2023 Gold Coast Titans season

2023 Gold Coast Titans season
2023 Gold Coast Titans season
NRL Rank	14th
2023 record	Wins: 9; losses: 15
Points scored	For: 527; against: 653 (Round 27)
Team information
CEO	Steve Mitchell
Head Coach	Justin Holbrook (Rounds 1-16); Jim Lenihan (Round 17 onwards)
Captain	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui;
Stadium	Cbus Super Stadium (Capacity: 27,690)
High attendance	14,483 (Round 3)
Low attendance	12,452 (Round 6)
Top scorers
Tries	Alofiana Khan-Pereira (18)
Goals	Tanah Boyd (19)
Points	Tanah Boyd (38)

The 2023 Gold Coast Titans season was the 17th in the club's history. With head coaches Justin Holbrook (Rounds 1-16) and Jim Lenihan (Round 17 onwards) and team captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui,^[1]^[2] they competed in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership but did not qualify for the finals.

The Titans also fielded a team in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Season summary edit

Preseason Challenge – Tanah Boyd kicks a late conversion to draw the Titans first preseason challenge fixture against the Brisbane Broncos 24–all at the Sunshine Coast Stadium. Boyd's conversion coming after Alofiana Khan-Pereira scored a spectacular try.^[3] In the second match, Gold Coast thrashed new NRL club the Dolphins 40–12 at Kayo Stadium, with Khan-Pereira scoring four tries.^[4]

Player movement edit

These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Gains

Player/Coach	Previous Club	Length
Kieran Foran	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2024^[8]
Sam Verrills	Sydney Roosters	2024^[9]
Joe Stimson	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	2024^[10]
Aaron Schoupp	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	2025^[11]
Chris Randall	Newcastle Knights	2024^[12]

Losses

Player/Coach	New Club
Jarrod Wallace	Dolphins
Jamayne Isaako	Dolphins
Corey Thompson	Retired
Herman Ese'ese	Dolphins
Sam Lisone	Leeds Rhinos
Greg Marzhew	Newcastle Knights
Paul Turner	St. George Illawarra Dragons

Pre-Season Challenge edit

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Sunday, 12 February	Trial 1	Brisbane Broncos	Sunshine Coast Stadium	24 – 24	Jojo Fifita 15' Vaka Sikahele 48' Alofiana Khan-Pereira 56', 73'	Tanah Boyd (3/3) Toby Sexton (1/1)
Sunday, 19 February	Trial 2	Dolphins	Kayo Stadium	16 – 40	Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3', 9', 11', 68' Jojo Fifita 17', 24' Aaron Schoupp 44' Sam McIntyre 56'	Tanah Boyd (4/8)	7,216

References:^[13]

Regular Season edit

Ladder edit

2023 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	18	0	6	3	645	312	+333	42
2	Brisbane Broncos	24	18	0	6	3	639	425	+214	42
3	Melbourne Storm	24	16	0	8	3	627	459	+168	38
4	New Zealand Warriors	24	16	0	8	3	572	448	+124	38
5	Newcastle Knights	24	14	1	9	3	626	451	+175	35
6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	14	0	10	3	619	497	+122	34
7	Sydney Roosters	24	13	0	11	3	472	496	−24	32
8	Canberra Raiders	24	13	0	11	3	486	623	−137	32
9	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	12	0	12	3	564	505	+59	30
10	Parramatta Eels	24	12	0	12	3	587	574	+13	30
11	North Queensland Cowboys	24	12	0	12	3	546	542	+4	30
12	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	11	1	12	3	545	539	+6	29
13	Dolphins	24	9	0	15	3	520	631	−111	24
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	9	0	15	3	527	653	−126	24
15	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	7	0	17	3	438	769	−331	20
16	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	5	0	19	3	474	673	−199	16
17	Wests Tigers	24	4	0	20	3	385	675	−290	14

Result by round edit

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	A	H	A	–	H	H	A	A	N	A	A	–	H	H	–	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	B	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	B	L	W	B	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W
Position	2	8	6	11	9	6	10	10	10	7	9	10	9	13	10	9	9	10	11	12	14	12	13	13	13	13	14
Points	2	2	4	4	6	8	8	8	10	12	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	20	20	22	22	22	22	22	24

Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2023. Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Round 1: 5 March 2023	Wests Tigers	10–22	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
18:15 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Doueihi 45' Laurie 64' Goals: Doueihi 1/3 3 (pen)'	Report	Tries: Sami 13', 23' McIntyre 41' Brimson 69' Goals: Boyd 3/4 14', 24', 43'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 14,667 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 2: 12 March 2023	St. George Illawarra Dragons	32–18	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
18:15 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Liddle 31' B. Hunt 36' Ravalawa 39' Sloan 45' Lawrie 66' Goals: Lomax 6/8 8 (pen)', 33', 46', 49 (pen)', 53', 67 (pen)'	Report	Tries: Khan-Pereira 12' Verrills 18' T. Fa'asuamaleaui 70' Goals: Boyd 3/3 13', 20', 71'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 8,538 Referee: Chris Sutton

Round 3: 18 March 2023	Gold Coast Titans	38–34	Melbourne Storm	Gold Coast
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Khan-Pereira 3', 21' Kelly 39' Vuna 41' Schoupp 46', 73' Goals: Boyd 7/8 4', 6 (pen)', 40', 43', 47', 60 (pen)', 74'	Report	Tries: Pezet 10' Meaney 24', 33' Sims 30' Hughes 65' Coates 75' Goals: Meaney 5/6 12', 25', 31', 34', 76'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 14,483 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 4: 25 March 2023	North Queensland Cowboys	24–12	Gold Coast Titans	Townsville
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Nanai 35', 58' Tamou 44' Holmes 50' Chester 72' Goals: Holmes 4/4 36', 45', 51', 73'	Report	Tries: Khan-Pereira 3', 56' Goals: Boyd 2/3 4', 26 (pen)'	Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 16,426 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 5 (Bye for Gold Coast Titans)

Round 6: 9 April 2023	Gold Coast Titans	20–18	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Gold Coast
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Campbell 22' Sami 53' Sexton 76' Goals: Boyd 4/4 23', 32 (pen)', 54', 77'	Report	Tries: F. Molo 3' Lomax 17' Ravalawa 42' B. Hunt 73' Goals: Lomax 3/4 19', 35 (pen)', 44'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 12,452 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 7: 15 April 2023	Gold Coast Titans	26–43	Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Sami 4' Khan-Pereira 22', 79' T. Fa'asuamaleaui 61' Leeming 69' Goals: Boyd 5/5 5', 23', 31 (pen)', 70', 80'	Report	Tries: Riki 3' Farnworth 39' Walsh 50' Arthars 55' Capewell 63' Mam 66' Cobbo 75' Goals: Reynolds 7/8 16', 51', 57', 61 (pen)', 65', 67', 76' Field goals: Reynolds 79'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 26,563 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 8: 23 April 2023	Dolphins	28–26	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Jennings 33', 64' Nicholls 47' Wallace 50' Aitken 74' Goals: Isaako 4/5 34', 49', 51', 66'	Report	Tries: Randall 14' Liu 18' T. Fa'asuamaleaui 20' Boyd 26' Goals: Boyd 5/5 8 (pen)', 16', 19', 22', 28'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 22,034 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 9: 29 April 2023	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	10–26	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Sipley 27' Keppie 50' Goals: Garrick 3/3 8 (pen)', 51', 55 (pen)'	Report	Tries: Khan-Pereira 21', 39' D. Fifita 18' Sami 60' Haas 69' Goals: Boyd 3/6 23', 31', 66 (pen)'	Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 10,107 Referee: Ben Cummins

Round 10: 7 May 2023	Gold Coast Titans	26–24	Parramatta Eels	Brisbane
18:25 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Foran 8', 10' Khan-Pereira 22', 50' Kelly 71' Goals: Boyd 3/5 12', 24', 51'	Report	Tries: Sivo 1', 42', 54' Gutherson 7', 56' Davey 76' Goals: Moses 1/4 58' Gutherson 1/1 76'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 46,835 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 11: 14 May 2023	Newcastle Knights	46–26	Gold Coast Titans	Newcastle
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Young 11', 79' Frizell 39' Marzhew 49' Best 56', 73' Ponga 60' Gagai 64' Goals: Miller 7/9 21 (pen)', 40', 57', 61', 65', 75', 80'	Report	Tries: D. Fifita 25', 70' Sami 29' Campbell 44' Khan-Pereira 77' Goals: Boyd 3/5 26', 30', 46'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 13,064 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 12: 21 May 2023	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	20–18	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Averillo 43' Addo-Carr 45' Kiraz 64' Okunbor 77' Goals: Burton 2/4 44', 77'	Report	Tries: D. Fifita 3' Stimson 31' Sami 59' Goals: Boyd 3/4 4', 22 (pen)', 33'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 10,815 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 13 (Bye for Gold Coast Titans)

