2008 Gold Coast Titans season explained

Year:	2008
Team Colour:	66B3FF
Font Colour:	black
League:	NRL
League Rank:	13th
League Wins:	10
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	14
Points For:	476
Points Against:	586
Ceo Title:	CEO
Coach Title:	Coach
Avg Attendance:	21,618
High Attendance:	27,176
Top Tries:	Anthony Laffranchi (12)
Top Goals:	Scott Prince (51)
Top Points:	Scott Prince (124)
List:	yes
List Link:	Gold Coast Titans#Season summaries

The 2008 Gold Coast Titans season was the 2nd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2008 Telstra Premiership coached by John Cartwright and co-captained by Luke Bailey and Scott Prince. After 10 rounds of the premiership the Titans found themselves leading the competition with 7 wins from 9 games before slumping to finish the regular season 13th (out of 16) and failing to make the finals. Preston Campbell was awarded the Paul Broughton Medal for the club's player of the year.^[1]

Summary

Milestones

Round 1: Four players made their debuts for the club; Jordan Atkins, Aaron Cannings, Ashley Harrison and Ben Jeffery. Jordan Atkins also made his NRL debut.
Round 1: Jordan Atkins broke the club record for most tries scored by an individual in a single match.
Round 2: Nathan Friend scored his 1st career try.
Round 4: Daniel Conn scored his 1st career try.
Round 7: Brenton Bowen made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the North Queensland Cowboys.
Round 10: Shannon Walker made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
Round 12: Esikeli Tonga made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
Round 12: Brett Delaney played his 50th career game.
Round 13: Brad Davis made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
Round 15: Mat Rogers played his 150th career game.
Round 16: Will Matthews made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
Round 17: Brenton Bowen and Luke O'Dwyer played their 50th career game.
Round 18: Michael Henderson played his 50th career game.
Round 18: Two players made their debuts for the club; Matthew Cross and Jordan Rapana. Jordan Rapana also made his NRL debut and scored his 1st career try.
Round 21: Preston Campbell played his 200th career game.
Round 22: Jordan Rankin made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
Round 23: Michael Hodgson played his 150th career game and Esikeli Tonga scored his 1st career try.
Round 26: Two players made their debuts for the club; Selasi Berdie and Billy Ngawini. Selasi Berdie also made his NRL debut.

Squad list

Squad movement

Gains

Players	Previous Club	Until End of	Notes
Brenton Bowen	North Queensland Cowboys
Aaron Cannings	Parramatta Eels
Matthew Cross	Penrith Panthers
Ashley Harrison	Sydney Roosters
Ben Jeffery	Wests Tigers
Billy Ngawini	Bulldogs

Losses

Players	Club	Until End of	Notes
Matt Hilder	Newcastle Knights
Richard Mathers	Wigan Warriors
David Myles	Retired
Lelea Paea	Released
Matthew Petersen	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Mid-season)
Jake Webster	Hull Kingston Rovers

Re-signings

Players	Club	Until End of	Notes
Preston Campbell	Gold Coast Titans
Nathan Friend	Gold Coast Titans
Josh Graham	Gold Coast Titans
Michael Henderson	Gold Coast Titans
Anthony Laffranchi	Gold Coast Titans
Will Matthews	Gold Coast Titans
Brad Meyers	Gold Coast Titans
Jordan Rankin	Gold Coast Titans
Shannon Walker	Gold Coast Titans

