The Gold Coast Chargers were a defunct Sydney-based NRL side with a 1988–1998 run, notable for a Carrara debut in 1996 and a record 52-6 win over South Queensland Crushers. The club folded after off-field issues. Heritage jerseys have reappeared recently by the Gold Coast Titans referencing the old Chargers motif and sold out at release. Their historical footprint remains a point of nostalgia in Queensland rugby league among early regional expansion narratives and the 1990s league realignment period, illustrating expansion narratives in the era.