Round 14: 3 June 2023	Gold Coast Titans	28–46	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: I. Fa'asuamaleaui 6' Randall 9' Khan-Pereira 21' S. Fifita 39' T. Fa'asuamaleaui 78' Goals: Boyd 4/5 7', 10', 22', 78'	Report	Tries: Koloamatangi 13' Johnston 16', 34', 47' Graham 43' Walker 55' Kennar 72' Sele 75' Goals: Taaffe 7/9 14', 36', 44', 56', 70 (pen)', 73', 76'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 18,736 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 15: 8 June 2023	Gold Coast Titans	28–12	Wests Tigers	Gold Coast
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Brimson 10' Haas 26' Campbell 33' T. Fa'asuamaleaui 57' Sami 60' Goals: Boyd 4/5 28', 34', 58', 62'	Report	Tries: Klemmer 19' Bula 64' Goals: Wakeham 2/2 21', 65'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 10,232 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 16 (Bye for Gold Coast Titans)

Round 17: 25 June 2023	Brisbane Broncos	12–18	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Flegler 28' Mam 61' Goals: Reynolds 2/2 29', 62'	Report	Tries: D. Fifita 38' Kelly 43' Khan-Pereira 52' Goals: Boyd 3/4 40', 53', 74 (pen)'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 42,249 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 18: 1 July 2023	Canberra Raiders	26–22	Gold Coast Titans	Canberra
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Hopoate 1' Kris 16' Timoko 49' Young 73' Goals: Croker 5/5 3', 17', 51', 74', 77 (pen)'	Report	Tries: D. Fifita 22' S. Fifita 42' Khan-Pereira 62' T. Fa'asuamaleaui 78' Goals: Boyd 3/4 24', 64', 78'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 11,659 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 19: 9 July 2023	Gold Coast Titans	21–23	Dolphins	Gold Coast
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Foran 27' Sami 31' Kelly 65' Goals: Boyd 4/4 28', 32', 38 (pen)', 67' Field goals: Boyd 78'	Report	Tries: Lemuelu 16' Wallace 47' K. Bromwich 58' Isaako 61' Goals: Isaako 3/5 17', 49', 85 (pen)' Field goals: Isaako 74'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 18,335 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 20: 16 July 2023	Parramatta Eels	25–24	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
18:15 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Campbell-Gillard 5', 25' Penisini 11' Sivo 21' Cartwright 43' Gutherson 66' Goals: Moses 4/5 6', 12', 35 (pen)', 67' Field goals: Moses 74'	Report	Tries: Khan-Pereira 16', 30' Sami 28' Boyd 48' Goals: Boyd 4/6 29', 40 (pen)', 49', 59 (pen)'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 12,599 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 21: 22 July 2023	Gold Coast Titans	18–36	Sydney Roosters	Gold Coast
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Kelly 65' Randall 70' Clark 78' Goals: Campbell 3/3 66', 70', 78'	Report	Tries: E. Butcher 10' Tedesco 13' Sua'ali'i 22' Collins 28' N. Butcher 30' Baker 46' Goals: Sua'ali'i 6/7 4 (pen)', 12', 24', 29', 32', 48'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 15,362 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 22: 30 July 2023	Gold Coast Titans	22–13	North Queensland Cowboys	Gold Coast
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Brimson 7' Sami 22' Campbell 40' Khan-Pereira 45' Goals: Boyd 3/4 9', 42', 47'	Report	Tries: Valemei 10' Hess 14' Goals: Holmes 2/2 12', 15' Field goals: Townsend 39' Sin bin: Holmes 20' to 30'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 16,516 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 23: 4 August 2023	Gold Coast Titans	18–28	New Zealand Warriors	Gold Coast
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: D. Fifita 21' Stimson 51' Campbell 63' Goals: Boyd 2/2 23', 64' Campbell 1/1 53' Sent off: Fotuaika 16'	Report	Tries: Johnson 26', 34' Ford 42' Harris 72' Watene-Zelezniak 75' Goals: Johnson 4/5 27', 36', 43', 74' Sin bin: Niukore 18' to 28'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 20,877 Referee: Ben Cummins

Round 24: 11 August 2023	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	36–6	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Mulitalo 3', 30' Tracey 17' McInnes 35' Graham 44' Rudolf 63' Ramien 75' Goals: Hynes 4/7 18', 36', 46', 64'	Report	Tries: T. Fa'asuamaleaui 21' Goals: Boyd 1/1 22' Sin bin: Clark 66' to 76'	Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 25: 19 August 2023	Gold Coast Titans	14–40	Penrith Panthers	Gold Coast
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

