10 – 20 Don, Macdonald Roberts (1/1) 12,569
Round 17 Bye
Monday, 13 July Round 18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Cbus Super Stadium 6 – 38 Peteru Gordon (1/1) 9,632
Saturday, 18 July Round 19 Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium 2 – 30 Mortimer (1) 10,546
Friday, 24 July Round 20 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 0 – 34 27,665
Monday, 3 August Round 21 Parramatta Eels Cbus Super Stadium 24 – 14 Macdonald (2), Elgey, Roberts Sezer (4/4) 7,496
Sunday, 9 August Round 22 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 14 – 36 Elgey, Hoffman Sezer (3/3) 10,521
Sunday, 16 August Round 23 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Central Coast Stadium 14 – 36 Faifai Loa (2), Roberts Bird (1/2) 11,021
Sunday, 23 August Round 24 Canberra Raiders Cbus Super Stadium 28 – 12 Faifai Loa (2), Elgey, James, Macdonald Elgey (4/5) 8,762
Sunday, 30 August Round 25 St. George Illawarra Dragons Cbus Super Stadium 28 – 26 Taylor (2), Mead (2), Paasi Elgey (4/5) 12,335
Saturday, 5 September Round 26 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium 12 – 42 Faifai Loa, Hoffman Elgey (2/2) 16,977
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

Name App T G FG Pts
Greg Bird 12 0 2 0 4
Lachlan Burr 20 1 0 0 4
Anthony Don 16 12 0 0 48
Luke Douglas 24 0 0 0 0
Kane Elgey 16 6 10 0 44
Kalifa Faifai Loa 7 5 0 0 20
Beau Falloon 12 0 0 0 0
Kevin Gordon 6 1 1 0 6
David Hala 2 0 0 0 0
Josh Hoffman 24 6 0 0 24
Mark Ioane 6 0 0 0 0
Ryan James 21 5 0 0 20
Leva Li 1 0 0 0 0
Nene Macdonald 11 4 0 0 16
David Mead 22 5 0 0 20
Daniel Mortimer 17 0 2 0 4
Kierran Moseley 16 1 0 0 4
Nate Myles 16 0 0 0 0
Agnatius Paasi 18 2 0 0 8
Nathaniel Peteru 5 1 0 0 4
Eddy Pettybourne 21 0 0 0 0
Chad Redman 5 0 0 0 0
Ben Ridge 4 0 0 0 0
James Roberts 24 16 1 0 66
Matt Robinson 6 0 0 0 0
Aidan Sezer 18 3 51 1 115
Ryan Simpkins 6 0 0 0 0
Matt Srama 3 0 0 0 0
Dave Taylor 19 4 0 0 16
Brad Tighe 5 1 0 0 4
Matt White 15 0 0 0 0
William Zillman 10 3 0 0 12
Totals 76 67 1 439

Source:[51]

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2015.

All Stars match City Vs Country ANZAC Test Pacific Test State Of Origin 1 State Of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Kiwis Tour
Josh Hoffman
Indigenous All Stars
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ryan James
Indigenous All Stars
Country
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kierran Moseley
Indigenous All Stars
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dave Taylor
NRL All Stars
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Brad Tighe
Indigenous All Stars
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
David Mead
-
Country
-
-
-
-
-
-
James Roberts
-
City
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greg Bird
-
-
Australia
-
-
-
-
-
Nate Myles
-
-
Australia
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
-

Honours

League

Club

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