| Year: | 2010 |
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| Font Colour: | black |
| League: | NRL |
| League Rank: | 4th |
| League Wins: | 16 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 10 |
| Points For: | 554 |
| Points Against: | 546 |
| Playoff Result: | Lost Preliminary Final (Sydney Roosters, 6–32) |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Coach Title: | Coach |
| Avg Attendance: | 17,877 |
| High Attendance: | 26,197 |
| Top Tries: | Kevin Gordon 12 |
| Top Goals: | Scott Prince 66 |
| Top Points: | Scott Prince 151 |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | Gold Coast Titans#Season summaries |
The 2010 Gold Coast Titans season was the 4th in the club's history and they competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership. They were coached by John Cartwright and captain by Scott Prince. Gold Coast finishing the regular season 4th (out of 16) and fell just one game short of the Grand Final losing to the Sydney Roosters in the Preliminary Final.
The Gold Coast Titans began the season with a come-from-behind 24–18 victory against the New Zealand Warriors at home. A golden point win over Souths followed, in what was a long match that didn't finish until around 11:30pm Queensland time (10:30pm Sydney time; as the match kicked off at 8:30pm). A 24–4 win over the Canberra Raiders at home followed before the Titans lost its first match of the season against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville. The Titans bounced back a week later to beat the Melbourne Storm at home before stumbling against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round six. The Titans then had a three-match winning streak before stumbling against rivals Brisbane in round ten, the Sydney Roosters in round 12 and the Canberra Raiders in round 13. The Titans got back on track with a 28–14 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at home, which was backed up with a win over the Bulldogs in round 15 before an unexpected defeat against the Newcastle Knights at home the following round. This trigged the Titans' second three-match losing streak in the season, however the Titans would emerge from their form slump and the dreaded State of Origin period with a golden point 11–10 victory over the Dragons at Kogarah where neither of the Gold Coast franchises had never won. They would lose only one more game for the rest of the regular season, against battlers Cronulla in Cronulla in the penultimate round of the season in what was also Greg Bird's return to the Shire since the Sharks sacked him in 2008.
Finishing fourth at the end of the season (a place lower than their 3rd finish in 2009), the Titans, as the only Queensland representation in the finals, entered the finals series with high expectations. They defeated the New Zealand Warriors easily 28–16 and as a result earned a week off (two of the top three teams lost on the weekend) and a home preliminary final at Suncorp Stadium. Unfortunately, the Titans saved their worst for last, losing 32–6 against the Sydney Roosters who progressed to the Grand Final a season after finishing last.
| width=4% | No | width=4% | Nat | width=13% | Player | width=9% | 1st Position | width=9% | 2nd Position | width=5% | Age | width=7% | Height | width=7% | Weight | width=8% | NRL Games | width=15% | Previous 1st Grade Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Preston Campbell | Fullback | Five-Eighth | width=5% | 32 | width=7% | 167 | width=7% | 75 | width=8% | 228 | Penrith Panthers | ||||||
| 2 | | Kevin Gordon | Wing | Fullback | width=5% | 19 | width=7% | 183 | width=7% | 90 | width=8% | 23 | None | ||||||
| 3 | | Esi Tonga | Centre | Wing | width=5% | 21 | width=7% | 190 | width=7% | 100 | width=8% | 17 | None | ||||||
| 4 | | Jordan Atkins | Wing | Centre | width=5% | 26 | width=7% | 188 | width=7% | 96 | width=8% | 23 | None | ||||||
| 5 | | David Mead | Wing | Fullback | width=5% | 20 | width=7% | 183 | width=7% | 90 | width=8% | 14 | None | ||||||
| 6 | | Mat Rogers | Five-Eighth | Centre | width=5% | 33 | width=7% | 178 | width=7% | 85 | width=8% | 178 | NSW Waratahs | ||||||
| 7 | | Scott Prince | Halfback | Five-Eighth | width=5% | 29 | width=7% | 177 | width=7% | 80 | width=8% | 215 | Wests Tigers | ||||||
| 8 | | Luke Bailey | Prop | width=5% | 29 | width=7% | 189 | width=7% | 108 | width=8% | 169 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | |||||||
| 9 | | Nathan Friend | Hooker | width=5% | 28 | width=7% | 170 | width=7% | 85 | width=8% | 105 | Melbourne Storm | |||||||
| 10 | | Matthew White | Prop | width=5% | 25 | width=7% | 189 | width=7% | 112 | width=8% | 36 | Newcastle Knights | |||||||
| 11 | | Anthony Laffranchi | Second Row | Prop | width=5% | 28 | width=7% | 185 | width=7% | 100 | width=8% | 165 | Wests Tigers | ||||||
| 12 | | Mark Minichiello | Second Row | Lock | width=5% | 27 | width=7% | 180 | width=7% | 98 | width=8% | 147 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ||||||
| 13 | | Ashley Harrison | Lock | Second Row | width=5% | 28 | width=7% | 188 | width=7% | 95 | width=8% | 196 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ||||||
| 14 | | Michael Henderson | Prop | width=5% | 25 | width=7% | 186 | width=7% | 103 | width=8% | 73 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | |||||||
