2024 Dolphins (NRL) season

2024 Dolphins season
2024 Dolphins season
2024 record	Wins: 7; losses: 5
Points scored	For: 311; against: 247 (Rd 14)
Team information
CEO	Terry Reader
Head Coach	Wayne Bennett
Captain	Jesse Bromwich;
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium, Kayo Stadium
High attendance	46,224 (Rd 6)
Low attendance	10,011 (Rd 2)
Top scorers
Tries	Jamayne Isaako (8) (Rd 14) ; Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (8)
Goals	Jamayne Isaako (43) (Rd 14)
Points	Jamayne Isaako (117) (Rd 14)

The 2024 Dolphins season is the Dolphins club's second season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

Head coach Wayne Bennett and regular team captain Jesse Bromwich continue in their same roles from the previous year.

Player movement

The following player movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.^[1]

Gains

Player	Previous Club	Length
Jake Averillo	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	2026
Herbie Farnworth	Brisbane Broncos	2026
Thomas Flegler	Brisbane Broncos	2027
Oryn Keeley	Newcastle Knights	2026

Losses

Player	New Club
Herman Ese'ese	Hull FC (Super League)
Poasa Faamausili	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Oliver Gildart	Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League)

Pre-season challenge

The 2024 NRL pre-season was played in February, prior to the commencement of the regular 2024 NRL season in March.

Trial: 10 February 2024	Central Queensland Capras	6–58	Dolphins	Rockhampton
18:10 AEST	Tries: Reuben 7' Hopoate 21' Hopoate 21' Goals: Donovan 1/2 9'	Report	Tries: O’Neill 35' Karapani 37' Stuckey 57' Jackson 51' Jenkins 58', 78' Woolf 67' Kaho 71' Goals: Rogers 0/1 39', 68', 72', 79' Baira 2/2 37', 40' Hubner 2/2 52', 59'	Stadium: Browne Park

Round 1: 18 February 2024	Dolphins	26–14	Gold Coast Titans	Sunshine Coast
17:05 AEST	Tries: Farnworth 7' Wallace 57' Bostock 60' Baira 66' Lemuelu 74' Goals: Isaako 0/1 Baira 3/5 58', 61', 68'	Report	Tries: Francis 18', 35' Steadman 71' Goals: Schoupp 1/3 72'	Stadium: Sunshine Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,698 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 2: 24 February 2024	New Zealand Warriors	34–22	Dolphins	Auckland
17:45 NZDT	Tries: Montoya 13' Barnett 18' Watene-Zelezniak 26' Berry 49' Niukore 61' Leiataua 78' Goals: Johnson 4/4 15', 20', 27', 50' Metcalf 1/2 63'	Report	Tries: Averillo 32' Bostock 53' Farnworth 67' Te Whare 70' Goals: Nikorima 1/1 15' Isaako 1/1 55' Katoa 1/2 67'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 14,276 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Storm	24	19	0	5	3	692	449	+243	44	Advance to finals series
2	Penrith Panthers (P)	24	17	0	7	3	580	394	+186	40
3	Sydney Roosters	24	16	0	8	3	738	463	+275	38
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	16	0	8	3	653	431	+222	38
5	North Queensland Cowboys	24	15	0	9	3	657	568	+89	36
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	14	0	10	3	529	433	+96	34
7	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	13	1	10	3	634	521	+113	33
8	Newcastle Knights	24	12	0	12	3	470	510	−40	30
9	Canberra Raiders	24	12	0	12	3	474	601	−127	30
10	Dolphins	24	11	0	13	3	577	578	−1	28
11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	11	0	13	3	508	634	−126	28
12	Brisbane Broncos	24	10	0	14	3	537	607	−70	26
13	New Zealand Warriors	24	9	1	14	3	512	574	−62	25
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	8	0	16	3	488	656	−168	22
15	Parramatta Eels	24	7	0	17	3	561	716	−155	20
16	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	7	0	17	3	494	682	−188	20
17	Wests Tigers	24	6	0	18	3	463	750	−287	18

Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	H	–	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	N	A	H	–	A	H	A	–	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	W	B	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	B				B
Position	17	6	7	1	1	5	3	6	4	4	4	4	4
Points	0	2	4	6	8	8	10	10	12	14	16	16	16	18

Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Round 1: 10 March 2024	Dolphins	18–43	North Queensland Cowboys	Brisbane
15:05 AEST	Tries: Flegler 7' Kerr 31' Bostock 73' Goals: Isaako 3/3 7', 31', 73'	Report Details	Tries: Laybutt 2', 67' Dearden 11' Nanai 24' Feldt 29' Taulagi 35' Luki 47' Goals: Holmes 7/7 3', 13', 25', 30', 36', 48', 67' Field goals: Townsend 1/1 39'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 32,477 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 2: 17 March 2024	Dolphins	38–0	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Redcliffe
17:15 AEST	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow 5', 59', 70' Isaako 9' Nicholls 47' Averillo 57' Marshall-King 68' Goals: Isaako 5/7 7', 49', 59', 61', 70'	Report Details	Sin bin: Molo 76' to 80'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 3 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 4: 30 March 2024	Gold Coast Titans	14–30	Dolphins	Gold Coast
18:35 AEST	Tries: Jolliffe 8' Sami 12', 74' Goals: Boyd 1/3 9'	Report Details	Tries: Bostock 23', 39' Farnworth 57' Tabuai-Fidow 63' Kerr 68' Goals: Isaako 5/5 24', 39', 57', 63', 68' Sin bin: Plath 26' to 36'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 13,898 Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Round 5: 6 April 2024	Dolphins	26–16	Wests Tigers	Brisbane
18:35 AEST	Tries: Katoa 4' Tabuai-Fidow 25' Nikorima 61' K. Bromwich 65' Goals: Isaako 5/6 10 (pen)', 24 (pen)', 27', 62', 66'	Report Details	Tries: Faataape 42', 54' Seyfarth 72' Goals: Sezer 2/3 43', 74'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 22,051 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 6: 12 April 2024	Brisbane Broncos	28–14	Dolphins	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Willison 33' Oates 44' Walsh 51' Cobbo 54', 58' Goals: Walsh 4/5 35', 53', 56', 60'	Report Details	Tries: Wallace 22' Bostock 74' Isaako 77' Goals: Isaako 1/3 75' Field goals: Isaako 1/1 40'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 46,224 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 7: 19 April 2024	Parramatta Eels	16–44	Dolphins	Darwin
19:30 ACST	Tries: Lane 16' Penisini 26' Brown 77' Goals: Russell 0/2 Gutherson 2/2 45 (pen)', 78'	Report Details	Tries: Bostock 30', 69', 74' Niu 49', 71' Fuller 51' Plath 55', 57' Averillo 63' Goals: Isaako 3/7 50', 52', 56' Nikorima 1/2 73'	Stadium: TIO Stadium Attendance: 11,094 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 8: 28 April 2024	Dolphins	14–18	Newcastle Knights	Brisbane
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Keeley 25' Isaako 77' Averillo 78' Goals: Isaako 1/3 26'	Report Details	Tries: Armstrong 8' Gagai 17' Gamble 47' Goals: Gagai 3/4 18', 49', 66 (pen)'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 18,033 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 9: 4 May 2024	North Queensland Cowboys	26–28	Dolphins	Townsville
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Feldt 3' Cotter 6' Nanai 29', 77' McIntyre 39' Goals: Holmes 3/5 8', 31', 39' Field goals: Holmes 0/1 (2 pt)	Report Details	Tries: Isaako 11', 32', 48' Niu 22' Averillo 67' Goals: Isaako 4/5 12', 23', 33', 68'	Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 20,967 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 10: 9 May 2024	Dolphins	30–24	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Brisbane
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Aitken 13' Lemuelu 33' Fuller 35' Nicholls 38' Bostock 66' Goals: Isaako 5/7 35', 37', 55 (pen)', 68', 78 (pen)'	Report Details	Tries: Talau 9' Waddell 22' Koula 26' Trbojevic 49' Goals: Garrick 4/5 24', 27', 51', 64 (pen)'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 14,059 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 11: 19 May 2024	Wests Tigers	12–24	Dolphins	Brisbane
18:25 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 12: 26 May 2024	New Zealand Warriors	24–20	Dolphins	Auckland
18:05 NZST	Tries: Harris-Tavita 20' Martin 32' Watene-Zelezniak 57' Niukore 66' Goals: Pompey 4/4 22', 33', 59', 68'	Report	Tries: Isaako 3', 75' Farnworth 15' Tabuai-Fidow 25' Goals: Isaako 2/4 17', 27'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 23,116 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 13: 1 June 2024	Dolphins	25–26 (g.p.)	Canberra Raiders	Redcliffe
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Kayo Stadium

