to Australian captain Mal Meninga. Young Brett Horsnell playing in his third season with The Seagulls proved to be one of the most consistent and durable players for the team in 1991. Playing centre and some lock. Horsnell appeared in 20 out of 22 matches and played solid football for the team. Former Balmain Tigers, NSW and Australian representative winger Larry Corowa made a surprise return to First Grade football after an absence of seven seasons. His return in Round 14 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs saw him playing fullback, he also scored a try in the match. 1991 saw the club farewell foundation players Geoff Bagnall, Chris Close, Ben Gonzales, and Robert Simpkins. These farewells were offset by the arrival of young goal kicking forward Wayne Bartrim who played at both hooker and lock for the club. The club's leading point scorer for the season was Wayne Bartrim who scored 38 points (4 tries and 11 goals). The club's leading try scorer was Brett French with 5. 1992 Season The 1992 season for The Seagulls saw the arrival of Canberra Raiders trio Brent Todd, Paul Martin and Jason Gregory, Queensland State of Origin representative Steve Jackson, Australian and Queensland star Dale Shearer (yet another Manly premiership player from 1987), Queensland and Newcastle Knights forward Mike McLean, and utility player Peter Gill from St George. However the arrival of these players didn't help the club avoid coming last in the NSWRL Premiership for the second consecutive season. Injury and Origin limited Shearer to just seven games, while former Canberra Raiders lower grade halfback Jason Gregory suffered a serious neck injury in the pre-season tournament ending his football career. A heroic twelve man victory against the Illawarra Steelers in round three at home should have ranked among the most courageous wins in Gold Coast's short history. New Zealand test prop Brent Todd was sent off in the opening minutes, but the club battled on to win the match 18–8. However the joy was short lived as the NSWRL stripped the Seagulls of their two competition points for fielding an illegal replacement. Gold Coast had used Ken Jackson as a fifth replacement instead of using only the maximum of four. Gold Coast finished the season with eleven points from twenty two games, finishing last. However, if The Seagulls had retained the points the club would have finished ahead of Parramatta on percentage.