| 15 | | Brad Meyers | Prop | Second Row | width=5% | 29 | width=7% | 190 | width=7% | 103 | width=8% | 148 | Bradford Bulls | ||||||
| 16 | | Luke O'Dwyer | Second Row | Centre | width=5% | 26 | width=7% | 180 | width=7% | 92 | width=8% | 73 | Parramatta Eels | ||||||
| 17 | | William Zillman | Fullback | Centre | width=5% | 23 | width=7% | 181 | width=7% | 90 | width=8% | 37 | Canberra Raiders | ||||||
| 18 | | Aaron Cannings | Prop | Lock | width=5% | 27 | width=7% | 187 | width=7% | 108 | width=8% | 95 | Parramatta Eels | ||||||
| 19 | | Will Matthews | Prop | Second Row | width=5% | 21 | width=7% | 187 | width=7% | 101 | width=8% | 23 | None | ||||||
| 20 | | Joe Tomane | Wing | Centre | width=5% | 19 | width=7% | 187 | width=7% | 101 | width=8% | 11 | Melbourne Storm | ||||||
| 21 | | Josh Graham | Centre | Lock | width=5% | 26 | width=7% | 190 | width=7% | 98 | width=8% | 49 | Western Force | ||||||
| 22 | | Sam Tagataese | Second Row | Centre | width=5% | 22 | width=7% | 192 | width=7% | 100 | width=8% | 23 | Melbourne Storm | ||||||
| 23 | | Shannon Walker | Fullback | Wing | width=5% | 20 | width=7% | 174 | width=7% | 81 | width=8% | 3 | None | ||||||
| 24 | | Bodene Thompson | Second Row | Centre | width=5% | 21 | width=7% | 183 | width=7% | 112 | width=8% | 2 | None | ||||||
| 25 | | Selasi Berdie | Prop | Second Row | width=5% | 23 | width=7% | 183 | width=7% | 100 | width=8% | 2 | None | ||||||
| 26 | | Kayne Lawton | Hooker | Halfback | width=5% | 20 | width=7% | 174 | width=7% | 83 | width=8% | 1 | None | ||||||
| 27 | | Greg Bird | Lock | Five-Eighth | width=5% | 25 | width=7% | 183 | width=7% | 102 | width=8% | 128 | Catalans Dragons | ||||||
| 28 | | Jackson Nicolau | Five-Eighth | Centre | width=5% | 22 | width=7% | 187 | width=7% | 90 | width=8% | 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | ||||||
| 29 | | Riley Brown | Hooker | Lock | width=5% | 25 | width=7% | 180 | width=7% | 96 | width=8% | 67 | Sydney Roosters | ||||||
| 30 | | Marshall Chalk | Centre | Wing | width=5% | 28 | width=7% | 181 | width=7% | 94 | width=8% | 84 | Canberra Raiders |
After playing the Titans last few matches of the 2010 NRL season with a broken thumb, Luke Bailey was awarded his second Paul Broughton Medal for the club's player of the year.[1]
| Players | Signed From | Until End of | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Bird | Catalans Dragons | |||
| Riley Brown | Sydney Roosters | |||
| Marshall Chalk | Crusaders | |||
| Steve Michaels | Brisbane Broncos (Mid-season) | |||
| Joe Tomane | Melbourne Storm | |||
| Clinton Toopi | Bay of Plenty |
| Players | Signed To | Until End of | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenton Bowen | Northern Pride (Queensland Cup) | |||
| Daniel Conn | Sydney Roosters | |||
| Brett Delaney | Leeds Rhinos | |||
| Ben Jeffery | Released | |||
| Chris Walker | Catalans Dragons |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 10 September | Qualifying Final | New Zealand Warriors | Skilled Park | 28 – 16 | Zillman (2), Toopi, Rogers, Gordon | Prince (4/6) | 27,026 | ||||
| Friday, 24 September | Preliminary Final | Sydney Roosters | Suncorp Stadium | 6 – 32 | Zillman | Prince (1/1) | 44,787 | ||||
| Legend: | |||||||||||
| width=13% | Player | width=9% | Position | width=7% | Tries | width=10% | Try Assists | width=7% | Metres | width=9% | Tackles | width=9% | Hit-Ups | width=9% | Line Breaks | width=12% | Line Break Assists | width=7% | Errors | width=11% | Offloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Bailey | Prop | 16 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Greg Bird | Five-Eight | 0 | 0 | 198 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Riley Brown | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Preston Campbell | Fullback | 1 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Nathan Friend | Hooker | 0 | 2 | 43 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Kevin Gordon | Wing | 3 | 0 | 246 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ashley Harrison | Lock | 0 | 0 | 209 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Anthony Laffranchi | Second Row | 2 | 0 | 192 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Will Matthews | Prop | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| David Mead | Wing | 1 | 0 | 271 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Brad Meyers | Prop | 0 | 0 | 174 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Mark Minichiello | Second Row | 0 | 0 | 174 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Scott Prince | Half back | 1 | 3 | 78 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Mat Rogers | Centre | 0 | 1 | 138 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Sam Tagataese | Second Row | 0 | 0 | 78 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Bodene Thompson | Prop | 0 | 0 | 142 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Joe Tomane | Centre | 2 | 1 | 269 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Matthew White | Prop | 0 | 0 | 84 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| William Zillman | Fullback | 1 | 0 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following players have played a representative match during the 2010 NRL Season.
Australian Kangaroos
Indigenous All Stars
NRL All Stars
NSW Country Origin
NSW City Origin
NSW Blues
QLD Maroons