2024_Dolphins_(NRL)_season
2024 Dolphins (NRL) season
2024 NRL rugby league season
The 2024 Dolphins season is the Dolphins club's second season in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.
Quick Facts Points scored, Team information ...
| 2024 Dolphins season | ||||
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| 2024 record | Wins: 7; losses: 3 | |||
| Points scored | For: 266; against: 197 (Rd 11) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Terry Reader | |||
| Head Coach | Wayne Bennett | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium, Kayo Stadium | |||
| High attendance | 46,224 (Rd 6) | |||
| Low attendance | 10,011 (Rd 2) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Jamayne Isaako (6) (Rd 11) Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (7) | |||
| Goals | Jamayne Isaako (36) (Rd 11) | |||
| Points | Jamayne Isaako (96) (Rd 11) | |||
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Head coach Wayne Bennett and regular team captain Jesse Bromwich continue in their same roles from the previous year.
Further information: List of Dolphins (NRL) records
The following player movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[1]
Gains
More information Player, Previous Club ...
| 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 |
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Losses
More information Player, New Club ...
| Player | New Club |
|---|---|
| Herman Ese'ese | Hull FC (Super League) |
| Poasa Faamausili | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Oliver Gildart | Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League) |
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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 |
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 282 | 158 | +124 | 20 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 |  Melbourne Storm |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 179 | +81 | 18 | |
| 3 |  Penrith Panthers |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 226 | 156 | +70 | 16 | |
| 4 | Dolphins |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 266 | 197 | +69 | 16 | |
| 5 |  Brisbane Broncos |
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 277 | 218 | +59 | 14 | |
| 6 |  Canberra Raiders |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 214 | 224 | −10 | 14 | |
| 7 |  Sydney Roosters |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 326 | 219 | +107 | 12 | |
| 8 |  Newcastle Knights |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 200 | 209 | −9 | 12 | |
| 9 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 192 | 248 | −56 | 12 | |
| 10 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 273 | 243 | +30 | 11 | |
| 11 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 194 | 179 | +15 | 10 | |
| 12 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 275 | 287 | −12 | 10 | |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors |
11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 216 | 223 | −7 | 9 | |
| 14 |  Parramatta Eels |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 187 | 290 | −103 | 8 | |
| 15 |  Wests Tigers |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 145 | 226 | −81 | 6 | |
| 16 | Gold Coast Titans |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 181 | 272 | −91 | 6 | |
| 17 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 162 | 348 | −186 | 4 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. Source: Official NRL Ladder for 2024 Premiership Season
Result by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 |
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| 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 | B | B | ||||||||||||||
| Position | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Points | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
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Matches
Main article: 2024 NRL season results
| 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 |
v | Dolphins |
Auckland | |
| 18:05 NZST (UTC+12:00) |
Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 13: 1 June 2024 | Dolphins |
v | 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 |
More information Top 30 squad – 2024 NRL season, Supplementary list ...
| Top 30 squad – 2024 NRL season | Supplementary list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad |
Head coach Assistant coaches
Medical professionals
Updated: 4 March 2024 | |||||
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- 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