Gold Coast Titans Women

The Gold Coast Titans Women are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The team is part of the Gold Coast Titans club and plays in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership (NRLW), Australia's premier club competition for women. On 11 June 2021, the NRL announced that the club's application for a licence to join the NRLW had been accepted, as part of the expansion of the competition for the 2021 season.[1] A few days later, on 14 June 2021, Jamie Feeney was announced as the inaugural coach of the Titans Women's team.[2].
In early September 2021, the NRL announced that due to border restrictions then in place to mitigate COVID-19, the 2021 season would be postponed to early in the new year.[3] The Titans Women played their first game on 27 February 2022.[4][5][6] The team's first win came the following week, in Round 2, 26–16, over the eventual premiers, the Sydney Roosters.[7][8]

Gold Coast Titans Women
Club information
Full nameGold Coast Titans
Nickname(s)Titans
Short nameGOL
Colours  Light blue
  Gold
  White
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Websitetitans.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOSteve Mitchell
CoachKaryn Murphy
CaptainGeorgia Hale
CompetitionNational Rugby League
2023 season2nd
Current season
Records
Premierships0
Runners-up1 (2023)
Minor premierships0
Wooden spoons1 (2022)
Most capped27Brittany Breayley-Nati
Jessika Elliston
Highest try scorer12Jaime Chapman
Highest points scorer72Lauren Brown

Seasons

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Season Regular season Finals Ref
P W D L F A Pts Pos
2021 5 3 0 2 94 96 6 3rd Semi-finalist [9][10]
2022 5 1 0 4 58 118 2 6th
2023 9 7 0 2 164 126 14 3rd Grand Finalist [11][12]
2024 9 3 0 6 128 191 6 8th

Head-to-head records

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Opponent First meeting P W D L For Agst Win % Share %
  Dragons 27 Feb 2022 5 2 0 3 83 102 40.00% 44.86%
  Roosters 6 Mar 2022 5 3 0 2 84 90 60.00% 48.28%
  Eels 13 Mar 2022 4 2 0 2 80 76 50.00% 51.28%
  Broncos 19 Mar 2022 4 2 0 2 53 108 50.00% 32.92%
  Knights 27 Mar 2022 5 1 0 4 64 118 20.00% 35.16%
  Cowboys 22 Jul 2023 2 1 0 1 26 17 50.00% 60.47%
  Sharks 5 Aug 2023 2 1 0 1 16 30 50.00% 34.78%
  Tigers 3 Sep 2023 2 2 0 0 44 16 100.00% 73.33%
  Raiders 17 Sep 2023 2 1 0 1 42 22 50.00% 65.63%
Totals 27 Feb 2022 31 15 0 16 492 579 48.39% 45.94%

Notes

  • Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
  • Clubs listed in the order than the Eels Women first played them.
  • Last updated: 22 September 2024 (after Round 9)


Coach

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In early May 2022, the club announced that Karyn Murphy would coach the Titans Women in the 2022 season.[13]

Coach Season Span M W D L For Agst Win % Share %
Jamie Feeney 2021 6 3 0 3 122 120 50.00% 50.41%
Karyn Murphy 2022–2024 25 12 0 13 378 459 48.00% 45.16%

Table last updated: 22 September 2024 (after Round 9).

Current squad

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Jersey numbers in the table reflect the Titans' Round 9 Team List.
Table last updated on 22 September 2024 (after their Round 9 game).