Fixtures

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Friday, 14 March	Round 1	North Queensland Cowboys	Skilled Park	36 - 18	Atkins (4), Bailey, Laffranchi	Prince (6/8)	26,974
Monday, 24 March	Round 2	St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium	12 - 30	Friend, Minichiello	Prince (2/2)	10,521
Saturday, 29 March	Round 3	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Skilled Park	18 - 4	Rogers, Meyers, Atkins	Prince (3/3), Jeffery (0/1)	19,050
Saturday, 5 April	Round 4	Canberra Raiders	Skilled Park	32 - 12	Bailey, O'Dwyer, Laffranchi, Conn, Jeffery, Minichiello		Prince (4/7)	17,381
Friday, 11 April	Round 5	Parramatta Eels	Parramatta Stadium	28 - 20	Petersen, Cannings, Friend, Prince, Graham	Prince (4/5)	13,321
Friday, 18 April	Round 6	Brisbane Broncos	Skilled Park	26 - 24	Petersen (3), Harrison, Laffranchi	Prince (3/5)	27,176
Sunday, 27 April	Round 7	New Zealand Warriors	Skilled Park	36 - 24	Harrison, Jeffery, Meyers, Campbell, Laffranchi, Bowen	Prince (6/7)	25,310
Saturday, 3 May	Round 8	Newcastle Knights	EnergyAustralia Stadium	12 - 13	Prince, Minichiello	Prince (2/2)	21,280
	Round 9	Bye
Friday, 16 May	Round 10	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Skilled Park	24 - 20	Samau, Meyers, Luke O'Dwyer, Prince	Prince (4/5)	22,676
Sunday, 25 May	Round 11	Wests Tigers	Leichhardt Oval	18 - 20	Cannings, Bowen, Campbell	Prince (3/3)	17,493
Sunday, 1 June	Round 12	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Toyota Stadium	14 - 30	Minichiello, O'Dwyer, Delaney	Prince (1/3)	8,214
Monday, 9 June	Round 13	Melbourne Storm	Skilled Park	18 - 0	Delaney, Meyers, Jeffery	Rogers (3/4)	19,409
	Round 14	Bye
Monday, 23 June	Round 15	South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium	23 - 24	Laffranchi (2), Prince, Atkins	Prince (4/6)	9,827
Saturday, 28 June	Round 16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Skilled Park	22 - 26	Jeffery, Delaney, O'Dwyer, Rogers	Rogers (3/5)	26,453
Friday, 4 July	Round 17	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Skilled Park	14 - 34	Laffranchi (2)	Rogers (3/3)	21,374
Friday, 11 July	Round 18	Sydney Roosters	Sydney Football Stadium	32 - 28	Jeffery (2), Rapana (2), Rogers, Graham	Rogers (4/6)	10,762
Saturday, 19 July	Round 19	Penrith Panthers	Skilled Park	22 - 36	Rapana, O'Dwyer, Laffranchi, Hodgson	Rogers (3/4)	17,759
Saturday, 26 July	Round 20	Canberra Raiders	Canberra Stadium	4 - 46	Laffranchi	Davis (0/1)	8,700
Friday, 1 August	Round 21	Melbourne Storm	Olympic Park Stadium	4 - 44	Rapana	Rogers (0/1)	9,400
Monday, 11 August	Round 22	Newcastle Knights	Skilled Park	12 - 32	Rapana, Meyers	Campbell (2/2)	15,136
Saturday, 16 August	Round 23	North Queensland Cowboys	Dairy Farmers Stadium	26 - 20	Laffranchi (2), Rogers, Campbell, Tonga	Prince (3/5)	17,605
Friday, 22 August	Round 24	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	21 - 25	Campbell, Rogers, Josh Graham	Prince (4/4) & (FG)	39,757
Monday, 1 September	Round 25	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval	10 - 28	Cooper, Atkins	Prince (1/2)	14,755
Sunday, 7 September	Round 26	Wests Tigers	Skilled Park	12 - 28	Prince, Delaney	Prince (2/2)	20,723
Legend:

Statistics

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
	6	0	0	0	0
	14	7	0	0	28
	9	2	0	0	8
	1	0	0	0	0
	5	2	0	0	8
	21	4	2	0	20
	15	2	0	0	8
	16	1	0	0	4
	14	1	0	0	4
	3	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	0
	23	4	0	0	16
	21	2	0	0	8
	23	3	0	0	12
	20	2	0	0	8
	7	0	0	0	0
	22	1	0	0	4
	19	6	0	0	24
	20	12	0	0	48
	2	0	0	0	0
	9	0	0	0	0
	15	5	0	0	20
	16	4	0	0	16
	1	0	0	0	0
	21	5	0	0	20
	4	4	0	0	16
	16	5	51	2	124
	1	0	0	0	0
	5	5	0	0	20
	17	5	16	0	52
	1	1	0	0	4
	16	0	0	0	0
	11	0	0	0	0
	5	1	0	0	4
	3	0	0	0	0
Totals	—	84	69	2	476