The 2019 Gold Coast Titans season is the 13th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2019 Telstra Premiership. The start of season Captain, Ryan James ended his season and in-turn his captaincy due to an ACL rupture in April 2019, this brought forward a well-performing Tyrone Roberts to be selected as the team's captain for the rest of the 2019 NRL Season. The start of the year Head Coach Garth Brennan was axed in mid-July due to a "the results the club has achieved on the field this season have not met expectations", from the same weekend until the end of the season assistants Craig Hodges and Luke Burt took over as interim coaches. In late-July Gold Coast Titans confirmed a 2020 NRL Season coach after the recent dramas.
The 2019 NRL Season the titans came 16th place, this turns out to be the worst performance of the team since its 16th placing in the 2011 NRL season.
Player movement These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.
Gains Player/Coach Previous clubKallum WatkinsLeeds RhinosTyrone PeacheyPenrith PanthersShannon BoydCanberra RaidersTyrone RobertsWarrington WolvesRyley JacksMelbourne StormJesse ArtharsSouth Sydney RabbitohsBrian KellyManly Warringah Sea EaglesTanah BoydBrisbane BroncosSam StoneNewcastle Knights
Losses Player/Coach New clubKane ElgeyManly Warringah Sea EaglesBrendan ElliottManly Warringah Sea EaglesKonrad HurrellLeeds RhinosMorgan BoyleManly Warringah Sea EaglesMax KingMelbourne StormRyan SimpkinsretiredTony MatautiaN/ATyronne Roberts-DavisBurleigh Bears
Pre-Season Challenge
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 23 FebruaryTrial 1 North Queensland CowboysSunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast, Queensland16 - 22Jesse Arthars 22' Mitch Rein 35' Leilani Latu 73'Dylan Phythian (1/2) Jesse Arthars (1/1)Saturday, 2 MarchTrial 2 Brisbane BroncosRobina Stadium22 - 25Brenko Lee 8' Kevin Proctor 14', 20' Jesse Arthars 80'Michael Gordon (3/3) Ashley Taylor (0/1)
Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSunday, 17 March1 Canberra RaidersRobina Stadium0 - 219,843Saturday, 23 March2 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksPointsBet Stadium20 - 6Brenko Lee 47'Michael Gordon (1/1)15,217Sunday, 31 March3 South Sydney RabbitohsAccor Stadium28 - 20Brian Kelly 23', 58' Dale Copley 39' Anthony Don 64'Michael Gordon (2/4)10,128Friday, 5 April4 New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium26 - 10Dale Copley 59' Anthony Don 63'Ashley Taylor (1/2)13,995Friday, 12 April5 Penrith PanthersRobina Stadium30 - 24Tyrone Roberts 15' Anthony Don 19' Michael Gordon 35' Jarrod Wallace 50' Bryce Cartwright 67'Michael Gordon (5/5)8,680Sunday, 21 April6 Newcastle KnightsRobina Stadium38 - 14Phillip Sami 18' Tyrone Roberts 21', 77' Brian Kelly 37' Anthony Don 48' Michael Gordon 80'Michael Gordon (5/6) PG: Michael Gordon (2/2)11,654Saturday, 27 April7 Wests TigersScully Park30 - 14Anthony Don 11' Tyrone Peachey 15'Michael Gordon (2/2) PG: Michael Gordon (1/1)9,799Friday, 3 May8 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium28 - 14Alexander Brimson 15' Kevin Proctor 44' Anthony Don 58'Ashley Taylor (1/2) Tyrone Roberts (0/1)10,655Thursday, 9 May9 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksLang Park18 - 26Dale Copley 17' Alexander Brimson 25' Tyrone Peachey 36'Michael Gordon (3/3)17,113Saturday, 18 May10 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsRobina Stadium16 - 22Dale Copley 3', 10'Ashley Taylor (2/2) PG: Ashley Taylor (2/3)10,105Friday, 24 May11 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval18 - 36Dale Copley 34', 55', 60' Alexander Brimson 38' Tyrone Roberts 47', 73' Bryce Cartwright 69'Ashley Taylor (4/7)7,465Sunday, 2 June12 North Queensland CowboysRobina Stadium4 - 6Dale Copley 21'Ashley Taylor (0/1)11,226Sunday, 9 June13 Brisbane BroncosLang Park18 - 26Brian Kelly 12', 63' Tyrone Roberts 23' Anthony Don 38'Tyrone Roberts (4/4) PG: Tyrone Roberts (1/1)30,048Friday, 14 June14 Newcastle KnightsRobina Stadium20 - 24Ryley Jacks 22' Brian Kelly 25' Alexander Brimson 75'Tyrone Roberts (3/3) PG: Tyrone Roberts (1/1)9,973Saturday, 29 June15 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesRobina Stadium12 - 30Phillip Sami 55', 66'Tyrone Roberts (1/2) PG: Tyrone Roberts (1/1)11,05616BYEFriday, 12 July17 Penrith PanthersBlueBet Stadium,24 - 2PG: Tyrone Roberts (1/1)10,317Sunday, 21 July18 Melbourne StormRobina Stadium18 - 38Brenko Lee 1' Jarrod Wallace 6' Bryce Cartwright 31'Tyrone Roberts (3/3)11,143Saturday, 27 July19 Brisbane BroncosRobina Stadium12 - 34Michael Gordon 34' Anthony Don 50'Michael Gordon (2/2)16,201Sunday, 4 August20 Sydney RoostersSydney Cricket Ground58 - 6Ryley Jacks 65'Ashley Taylor (1/1)9,763Saturday, 10 August21 St. George Illawarra DragonsJubilee Oval40 - 28Brian Kelly 15' Kevin Proctor 37' Phillip Sami 49', 62' Ryley Jacks 63'Tyrone Peachey (4/5)6,532Friday, 16 August22 Parramatta EelsRobina Stadium12 - 36Brian Kelly 27' Jesse Arthars 76'Tyrone Peachey (2/2)10,780Sunday, 25 August23 Melbourne StormAAMI Park24 - 8Jesse Arthars 15'Michael Gordon (1/1) PG: Michael Gordon (1/1)11,758Saturday, 31 August24 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium38 - 4Ryley Jacks 3'Michael Gordon (0/1)8,274Saturday, 7 September25 St. George Illawarra DragonsRobina Stadium16 - 24Jai Arrow 13' Mitch Rein 53' Phillip Sami 74'Michael Gordon (2/3)11,274
2019 Squad
Statistics
NameNational Rugby LeagueTotalAppsTriesGoalsPointsFBMichael Gordon1632766FETyrone Roberts1561554WG / CEDale Copley15936CEBrian Kelly23832WGAnthony Don17632WGPhillip Sami15624FE / HBAshley Taylor101122CE / FE / SRTyrone Peachey212620FE / FE / FB / HBAJ Brimson21416HBRyley Jacks13416SRBryce Cartwright22312SRKevin Proctor2228PR / LKJarrod Wallace2128CE / WGJesse Arthars1228WG / CEBrenko Lee628HKMitch Rein1814PR / LKJai Arrow1714PRMoeaki Fotuaika210LK / PRJai Whitbread180PRJack Stockwell140PRShannon Boyd130HK / LKNathan Peats130PR / LKMax King90SRSam Stone80SRKeegan Hipgrave70CEKallum Watkins60SR / PRRyan James60PRLeilani Latu30HBTanah Boyd20SR / LKWill Matthews20
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