The beginnings of a Gold Coast team's bid to return to the National Rugby League began when the Australian Rugby League decided to remove the financially successful Gold Coast Chargers from the National Rugby League at the end of the 1998 Season. The ARL wanted to have a second major team based in Brisbane and believed the best way to achieve this was by removing the Gold Coast team from the competition. The attempt to launch a second Brisbane team failed and in 1999, Michael Searle, former Gold Coast Chargers player and Managing Director of International Sports Australia, formed a Gold Coast Bid Team. The team included former Chargers boss Paul Broughton and was labelled as "The Gold Coast Consortium" by the media. The board were constantly active in lobbying the NRL to both expand the competition and consider the Gold Coast’s bid for inclusion. They were successful in organising pre-season NRL trial matches to be hosted on the Gold Coast and with average attendances of over 16,000, and peak attendances topping 20,000, the popularity of rugby league on the Coast was clear.
The Gold Coast Titans' first ever trial match resulted in a 32-6 loss to the previous season's grand finalists Melbourne Storm, however wins over the Parramatta Eels and Penrith Panthers later on led to predictions for a bright start to the Titans' premiership campaign.
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.
The first settlement in what is now South East Queensland was as a penal colony at Redcliffe. The Gold Coast region remained largely uninhabited by Europeans until 1823 when explorer John Oxley landed at Mermaid Beach. The hinterland's red cedar supply attracted people to the area in the mid-19th century. Later in 1875, Southport was surveyed and established and grew a reputation as a secluded holiday destination for wealthy Brisbane residents.
This historic district was a trendy social hotspot in the 1920s, and was called the "Gold Coast" for its concentration of high-value homes. From 1880 through the 1940s several large mansions were built for upper middle and upper class commuters. During this time Omaha's downtown was a long trolley-ride away, and the community was in the country. Two neighborhoods within the district (the Blackstone and Cathedral neighborhoods) reflect the housing styles of the times. The Joslyn Castle neighborhood is also within the area.
The area is the location of several locally and nationally historically significant landmarks, including Joslyn Castle, Saunders School and St. Cecilia Cathedral, as well as several homes which are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Forever in chains Tied down, breaking up I long to get away But these thoughts of home, they never leave me The world sees my heart, when I wear it on my sleeve Here I am surrounded by the expanse of being alone. Here I am. Miles from home, you find yourself, Miles from home, you find a reason. [x2] While you feel free, tied to what you love I keep my feet on the floor I've learnt life's lesson that the higher you climb the further you fall I fell apart, now start again how you rebuild is who you are. Miles from home, you find yourself, Miles from home, you find a reason. [x2] If I had nothing to learn, there'd be no reason to breathe, If I had nothing to lose, there'd be no weakness in me. [x2]
It might not be as highly paid as football and other popular sports, but if you are an elite-level performer in the rugby world, you can earn yourself a pretty penny, to say the least ... READ MORE ... Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (GoldCoastTitans) - £497k ... .
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Despite that, the footy great has subsequently spun things around, recently taking up a new pathways coaching role with the GoldCoastTitans and has been sober since last year ... 'It could really affect your career,' Haas said ... Haas (centre) said ... .
The Dolphins fullback, 23, can be seen in a loved-up image posted by the glamorous GoldCoastTitans NRLW centre on Friday - and it didn't take long to set tongues wagging on social media.
Former footy bad boy Todd Carney has made a shock return to the NRL with the former Dally M Medal winner signing on with the GoldCoastTitans as a junior pathways coach.
After he was waived by the NFL club, he returned to the NRL for an injury-punctuated two-year stint at the GoldCoastTitans before a 15-game homecoming at Parramatta in 2018 ... on the Gold Coast.
While he had been linked with a move to join St George Illawarra, he has instead penned a three-year deal to join GoldCoastTitans...Reagan Campbell-Gillard has lifted the lid on his shock Parramatta Eels exit after joining the Gold Coast Titans.
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The GoldCoastTitans utility posted a screenshot of a digital betting slip to his Instagram ... 'The Gold Coast Titans have referred a social media post made by AJ Brimson to the NRL’s IntegrityUnit.
It came after the GoldCoastTitans player had published a screenshot of a digital betting slip ... 'The Gold Coast Titans have referred a social media post made by AJ Brimson to the NRL’s IntegrityUnit.
