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.

Season summary 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.

Players NoNatPlayer1st Position2nd PositionAgeHeightWeightNRL GamesPrevious 1st Grade Club 1 Preston CampbellFullbackFive-Eighth3216775228 Penrith Panthers2 Kevin GordonWingFullback191839023 None3 Esi TongaCentreWing2119010017 None4 Jordan AtkinsWingCentre261889623 None5 David MeadWingFullback201839014 None6 Mat RogersFive-EighthCentre3317885178 NSW Waratahs7 Scott PrinceHalfbackFive-Eighth2917780215 Wests Tigers8 Luke BaileyProp29189108169 St. George Illawarra Dragons9 Nathan FriendHooker2817085105 Melbourne Storm10 Matthew WhiteProp2518911236 Newcastle Knights11 Anthony LaffranchiSecond RowProp28185100165 Wests Tigers12 Mark MinichielloSecond RowLock2718098147 South Sydney Rabbitohs13 Ashley HarrisonLockSecond Row2818895196 South Sydney Rabbitohs14 Michael HendersonProp2518610373 St. George Illawarra Dragons15 Brad MeyersPropSecond Row29190103148 Bradford Bulls16 Luke O'DwyerSecond RowCentre261809273 Parramatta Eels17 William ZillmanFullbackCentre231819037 Canberra Raiders18 Aaron CanningsPropLock2718710895 Parramatta Eels19 Will MatthewsPropSecond Row2118710123 None20 Joe TomaneWingCentre1918710111 Melbourne Storm21 Josh GrahamCentreLock261909849 Western Force22 Sam TagataeseSecond RowCentre2219210023 Melbourne Storm23 Shannon WalkerFullbackWing20174813 None24 Bodene ThompsonSecond RowCentre211831122 None25 Selasi BerdiePropSecond Row231831002 None26 Kayne LawtonHookerHalfback20174831 None27 Greg BirdLockFive-Eighth25183102128 Catalans Dragons28 Jackson NicolauFive-EighthCentre22187902 North Queensland Cowboys29 Riley BrownHookerLock251809667Sydney Roosters30 Marshall ChalkCentreWing281819484Canberra Raiders

Paul Broughton Medal 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.

Squad Movement

Gains Players Signed From Until End of NotesGreg Bird Catalans DragonsRiley Brown Sydney RoostersMarshall Chalk CrusadersSteve Michaels Brisbane Broncos (Mid-season)Joe Tomane Melbourne StormClinton ToopiBay of Plenty

Losses Players Signed To Until End of NotesBrenton Bowen Northern Pride (Queensland Cup)Daniel Conn Sydney RoostersBrett Delaney Leeds RhinosBen JefferyReleasedChris Walker Catalans Dragons

Re-signings Players Club Until End of NotesGreg Bird Gold Coast TitansKevin Gordon Gold Coast TitansRyan James Gold Coast TitansDavid Mead Gold Coast TitansMark Minichiello Gold Coast TitansBen Ridge Gold Coast TitansSam Tagataese Gold Coast TitansBodene Thompson Gold Coast TitansClinton Toopi Gold Coast Titans

