2007 Gold Coast Titans season

The 2007 Gold Coast Titans season was the first in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 12th (out of 16).

At the end of the season Luke Bailey and Anthony Laffranchi were named co-winners of the club's inaugural Paul Broughton Medal for best and fairest player of 2007.[1]

Season summary

The Gold Coast Titans' first ever trial match resulted in a 32-6 loss to the previous season's grand finalists Melbourne Storm, however wins over the Parramatta Eels and Penrith Panthers later on led to predictions for a bright start to the Titans' premiership campaign.

Their first premiership match was played against the St. George Illawarra Dragons at Suncorp Stadium on 18 March. After at one stage leading, the Titans lost a cliffhanger, 20-18. But this disappointment was soon erased with the club registering its first ever win against Ricky Stuart's Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Carrara Stadium the following round.

There were mixed results in the first half of the season; highlights included wins over Preston Campbell's old club the Penrith Panthers at Penrith in round four, the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium (a Titans home game) in round five in a match which was marred by a horrible leg injury to Michael Henderson and the virus-struck Parramatta Eels by 38-12 in round seven. The Parramatta side had blamed its loss to the Titans on its preparation of its squad whom at least half of them had been struck with illness in the week leading up to the match.

By round fifteen, everything seemed to be coming together. However, injuries to many players, none more so than captain Scott Prince, struck the Titans at the wrong end of the season and lost eight of its last ten matches (including a 56-10 loss to Canberra in round 18 and a final round 50-6 loss to the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne) to fall to 12th at the end of its inaugural season. Despite this, their first season was deemed not a failure but not a success either. Only wins over the Wests Tigers and Sydney Roosters, both at home, saved the Titans from a lower finish.

Results
RoundOpponentResultTit.Opp.DateVenueCrowd
Trial MatchMelbourne StormLoss 63217 FebBCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, NSW12,000
Trial MatchParramatta EelsWin221024 FebOakes Oval8,612
Trial MatchPenrith PanthersWin2862 MarCarrara Stadium13,457
1St George Illawarra DragonsLoss182018 MarSuncorp Stadium42,030
2Cronulla SharksWin181626 MarCarrara Stadium17,946
3Canterbury BulldogsLoss6221 AprTelstra Stadium14,675
4Penrith PanthersWin24228 AprCUA Stadium15,022
5Brisbane BroncosWin281613 AprSuncorp Stadium27,686
6Manly Sea EaglesLoss62022 AprBrookvale Oval

25,524

7Parramatta EelsWin381229 AprCarrara Stadium18,021
8North Queensland CowboysLoss10247 MayCarrara Stadium17,806
9Sydney RoostersLoss182413 MayAussie Stadium6,246
10St George Illawarra DragonsLoss102818 MayWIN Stadium12,058
11South Sydney RabbitohsWin251826 MayCarrara Stadium17,266
12Canberra RaidersWin2883 JunCarrara Stadium13,644
13BYE------
14Wests TigersWin161417 JunCampbelltown Stadium13,451
15Newcastle KnightsWin282223 JunCarrara Stadium15,306
16New Zealand WarriorsLoss62230 JuneCarrara Stadium17,608
17Brisbane BroncosLoss18196 JulSuncorp Stadium48,621
18Canberra RaidersLoss105615 JulCanberra Stadium9,136
19Canterbury BulldogsLoss123620 JulCarrara Stadium15,873
20South Sydney RabbitohsLoss142028 JulTelstra Stadium13,351
21Wests TigersWin30144 AugCarrara Stadium17,257
22New Zealand WarriorsLoss63011 AugMt Smart Stadium20,609
23Sydney RoostersWin221819 AugCarrara Stadium17,423
24Cronulla SharksLoss122825 AugToyota Stadium9,036
25Melbourne StormLoss6502 SepOlympic Park11,770
RoundPosition
110/16
29/16
312/16
410/16
57/16
69/16
76/16
89/16
910/16
1013/16
1112/16
129/16
138/16
146/16
154/16
167/16
179/16
1810/16
1911/16
2012/16
2111/16
2212/16
2311/16
2412/16
2512/16
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References
  1. abc.net.au (4 October 2007). "Bailey, Laffranchi share Titans' top honour". ABC News. Australia: ABC. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

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