2018 Gold Coast Titans season

The 2018 Gold Coast Titans season was the 12th in the club's history. The Titans completed the NRL's 2018 Telstra Premiership in 14th place, out of 16 teams, and did not qualify for the finals.[2]

2018 Gold Coast Titans season
NRL Rank14th
2018 recordWins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 472; against: 582
Team information
CEOGraham Annesley[1]
CoachGarth Brennan
StadiumCbus Super Stadium
Avg. attendance9,278
High attendance18,005 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, round 17)
Top scorers
TriesAnthony Don (14)
GoalsMichael Gordon (58)
PointsMichael Gordon (132)
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Ladder

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PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Sydney Roosters2416081542361+18134
2 Melbourne Storm2416081536363+17334
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs2416081582437+14534
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2416081519423+9634
5 Penrith Panthers2415091517461+5632
6 Brisbane Broncos2415091556500+5632
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons2415091519472+4732
8 New Zealand Warriors2415091472447+2532
9 Wests Tigers24120121377460−8326
10 Canberra Raiders24100141563540+2322
11 Newcastle Knights2490151414607−19320
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2480161428474−4618
13 North Queensland Cowboys2480161449521−7218
14 Gold Coast Titans2480161472582−11018
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles2470171500622−12216
16 Parramatta Eels2460181374550−17614

Player movements

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Gains

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Player2017 Club2018 ClubRef
Jai Arrow Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans[3]
Bryce Cartwright Penrith Panthers Gold Coast Titans[4]
Brendan Elliot Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans[5]
Leilani Latu Penrith Panthers Gold Coast Titans[6]
Brenko Lee Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gold Coast Titans[7]
Will Matthews St George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans[8]
Jack Stockwell Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans[9]

Losses

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Player2017 Club2018 ClubRef
Chris Grevsmuhl Gold Coast TitansTBA
Chris McQueen Gold Coast Titans Wests Tigers[10]
Agnatius Paasi Gold Coast Titans New Zealand Warriors[11]
Leivaha Pulu Gold Coast Titans New Zealand Warriors[12]
Tyrone Roberts Gold Coast Titans Super League: Warrington Wolves[13]
Daniel Vidot Gold Coast TitansRetirement[14]
William Zillman Gold Coast TitansRetirement

Fixtures

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Regular season

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DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Sunday, 11 March1Canberra RaidersCbus Super Stadium30 – 28[15]Proctor, Elgey, Sami, Copley, HurrellGordon (5/6)10,238[16]
Saturday 17 March2New Zealand WarriorsMt. Smart Stadium8 – 20[17]DonGordon (2/2)14,132[18]
Sunday 25 March3St. George Illwarra DragonsClive Berghofer Stadium8 – 54[19]GordonGordon (2/2)7,297[20]
Sunday 1 April4Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium26 – 14[21]Sami (3), Copley, DonGordon (3/5)30,742
Sunday 8 April5Manly Warringah Sea EaglesMarley Brown Oval32 – 20[22]Arrow (2), Boyle, Don, WallaceGordon (5/7), Proctor (1/1)5,135
Sunday 15 April6Penrith PanthersPanthers Stadium12 – 35[23]Copley, DonGordon (2/2)11,091
Saturday 21 April7North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium14 – 26[24]Taylor, WallaceGordon (3/3)12,885
Saturday 28 April8Cronulla-Sutherland SharksCbus Super Stadium9 – 10[25]ReinGordon (2/2), Taylor (1 FG)12,713
Saturday 5 May9Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium18 – 32[26]James, King, ProctorGordon (3/3)11,170
Saturday 12 May10Melbourne StormSuncorp Stadium14 – 28[27]Copley, LeeGordon (3/4)31,118
Saturday 19 May11Newcastle KnightsCbus Super Stadium33 – 26[28]Sami (2), Brimson, Copley, DonGordon (3/4), Taylor (3/4)11,008
Saturday 26 May12Sydney RoostersCentral Coast Stadium14 – 34[29]Don, GordonGordon (3/4)10,194
13Bye
Friday 8 June14South Sydney RabbitohsCbus Super Stadium16 – 18[30]Sami, James (2)Gordon (2/3)11,833
Saturday 16 June15Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsBelmore Sports Ground32 – 10[31]Gordon (2), James, Don, Sami, ProctorGordon (4/6)6,874
Sunday 1 July16Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval30 – 12[32]James, Taylor, Brimson, Don, ArrowGordon (5/6)16,984
Sunday 8 July17Brisbane BroncosCbus Super Stadium0 – 34[33]18,005
Sunday 15 July18Sydney RoostersCbus Super Stadium12 – 20[34]Fotuaika, WallaceGordon (2/2)10,074
Saturday 21 July19Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium24 – 30[35]Don (2), Fotuaika, SamiGordon (4/5)14,095
Sunday 29 July20New Zealand WarriorsCbus Super Stadium36 – 12[36]Sami (2), Brimson, Don, Hurrell, LeeGordon (6/7)15,149
Saturday 4 August21Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium12 – 28[37]Don (2), SamiGordon (0/3)6,158
Saturday 11 August22Penrith PanthersCbus Super Stadium16 – 17[38]Don, James, SamiElgey (1/1), Taylor (1/2)11,238
Friday 17 August23Manly Warringah Sea EaglesLottoland42 – 34[39]Brimson (2), Don, Rein, Sami, Stockwell, TaylorTaylor (7/8)6,382
Saturday 25 August24Melbourne StormCbus Super Stadium8 – 10[40]BrimsonTaylor (2/3)14,266
Saturday 1 September25North Queensland CowboysCbus Super Stadium26 - 30[41]Brimson, Elgey, Rein, LeeTaylor (5/5)26,681
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

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