Round 26: 26 August 2023	Melbourne Storm	37–16	Gold Coast Titans	Melbourne
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park

Round 27: 3 September 2023	Gold Coast Titans	34–30	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Gold Coast
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

2023 squad edit

**Gold Coast Titans 2024 squad**
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Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Jacob Alick-Wiencke – SR Tanah Boyd – HB, FE AJ Brimson (vc) – CE, FB, FE Jayden Campbell – FB Erin Clark – LK Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui – PR Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (c) – PR Beau Fermor – SR David Fifita – SR Jojo Fifita – WG		Kieran Foran – FE, HB Ryan Foran – SR Moeaki Fotuaika – PR Tony Francis – WG Klese Haas – SR, LK Jaimin Jolliffe – PR, LK Brian Kelly – CE Alofiana Khan-Pereira – WG Keano Kini – FB Isaac Liu – LK, PR		Ken Maumalo – WG Josiah Pahulu – PR Keenan Palasia – LK Chris Randall – HK Phillip Sami – WG Aaron Schoupp – CE Harley Smith-Shields – CE, WG Joe Stimson – LK Sam Verrills – HK Tom Weaver – FE		Oskar Bryant – HK Jaylan De Groot – WG Arama Hau – SR Ben Liyou – PR Seth Nikotemo – SR Ryder Williams – HB		Head coach Des Hasler Assistant coaches Jim Lenihan Michael Monaghan Brett White Brad Davis Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 4 March 2024 Source(s): Titans Team Profiles

References edit

^ "Tino Fa'asuamaleaui as the Gold Coast Titans Captain for 2023". goldcoastlifestyle.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ Dobeson, Shane (11 January 2023). "Holbrook confirms who will captain Gold Coast Titans in 2023". mygc.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "'Electric' Walsh stuns early in Broncos debut as Titans unearth 'livewire' teen: Big hits". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ Jackson, Andrew; Tiernan, Eamonn (20 February 2023). "Wayne's Milford headache as young Dolphin fires, off-contract speedster stuns: 3 Big Hits". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "2023 Titans Signings". NRL.com. 27 February 2023.
^ "Gold Coast Titans - Gains & Losses". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Gold Coast Titans News". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Foran reveals tearful moment he broke news to teammates as details of Titans deal emerge". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ Mirzabegian, Sacha (9 August 2022). "Roosters hooker Sam Verrills to join Gold Coast Titans on two-year deal". Nine's Wide World of Sport. Nine Media. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Joe ready to go: Stimson a Titan in '23". titans.com.au. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ O'Loughlin, Liam (11 September 2022). "Bulldogs centre Aaron Schoupp granted immediate release ahead of Titans move". The Sporting News. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Randall headed to the Coast for '23". titans.com.au. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "2023 NRL Pre-Season Challenge". NRL.com. 27 February 2023.

[1] "Tino Fa'asuamaleaui as the Gold Coast Titans Captain for 2023". goldcoastlifestyle.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[2] Dobeson, Shane (11 January 2023). "Holbrook confirms who will captain Gold Coast Titans in 2023". mygc.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[3] "'Electric' Walsh stuns early in Broncos debut as Titans unearth 'livewire' teen: Big hits". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[4] Jackson, Andrew; Tiernan, Eamonn (20 February 2023). "Wayne's Milford headache as young Dolphin fires, off-contract speedster stuns: 3 Big Hits". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[auto1-5] "2023 Titans Signings". NRL.com. 27 February 2023.

[6] "Gold Coast Titans - Gains & Losses". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[7] "Gold Coast Titans News". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[8] "Foran reveals tearful moment he broke news to teammates as details of Titans deal emerge". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[9] Mirzabegian, Sacha (9 August 2022). "Roosters hooker Sam Verrills to join Gold Coast Titans on two-year deal". Nine's Wide World of Sport. Nine Media. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[10] "Joe ready to go: Stimson a Titan in '23". titans.com.au. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[11] O'Loughlin, Liam (11 September 2022). "Bulldogs centre Aaron Schoupp granted immediate release ahead of Titans move". The Sporting News. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[12] "Randall headed to the Coast for '23". titans.com.au. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[auto2-13] "2023 NRL Pre-Season Challenge". NRL.com. 27 February 2023.

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