Round 14 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 15: 13 June 2024	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	v	Dolphins	Sydney
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: PointsBet Stadium

Round 16: 21 June 2024	Dolphins	v	Melbourne Storm	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 17: 30 June 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	v	Dolphins	Sydney
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

Round 18 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 19: 11 July 2024	Dolphins	v	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Redcliffe
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Kayo Stadium

Round 20: 21 July 2024	Penrith Panthers	v	Dolphins	Penrith
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: BlueBet Stadium

Round 21: 28 July 2024	Dolphins	v	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 22: 2 August 2024	Dolphins	v	Sydney Roosters	Perth
18:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)		Report		Stadium: HBF Park

Round 23: 11 August 2024	Dolphins	v	New Zealand Warriors	Brisbane
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 24: 17 August 2024	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Dolphins	Bundaberg
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Salter Oval

Round 25: 24 August 2024	Melbourne Storm	v	Dolphins	Melbourne
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park

Round 26: 31 August 2024	Dolphins	v	Brisbane Broncos	Brisbane
15:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 27: 5 September 2024	Newcastle Knights	v	Dolphins	Newcastle
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

2024 Squad

**Dolphins 2025 Squad**
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Top 30 squad – 2025 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Jake Averillo – CE Jack Bostock – WG Kenny Bromwich – SR, LK, PR Kurt Donoghoe – LK Herbie Farnworth – CE Max Feagai – CE, WG Kulikefu Finefeuiaki – SR Thomas Flegler – PR Trai Fuller – FB Tom Gilbert – LK		Harrison Graham – HK Jamayne Isaako – WG Isaiya Katoa – HB Felise Kaufusi – SR, PR Oryn Keeley – SR Josh Kerr – PR Connelly Lemuelu – SR, PR Jeremy Marshall-King – HK Mark Nicholls – PR Kodi Nikorima – FE		Sean O'Sullivan – HB, FE Max Plath – LK, HK Daniel Saifiti – PR Ray Stone – LK Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow – FB Mason Teague – LK Junior Tupou – WG James Walsh – CE Michael Waqa – PR		Ryan Jackson – PR Tevita Naufahu – CE, WG Elijah Rasmussen – PR Lewis Symonds – LK, SR Aublix Tawha – SR, CE Extended squad Josh Allen – PR Larson Dale-Doyle – SR Charlie Dickson – LK John Fineanganofo – FE, CE Carter Ford – PR Zac Garton – SR Peter Hola – PR Tane Kiriona – PR Cooper Marshall – CE LJ Nonu – WG Will Partridge – CE Brian Pouniu – SR Ethan Quai-Ward – CE Ben Stevanovic – HB, FE		Head coach Kristian Woolf Assistant coaches Nathan Fien Rory Kostjasyn Ben Woolf Jeremy Hickmans (Head of Performance) Blake Duncan (Athletic Performance Coach) Elliot Jackson (Athletic Performance Coach) Medical professionals Sam Madden (Head Physiotherapist) Adam Schumacher (Physiotherapist) John Davey (Head of Sports Science & Performance Analysis) Dr Peter Hackney (Doctor) Dr Brendan Thompson (Doctor) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Development players^[2] Extended squad^[3] Updated: 8 June 2024 Source(s): NRL

References

^ "The Dolphins".
^ Development players train with the Top 30 squad but cannot play NRL until after Round 10
^ Players in the extended squad train with the Top 30 squad but are on train and trial or junior contracts

[1] "The Dolphins".

[2] Development players train with the Top 30 squad but cannot play NRL until after Round 10

[3] Players in the extended squad train with the Top 30 squad but are on train and trial or junior contracts

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Est. 1947 in Moreton Bay, Queensland
Club	History Records Players
Home grounds	Current Suncorp Stadium Kayo Stadium Sunshine Coast Stadium
Culture	Artie Legacy Medal Battle for Brisbane
League	National Rugby League (NRL)
Seasons (2)	2023 2024 2025
Other competitions	Current Queensland Cup Past Brisbane Rugby League (BRL)
Affiliations	Redcliffe Dolphins Central Queensland Capras Norths Devils