Player Profile

Anthony Laffranchi
Brian Carney
Luke Bailey

Anthony Laffranchi
Inaugural (2007) Gold Coast Titan Player

Date of Birth: 16/11/1980
Place of Birth: Murwillumbah, NSW
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 102 kg
Position: Prop, Second Row/Back Row
Previous Clubs: Wests Tigers 2001-6
First Grade Debut
: 02/09/2001 Round 26 Wests Tigers V Cronulla Sharks – Leichhardt Oval,
Club Debut: 18/03/2007 Round 1 Gold Coast Titans V St. George Illawarra Dragons
Rep Honours:
Country 2007, 2010
NZ Test 2009,
Awards:
Paul Broughton Medal 2007
Left Club: end 2011 to English Super League

Brian Carney
Signed as Inaugural (2007) Gold Coast Titan Player
Retired from Rugby League before playing his first game

Date of Birth: 23/7/1976
Place of Birth: Cork, Ireland
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 90 kg
Position
: Wing
First Grade Debut: 11/03/2006 Round 1 Newcastle Knights V Parramatta Eels
Club Debut: N/A
Previous Clubs
: Newcastle Knights (2006)

Luke Bailey
(Co-Captain 2007-2009)
Inaugural (2007) Gold Coast Titan Player

Date of Birth: 05/01/1980
Place of Birth: Port Kembla, NSW
Height: 189 cm
Weight: 108 kg
Position: Prop/Front Row
Previous Clubs: St. George Illawarra Dragons 2000 -2006
First Grade Debut: 05/02/2000 Round 1 St. George Illawarra Dragons V Cronulla Sharks at Stadium Australia,
Club Debut: 18/03/2007 Round 1 Gold Coast Titans V St. George Illawarra Dragons
Rep Honours
:
Australia v NZ 2002-03-2007, 9
NSW State of Origin 2002-03
Country, 2002-3
NRL All Stars 2010,2012, 2014 Titans Auckland Nines
Awards:
Paul Broughton Medal 2007,10,11
Clubman of the year 2011, 2014
Left Club: retired end 2014
Matt Petersen
Nathan Friend
LukeO 'Dwyer

Matt Petersen
Inaugural (2007) Gold Coast Titan Player

Date of Birth: 27/03/1980
Place of Birth: Subiaco, WA
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 91 kg
Position
: Wing
Previous Clubs: Western Reds, Newcastle Knights, Nth Queensland 2002, Parramatta Eels 2002-6
First Grade Debut: 16/03/2002 Round 1 North Queensland Cowboys V Brisbane Broncos, Dairy Farmers Stadium,
Club Debut: 26/03/2007 Round 2 Gold Coast Titans V Cronulla Sharks
Left Club: Granted immediate release May 2008 to join Wakefield England

Nathan Friend
Inaugural (2007) Gold Coast Titan Player
(2016)

Date of Birth: 28/01/1981
Place of Birth: Toowoomba, Qld
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Position
: Hooker/Utility/Hooker - Halve
Previous Clubs: Brisbane Broncos 2002, Melbourne Storm 2003-6, Gold Coast Titans 2007-2011, New Zealand Warriors 2012-2015
First Grade Debut: 31/05/2002 Round 12 Brisbane Broncos V Wests Tigers – Campbelltown,
Club Debut: 18/03/2007 Round 1 Gold Coast Titans V St George Illawarra Dragons
Rep Honours: 2015 All Stars
Awards:
Paul Broughton Medal 2009
Left Club
: end 2011 to join New Zealand Warriors, retired 2016

Luke O'Dwyer
Inaugural (2007) Gold Coast Titan Player

Date of Birth: 30/01/1980
Place of Birth: Griffith, NSW
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Position
: Centre/Lock/Utility/Back Row
Previous Clubs: Paramatta Eels 2004-6
First Grade Debut: 21/03/2004 Round 2 Parramatta Eels V Brisbane Broncos – Suncorp Stadium,
Club Debut
: 23/06/2007 Round 15 Gold Coast Titans V Newcastle Knights
Left Club: Retired end 2013