2017 Gold Coast Titans season explained

Year:	2017
Team Colour:	66B3FF
Font Colour:	black
League:	NRL
League Wins:	7
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	17
Points For:	448
Points Against:	638
Ceo Title:	CEO
Coach Title:	Coach
Stadium:	Cbus Super Stadium - 27,400
Avg Attendance:	13,690
High Attendance:	21,716 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Rd 22)
Top Tries:	Anthony Don (12)
Top Goals:	Ashley Taylor (40)
Top Points:	Ashley Taylor (100)
List:	yes
List Link:	Gold Coast Titans#Season summaries

The 2017 Gold Coast Titans season was the 11th in the club's history. The Titans competed in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines pre-season tournament.

Season summary

Milestones

• Round 1: Joe Greenwood, Kevin Proctor, Jarrod Wallace and Dan Sarginson made their debut for the club.
• Round 2: Tyronne Roberts-Davis made his first grade debut.
• Round 3: Tyler Cornish and Max King made their first grade debut.
• Round 4: Dale Copley and Daniel Vidot made their debut for the club.
• Round 5: Chris Grevsmuhl made his debut for the club.
• Round 5: The club played their 250th game in the NRL.^[1]
• Round 6: Morgan Boyle made his first grade debut. Paterika Vaivai made his debut for the club.
• Round 15: Phillip Sami made his first grade debut. Pat Politoni made his debut for the club.
• Round 16: Jamal Fogarty made his first grade debut.
• Round 24: Ben Nakubuwai made his first grade debut.
• Round 26: Keegan Hipgrave made his first grade debut.

Fixtures

NRL Auckland Nines

See main article: 2017 Auckland Nines.

NRL Auckland Nines Finals

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Sunday, 4 March	Round 1	Sydney Roosters	Cbus Super Stadium	18  - 32^[2]	Don, Elgey, Hayne	Taylor (3/3)	13,933^[3]
Saturday 11 March	Round 2	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium	26  - 34^[4]	Hurrell (2), Greenwood, Lawton, Roberts-Davis	Taylor (3/6)	12,869^[5]
Friday 14 March	Round 3	Parramatta Eels	Cbus Super Stadium	26  - 14^[6]	Cornish, Elgey, McQueen, Roberts	Taylor (5/5)	11,612^[7]
Saturday 25 March	Round 4	North Queensland Cowboys	Cbus Super Stadium	26  - 32^[8]	Copley, Roberts, Roberts-Davis, Vidot	Taylor (3/5)	17,674^[9]
Sunday 2 April	Round 5	New Zealand Warriors	Mt Smart Stadium	22  - 28^[10]	Elgey (2), Copley, Vidot	Taylor (3/4)	10,263^[11]
Saturday 8 April	Round 6	Canberra Raiders	Cbus Super Stadium	16  - 42^[12]	Don, Lawton, Taylor	Taylor (2/3)	12,390^[13]
Friday 14 April	Round 7	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	22  - 24^[14]	Don, Elgey, Grevsmuhl, James	Taylor (3/4)	34,592
Saturday 22 April	Round 8	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Southern Cross Group Stadium	16  - 12^[15]	Pulu (2), Roberts	Taylor (2/3)	12,397^[16]
Saturday 29 April	Round 9	Newcastle Knights	Cbus Super Stadium	38  - 8^[17]	Hayne (2), Hurrell (2), Elgey, Greenwood, James	Elgey (3/3), Taylor (2/4)	10,511
Saturday 13 May	Round 10	Melbourne Storm	Suncorp Stadium	38  - 36^[18]	Hurrell (2), Don, James, McQueen, Pulu, Roberts	Elgey (5/7), Taylor (0/1)	44,127^[19]
Saturday 20 May	Round 11	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Cbus Super Stadium	10  - 30^[20]	Don, Taylor	Taylor (1/2)	12,509^[21]
	Round 12
Saturday 3 June	Round 13	North Queensland Cowboys	1300SMILES Stadium	8  - 20^[22]	Taylor	Taylor (2/2)	14,612^[23]
Saturday 10 June	Round 14	New Zealand Warriors	Cbus Super Stadium	12  - 34^[24]	Copley, Elgey, Hayne	Don (0/1), Taylor (0/2)	14,067^[25]
Friday 16 June	Round 15	South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium	20  - 36^[26]	Greenwood, Politoni, Proctor	Taylor (4/4)	7,163^[27]
Friday 23 June	Round 16	Wests Tigers	Campbelltown Stadium	26  - 14^[28]	Hayne (2), Hurrell (2), Zillman	Taylor (3/5)	6,891^[29]
Friday 30 June	Round 17	St George Illawarra Dragons	Cbus Super Stadium	20  - 10^[30]	Don (3)	Roberts (2/2), Taylor (2/4)	13,140^[31]
	Round 18
Saturday 15 July	Round 19	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Cbus Super Stadium	30  - 10^[32]	Taylor (2), Greenwood, Hurrell, Palitoni, Proctor	Roberts (3/5), Taylor (0/1)	14,333^[33]
Saturday 22 July	Round 20	Penrith Panthers	Pepper Stadium	24  - 16	Don, Hayne, Roberts	Roberts (2/3)	11,480^[34]
Sunday 30 July	Round 21	Wests Tigers	Cbus Super Stadium	4  - 26	Hayne		11,516^[35]
Saturday 5 August	Round 22	Brisbane Broncos	Cbus Super Stadium	0  - 56^[36]			21,716^[37]
Saturday 12 August	Round 23	St George Illawarra Dragons	UOW Jubilee Oval	16  - 42	Copley, Don, Vaivai	Roberts (2/3)	6,826
Thursday 17 August	Round 24	Parramatta Eels	ANZ Stadium	8  - 30	Nakubuwai, Zillman	Elgey (0/1), Roberts (0/1)	6,826
Saturday 26 August	Round 25	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Cbus Super Stadium	14  - 26	Don, Roberts, Sami	Roberts (1/3)	10,884^[38]
Saturday 2 September	Round 26	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium	16  - 20	Don, Proctor, Pulu	Taylor (2/3)	11,212^[39]
Legend:

References

• 2017 season summary

Notes and References

1. Middleton . David . February 2017 . Greatest hits keep coming. The Big League.
2. News: Webeck. Tony. Roosters blitz sets up win over Titans. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 4 March 2017.
3. Web site: NRL: Titans v Roosters. Austadiums. 21 October 2017.
4. News: Newton. Alicia. Knights defeat injury-hit Titans. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 11 March 2017.
5. Web site: NRL: Knights v Titans. Austadiums. 21 October 2017.
6. News: Webeck. Tony. Injury-ravaged Titans outlast Eels. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 17 March 2017.
7. Web site: NRL: Titans v Eels. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
8. News: Webeck. Tony. Hess leads Cowboys to win over Titans. 22 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 25 March 2017.
9. Web site: NRL: Titans v Cowboys. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
10. News: Rosser. Corey. Warriors scrape past wounded Titans. 22 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 2 April 2017.
11. Web site: NRL: Warriors v Titans. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
12. News: Webeck. Tony. Raiders run riot over ravaged Titans. 22 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 8 April 2017.
13. Web site: NRL: Titans v Raiders. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
14. News: Richards. Eden. Broncos steal late derby win. 22 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 14 April 2017.
15. News: Gabor. Martin. Titans storm home to shock the Sharks. 22 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 22 April 2017.
16. Web site: NRL: Sharks v Titans. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
17. Web site: NRL: Titans v Knights. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
18. News: Webeck. Tony. Titans defy injuries to stun the Storm. 22 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 13 May 2017.
19. Web site: NRL: Storm v Tirans, Sea Eagles v Broncos. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
20. News: Webeck. Tony. Sea Eagles stun Titans with dominant win. 22 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 20 May 2017.
21. Web site: NRL: Titans v Sea Eagles. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
22. News: Morris. Dylan. Cowboys record scratchy win over Titans. 22 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 3 June 2017.
23. Web site: NRL: Cowboys v Titans. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
24. News: Webeck. Tony. Foran injured as Warriors outclass Titans. 22 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 10 June 2017.
25. Web site: NRL: Titans v Warriors. Austadiums. 22 October 2017.
26. News: Newton. Alicia. Crichton-inspired Rabbitohs rally to beat Titans. 30 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 16 June 2017.
27. Web site: NRL: Rabbitohs v Titans. Austadiums. 30 October 2017.
28. News: Newton. Alicia. Hayne stars as Titans beat Wests Tigers. 4 November 2017. NRL.com.au. 23 June 2017.
29. Web site: NRL: Tigers v Titans. Austadiums. 4 November 2017.
30. News: Webeck. Tony. Don hat-trick helps Titans down Dragons. 4 November 2017. NRL.com.au. 30 June 2017.
31. Web site: NRL: Titans v Dragons. Austadiums.
32. News: Taylor manufactures magic in rainy Robina. 15 July 2017. 9 January 2018. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
33. Web site: NRL: Titans v Sharks . Austadiums. 9 January 2018.
34. Web site: NRL: Panthers v Titans. austradiums. 9 January 2018.
35. Web site: NRL: Titans v Tigers. Austadiums. 9 January 2018.
36. News: Brunsdon. Simon. Stark contrast in $1.2M men as Ben Hunt schools Jarryd Hayne. 9 January 2018. Fox Sports. 5 August 2017.
37. Web site: NRL: Titans v Broncos. Austadiums. 9 January 2018.
38. Web site: NRL: Titans v Bulldogs. Austadiums. 10 January 2017.
39. Web site: Roosters v Titans. Austadiums. 10 January 2017.