J# Player Age Position(s) NRLW Seasons NRLW Stats Origin Tests All
Stars
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 M T G Pts
21 Evania Pelite 29 Fullback, Centre   3   5   5   11   9 33 13 0 52   6   4
2 Georgia Grey 19 Wing, Fullback   8 8 2 0 8
3 Jaime Chapman 22 Centre, Wing   3   6   5   9   8 31 19 0 76   5   5   4
4 Sarina Masaga Centre, Second-row   3 3 1 0 4
1 Karina Brown 35 Wing, Fullback   4   3   3   6   5   9   2 32 3 0 12   9   11   5
6 Taliah Fuimaono 25 Five-eighth, Centre   7   6   1   7 21 2 0 8   5   1
  3
  4
7 Lailani Montgomery 18 Five-eighth, Centre   5 5 0 0 0
16 Sienna Lofipo 19 Halfback   10   4 14 3 0 12   1   1
9 Brittany Breayley-Nati 33 Hooker   4   4   6   5   11   9 39 4 0 16   7
10 Jessika Elliston 26 Prop, Second-row   1   4   6   5   11   9 36 5 0 20   7   2
11 Zara Canfield 23 Second-row   4   4   10   6 24 3 8 28
12 Shaylee Bent 24 Second-row, Centre   4   2   7   6   11   9 39 4 0 16   4   4   6
13 Georgia Hale 29 Lock, Hooker   3   3   3   5   5   11   9 39 3 0 12   18
14 Lily-Rose Kolc 19 Hooker   7 7 0 0 0
15 Laikha Clarke 22 Prop   2   5   3   9 19 2 0 8   1
8 Shannon Mato 26 Prop   4   2   5   11   9 31 3 0 12   8   5   4
17 Dannii Perese 20 Prop   7   5 12 1 0 4   1
19 Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell 20 Centre   4   2   2   3 11 4 0 16   1
20 Georgia Sim 26 Wing   1 1 0 0 0
22 Rilee Jorgensen 18 Second-row, Prop   8   4 12 0 2 4
23 Emily Bass 25 Wing, Centre   5   2   4   7 18 12 0 48   4
Malaela Sua 18 Prop 0 0 0 0   1
S Ngatokotoru Arakua 27 Prop   4   4   2   3 13 3 0 12   9
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IS Chantay Kiria-Ratu 19 Five-eighth, Halfback   11 11 2 2 12   2
IS Destiny Mino-Sinapati 19 Wing, Centre   10 10 3 0 12   1
IS Ivana Lolesio 20 Centre 0 0 0 0
IS Niall Williams-Guthrie 36 Centre   11   6 17 2 0 8   1
IS Lauren Brown 29 Halfback, Hooker   4   6   5   11   7 33 5 48 118   6   7
IS Matekino Gray 19 Prop   4 4 0 0 0

Notes:

  • The following players have been signed on a Development contract for 2024:[14]
    • Tiresa Elika (Brisbane Tigers, U19 7 games and BMD 1 game in 2024)
    • Estanoa Faitala-Mariner (Returning from injury)
    • Lailani Montgomery (Indigenous Academy Sydney Roosters, U19 7 games in 2024)
    • Sarina Masaga (Burleigh Bears, U19 5 games and BMD 5 games in 2024)
  • Destiny Mino-Sinapati and Ivana Lolesio both suffered knee injuries in BMD Premiership matches during April 2024. Chantay Kiria-Ratu also suffered a knee injury in the BMD Premiership in early May 2024 The lengthy recovery period requires them to miss the 2024 NRLW season.[15][16][17]
  • Georgia Grey was initially signed to a Development contract for 2024 but was subsequently elevated to a full contract, to fill a gap created by the three season-ending injuries to Kiria-Ratu, Lolesio, and Mino-Sinapati. Lailani Montgomery was elevated from the Titans Academy into a Development contract.
  • The Gold Coast Titans entered into a feeder-club agreement with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[18][19] Georgia Grey, Laikha Clarke, and Ngatokotoru Arakua played for Manly in their Round 1 match of the 2024 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership on 14 July 2024.[20]
  • Lauren Brown kicked a field goal in golden point of the Titan's 2023 Round 2 match against the Broncos. Brown kicked another field goal within the last two minutes of the Titan's 2023 Round 6 match against the Dragons.
  • The following players were signed on a Development contract for last season (2023):
    • Estanoa Faitala
    • Matekino Gray
    • Lily-Rose Kolc
    • Malaela Sua
  • Brooke Saddler (fractured tibia and fibula) and development player Estanoa Faitala (ACL) suffered injuries in the 1 July 2023 trial match against the Cowboys that curtailed their 2023 season.[21]
  • Niall Williams Guthrie played for the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team from 2015 to 2023.

The Gold Coast Titans announced player signings in several instalments from January 2024.[22][23][24]


Club records

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Player records

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Lists and tables last updated: 22 September 2024 (after Round 9).

Most games for the Titans

Most tries for the Titans

Most points for the Titans (20+)

Player 2024 Club M T G FG Points
Lauren Brown   23 4 29 2 76
Jaime Chapman   17 12 0 0 48
Evania Pelite   30 10 0 0 40
Steph Hancock   22 8 0 0 32
Emily Bass   11 8 0 0 32
Zara Canfield   24 3 8 0 28
Jessika Elliston   31 5 0 0 20

Most points in a season (16+)

Player Season M T G FG Points
Jaime Chapman 2023 9 9 0 0 36
Lauren Brown 2024 7 3 11 0 34
Lauren Brown 2023 11 1 11 2 28
Emily Bass 2024 7 6 0 0 24
Evania Pelite 2023 11 5 0 0 20
Zara Canfield 2023 10 2 5 0 18
Jasmine Peters 2021 5 4 0 0 16
Steph Hancock 2021 5 4 0 0 16
Steph Hancock 2022 5 4 0 0 16

Margins and streaks

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Biggest winning margins

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
24 30–6   Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 17 Sep 2023
22 34–12   Parramatta Eels Cbus Super Stadium 11 Sep 2023

Biggest losing margins

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
40 4–44   Brisbane Broncos Totally Workwear Stadium 11 Aug 2024
36 10–46   Newcastle Knights Cbus Super Stadium 14 Sep 2024
26 12–38   Sydney Roosters Central Coast Stadium 18 Sep 2022

Most consecutive wins

  • 5 – (26 August 2023 – 24 September 2023)

Most consecutive losses

  • 4 – (3 April 2022, 21 August 2022 — 3 September 2022)

Players

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The following players have appeared in NRL Women's Premiership matches for the Titans.
Table last updated: 22 September 2024 (after Round 9).

