The 2014 Gold Coast Titans season was the 8th in the club 's history. Coached by John Cartwright and co-captained by Greg Bird and Nate Myles , they competed in the NRL 's 2014 Telstra Premiership . During the second half of the season Cartwright resigned, and his position as head coach was taken by assistant coach Neil Henry for the remainder of the season. Gold Coast finished the regular season in 14th (out of 16) and failed to qualify the finals for the fourth consecutive year.
On 7 January, the Titans released Jamal Idris from the remaining 3 years of his contract so he could return to Sydney to be closer to his family.[ 1] In a deal between the Titans and the Penrith Panthers , Idris joined the Panthers on a three-year deal and Brad Tighe moved from the Panthers to the Titans.[ 2]
Gold Coast Titans
First team squad
Coaching staff
Luke Bailey – PR
Matt Beddow – HB , HK
Caleb Binge – PR
Greg Bird (c ) – SR
Maurice Blair – CE , FE , LK
Paul Carter – SR , HK
Anthony Don – FB , WG
Luke Douglas – PR
Jamie Dowling – FB , WG
Kalifa Faifai Loa – WG , CE , FB
Beau Falloon – HK
Jamal Fogarty – FE , FB
Kevin Gordon – WG , CE
Ashley Harrison – LK , SR
Christian Hazard – HB , FE
Beau Henry – FE , HB
Jahrome Hughes – FB
Mark Ioane – PR
Sam Irwin – HK , HB
Ryan James – PR , SR
Albert Kelly – HB , FE
Tom Kingston – SR
Siuatonga Likiliki – CE , WG , SR
David Mead – WG , FB
Steve Michaels – CE , WG
Mark Minichiello – SR
Head coach
Assistant coach
Legend:
(c) Captain(s)
(vc) Vice-captain(s)
Updated: 30 December 2013 Source(s): Titans Squad
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Sunday, 9 February
Trial 1
New Zealand Warriors
North Harbour Stadium
36 – 18
Carter , Tighe , Kelly , Blair , Hazard , Beddow , Faifai Loa
Faifai Loa (4)
Saturday, 22 February
Trial 2
North Queensland Cowboys
Clive Berghofer Stadium
12 – 28
Bird , Ioane
Sezer (2)
8,532
Legend : Win Loss Draw
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2014 competition was played over two days on 15 and 16 February at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Titans featured in Pool Blue and played the Sharks , Knights and Tigers . The Titans failed to qualify for the quarter finals.
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Monday, 10 March
Round 1
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Remondis Stadium
18 – 12
Bird , Kelly , Zillman
Sezer (3/4)
9,321
Sunday, 16 March
Round 2
Wests Tigers
Cbus Super Stadium
12 – 42
Sezer , Kelly
Sezer (2/2)
12,038
Sunday, 23 March
Round 3
Canberra Raiders
GIO Stadium
24 – 12
Kelly (2), Carter , Falloon
Bird (4/6)
9,636
Monday, 31 March
Round 4
North Queensland Cowboys
Cbus Super Stadium
13 – 12
Gordon , Tighe
Brid (1/1), Sezer (1/1) & (FG )
9,482
Sunday, 6 April
Round 5
Melbourne Storm
AAMI Park
28 – 26
Gordon , Tighe , Mead , Kelly , Minichiello
Bird (4/6)
11,930
Friday, 11 April
Round 6
Brisbane Broncos
Cbus Super Stadium
12 – 8
Mead , Sezer
Sezer (2/2), Bird (0/1)
20,524
Monday, 21 April
Round 7
Penrith Panthers
Sportingbet Stadium
12 – 14
James , Sezer
Sezer (2/2)
9,555
Sunday, 27 April
Round 8
Wests Tigers
Leichhardt Oval
22 – 6
Sezer , Don , Bird
Sezer (2/3), Bird (3/4)
8,929
Saturday, 10 May
Round 9
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Cbus Super Stadium
18 – 40
Don (2), Taylor
Sezer (3/3)
19,107
Friday, 16 May
Round 10
Brisbane Broncos
Suncorp Stadium
8 – 22
Don
Sezer (1/1), Henry (1/2)
31,380
Saturday, 24 May
Round 11
New Zealand Warriors
Cbus Super Stadium
16 – 24
Taylor (3)
Henry (2/3)
18,753
Round 12
Bye
Saturday, 7 June
Round 13
Penrith Panthers
Cbus Super Stadium
14 – 36
Douglas , Mead
Gordon (3/3)
10,507
Monday, 16 June
Round 14
Melbourne Storm
Cbus Super Stadium
20 – 24
Gordon (2), Tighe , Roberts
Gordon (2/5)
6,497
Sunday, 22 June
Round 15
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Cbus Super Stadium
18 – 19
Gordon , Minichiello , Takairangi
Bird (2/2), Mortimer (1/1)
12,189
Round 16
Bye
Monday, 7 July
Round 17
South Sydney Rabbitohs
ANZ Stadium
14 – 10
Mead , Zillman , Gordon
Gordon (1/1)
10,925
Sunday, 13 July
Round 18
Canberra Raiders
Cbus Super Stadium
20 – 36
Faifai Loa (2), Roberts , Gordon
Gordon (2/4)
10,574
Sunday, 20 July
Round 19
Newcastle Knights
Hunter Stadium
22 – 8
Don , Taylor , Minichiello , Roberts
Gordon (3/4)
26,401
Saturday, 26 July
Round 20
Parramatta Eels
Cbus Super Stadium
18 – 24
Taylor , Don , Roberts
Gordon (3/4)
14,175
Saturday, 2 August
Round 21
North Queensland Cowboys
1300SMILES Stadium
8 – 28
Takairangi
Gordon (2/2)
14,487
Monday, 11 August
Round 22
Sydney Roosters
Allianz Stadium
18 – 26
Don , Taylor , Bird
Sezer (3/3)
6,345
Sunday, 17 August
Round 23
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Cbus Super Stadium
12 – 15
Roberts , Faifai Loa
Sezer (2/2)
11,940
Sunday, 24 August
Round 24
St. George Illawarra Dragons
WIN Jubilee Oval
6 – 34
Don
Sezer (1/1)
9,584
Sunday, 31 August
Round 25
New Zealand Warriors
Mt. Smart Stadium
0 – 42
13,540
Sunday, 7 September
Round 26
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Cbus Super Stadium
19 – 18
Faifai Loa , Don , Minichiello , Takairangi
Sezer (1/3), Mortimer (0/1), Zillman (FG )
12,563
Legend : Win Loss Draw Bye
The following players have played a representative match in 2014
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