Ladder

Fixtures Trial matches Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSunday, 14 MarchRound 1 New Zealand WarriorsSkilled Park24 – 18Tomane, Laffranchi, Mead, CampbellPrince (4/4)16,112Friday, 19 MarchRound 2 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium19 – 18Zillman, Laffranchi, TomanePrince (3/4) & (FG)10,943Saturday, 27 MarchRound 3 Canberra RaidersSkilled Park24 – 4Prince, Tomane, Gordon, MeadPrince (4/5)11,521Saturday, 3 AprilRound 4 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium18 – 32Minichiello (2), TagataeseRogers (3/3)15,551Friday, 9 AprilRound 5 Melbourne StormSkilled Park20 – 16Tomane, Harrison, BirdRogers (4/5)20,083Friday, 16 AprilRound 6 St George Illawarra DragonsSkilled Park6 – 19HendersonCampbell (1/1)21,336Monday, 26 AprilRound 7 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval24 – 22Gordon (2), Campbell, LaffranchiCampbell (4/4)15,195Saturday, 1 MayRound 8 Penrith PanthersSkilled Park38 – 24Prince, Laffranchi, Harrison, Toopi, Bird, BaileyPrince (7/7)15,430Sunday, 9 MayRound 9 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium38 – 36Toopi (2), Campbell, Tomane, Minichiello, Mead, BirdPrince (5/7)13,384Friday, 14 MayRound 10 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium6 – 28TomanePrince (1/1)40,168Round 11ByeMonday, 31 MayRound 12 Sydney RoostersSkilled Park16 – 30Mead (3)Prince (2/3)13,235Sunday, 6 JuneRound 13 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium24 – 28Tomane, Minichiello, Prince, LaffranchiPrince (4/4)10,425Friday, 11 JuneRound 14 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSkilled Park28 – 14Gordon (2), Minichiello, Tagataese, BaileyPrince (4/6)17,508Friday, 18 JuneRound 15 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSuncorp Stadium25 – 24Gordon, Minichiello, Zillman, LaffranchiPrince (2/3), Rogers (2/2), Bird (FG)42,233Sunday, 27 JuneRound 16 Newcastle KnightsSkilled Park16 – 24Harrison, Meyers, ZillmanRogers (2/3)13,396Round 17ByeFriday, 9 JulyRound 18 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium14 – 15Rogers, GordonRogers (3/3)14,050Friday, 16 JulyRound 19 Brisbane BroncosSkilled Park10 – 24Rogers, ThompsonRogers (1/2)26,197Friday, 23 JulyRound 20 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval11 – 10Gordon, LaffranchiPrince (1/2), Rogers (FG)12,668Sunday, 1 AugustRound 21 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium28 – 20Michaels (2), Rogers (2), ZillmanPrince (4/5), Rogers (0/1)12,017Friday, 6 AugustRound 22 Parramatta EelsSkilled Park34 – 12Minichello (2), Thompson (2), Rogers, GordonPrince (5/6)19,568Saturday, 14 AugustRound 23 North Queensland CowboysSkilled Park37 – 18Michaels (2), Prince, Friend, Bailey, MinichelloPrince (6/6) & (FG)14,032Monday, 23 AugustRound 24 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium23 – 14Toopi (2), Gordon, ThompsonPrince (3/4) & (FG)9,113Saturday, 28 AugustRound 25 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium16 – 30Thompson (2), AtkinsPrince (2/3)10,116Friday, 3 SeptemberRound 26 Wests TigersSkilled Park21 – 18Harrison, Zillman, GordonPrince (4/4), Rogers (FG)26,103 Legend:

Finals

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceFriday, 10 SeptemberQualifying Final New Zealand WarriorsSkilled Park28 – 16Zillman (2), Toopi, Rogers, GordonPrince (4/6)27,026Friday, 24 SeptemberPreliminary Final Sydney RoostersSuncorp Stadium6 – 32ZillmanPrince (1/1)44,787 Legend:

Statistics

PlayerPositionTriesTry AssistsMetresTacklesHit-UpsLine BreaksLine Break AssistsErrorsOffloads Luke BaileyProp162370020 Greg BirdFive-Eight001983270055 Riley BrownHooker00251420000 Preston CampbellFullback1248400010 Nathan FriendHooker02439000100 Kevin GordonWing30246301001 Ashley HarrisonLock0020962180021 Anthony LaffranchiSecond Row2019273202021 Will MatthewsProp00411030001 David MeadWing102711101011 Brad MeyersProp0017460160010 Mark MinichielloSecond Row0017436200021 Scott PrinceHalf back13783700224 Mat RogersCentre011382200132 Sam TagataeseSecond Row00781990025 Bodene ThompsonProp001423690011 Joe TomaneCentre212691831122 Matthew WhiteProp008423110021 William ZillmanFullback10128211000

Representative honours The following players have played a representative match during the 2010 NRL Season.

Australian Kangaroos Greg Bird

Indigenous All Stars Greg Bird Scott Prince

NRL All Stars Luke Bailey

NSW Country Origin Greg Bird Anthony Laffranchi

NSW City Origin Mark Minichiello John Cartwright (Coach)

NSW Blues Greg Bird

QLD Maroons Ashley Harrison

References