Order Player Titans First Appearance
M T G FG Pts Game Date Opponent
1 Evania Pelite 30 10 0 0 40 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
2 Karina Brown 22 3 0 0 12 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
3 Lauren Dam 2 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
4 Tiana Raftstrand-Smith 11 1 1 0 6 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
5 Jetaya Faifua 7 1 0 0 4 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
6 Grace Griffin 4 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
7 Kimiora Breayley-Nati 11 0 4 0 8 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
8 Shannon Mato 27 3 0 0 12 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
9 Brittany Breayley-Nati 31 3 0 0 12 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
10 Brianna Clark 4 0 7 0 14 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
11 Zara Canfield 24 3 8 0 28 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
12 Tazmin Rapana 4 1 0 0 4 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
13 Georgia Hale 30 1 0 0 4 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
14 Stephanie Hancock 22 8 0 0 32 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
15 Jessika Elliston 31 5 0 0 20 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
16 Destiny Brill 6 1 0 0 4 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
17 Shaniah Power 6 1 0 0 4 1 27 Feb 2022   Dragons
18 Jasmine Peters 8 4 0 0 16 2 6 Mar 2022   Roosters
19 April Ngatunpuna 6 0 0 0 0 2 6 Mar 2022   Roosters
20 Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell 11 4 0 0 16 3 13 Mar 2022   Eels
21 Laikha Clarke 19 2 0 0 8 3 13 Mar 2022   Eels
22 Cobie-Jane Morgan 3 0 0 0 0 4 19 Mar 2022   Broncos
23 Apii Nicholls 5 0 0 0 0 7 21 Aug 2022   Dragons
24 Madison Bartlett 5 3 0 0 12 7 21 Aug 2022   Dragons
25 Lauren Brown 23 4 29 2 76 7 21 Aug 2022   Dragons
26 Rona Peters 2 0 0 0 0 7 21 Aug 2022   Dragons
27 Roxy Murdoch-Masila 2 0 0 0 0 7 21 Aug 2022   Dragons
28 Hagiga Mosby 2 0 0 0 0 8 28 Aug 2022   Knights
29 Annette Brander 1 0 0 0 0 9 3 Sep 2022   Broncos
30 Destiny Mino-Sinapati 10 3 0 0 12 12 22 Jul 2023   Cowboys
31 Jaime Chapman 17 12 0 0 48 12 22 Jul 2023   Cowboys
32 Niall Williams-Guthrie 17 2 0 0 8 12 22 Jul 2023   Cowboys
33 Emily Bass 11 8 0 0 32 12 22 Jul 2023   Cowboys
34 Taliah Fuimaono 8 1 0 0 4 12 22 Jul 2023   Cowboys
35 Chantay Kiria-Ratu 11 2 2 0 12 12 22 Jul 2023   Cowboys
36 Shaylee Bent 20 2 0 0 8 12 22 Jul 2023   Cowboys
37 Kaitlyn Phillips 3 0 0 0 0 12 22 Jul 2023   Cowboys
38 Sienna Lofipo 15 3 0 0 12 13 27 Jul 2023   Broncos
39 Rilee Jorgensen 12 0 2 0 4 13 27 Jul 2023   Broncos
40 Dannii Perese 12 1 0 0 4 13 27 Jul 2023   Broncos
41 Sophie Buller 1 0 0 0 0 17 26 Aug 2023   Dragons
42 Lily-Rose Kolc 7 0 0 0 0 23 28 Jul 2024   Dragons
43 Georgia Grey 8 2 0 0 8 24 3 Aug 2024   Wests Tigers
44 Ngatokotoru Arakua 3 1 0 0 4 25 11 Aug 2024   Broncos
45 Lailani Montgomery 5 0 0 0 0 26 17 Aug 2024   Cowboys
46 Matekino Gray 4 0 0 0 0 26 17 Aug 2024   Cowboys
47 Sarina Masaga 3 1 0 0 4 29 8 Sep 2024   Eels
48 Georgia Sim 1 0 0 0 0 30 14 Sep 2024   Knights

References

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