2024 Dolphins (NRL) season

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

2024 Dolphins season
2024 recordWins: 8; losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 341; against: 275 (Rd 15)
Team information
CEOTerry Reader
Head CoachWayne Bennett
Captain
StadiumSuncorp Stadium, Kayo Stadium
High attendance46,224 (Rd 6)
Low attendance10,011 (Rd 2)
Top scorers
TriesJamayne Isaako (8) (Rd 15)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (9)
GoalsJamayne Isaako (48) (Rd 15)
PointsJamayne Isaako (127) (Rd 15)
← 2023List of seasons2025 →

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

Player movement

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Dolphins NRL 2024 home and away jerseys (front view)
Emblematic dolphin fins on supporters' heads

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

Gains

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PlayerPrevious ClubLength
Herbie FarnworthBrisbane Broncos2026
Jake AverilloCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2026
Oryn KeeleyNewcastle Knights2026
Tevita Pangai JuniorSouths Logan Magpies (Hostplus Cup)2024
Thomas FleglerBrisbane Broncos2027

Losses

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PlayerNew Club
Herman Ese'eseHull FC (Super League)
Oliver GildartHull Kingston Rovers (Super League)
Poasa FaamausiliCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Pre-season challenge

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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 2024Central Queensland Capras 6–58 DolphinsRockhampton
18:10 AEST
Tries:
Reuben  7'
Hopoate  21'
Hopoate  21'
Goals:
Donovan 1/2  9'
ReportTries:
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 2024Dolphins 26–14 Gold Coast TitansSunshine 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'
ReportTries:
Francis  18'35'
Steadman  71'
Goals:
Schoupp 1/3  72'
Stadium: Sunshine Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,698
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 2: 24 February 2024New Zealand Warriors 34–22 DolphinsAuckland
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'
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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

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Melbourne Storm1310032354257+9724Advance to finals series
2 Penrith Panthers1410041336218+11822
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks1410041354276+7822
4 Dolphins138052341275+6620
5 Sydney Roosters148061414271+14318
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs137062292211+8118
7 Canberra Raiders137062272327−5518
8 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles147161351309+4217
9 Brisbane Broncos147071335298+3716
10 North Queensland Cowboys158070381389−816
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons147071296346−5016
12 New Zealand Warriors146171306293+1315
13 Newcastle Knights146081248303−5514
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs134092272398−12612
15 Parramatta Eels1440101283404−12110
16 Wests Tigers1330102205334−12910
17 Gold Coast Titans1330102239370−13110
Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 2024. Source: National Rugby League

Result by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAHAAHAHNAHAHAHAHHHAAHA
ResultLWBWWLWLWWWLLBWB
Position1767115364444444
Points024688101012141616161820
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Round 1: 10 March 2024Dolphins 18–43 North Queensland CowboysBrisbane
15:05 AEST
Tries:
Flegler  7'
Kerr  31'
Bostock  73'
Goals:
Isaako 3/3  7', 31', 73'
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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 2024Dolphins 38–0 St. George Illawarra DragonsRedcliffe
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'
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Sin bin:
Molo 76' to 80'
Stadium: Kayo Stadium
Attendance: 10,011
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 3 (Bye for Dolphins)
Round 4: 30 March 2024Gold Coast Titans 14–30 DolphinsGold Coast
18:35 AEST
Tries:
Jolliffe  8'
Sami  12'74'
Goals:
Boyd 1/3  9'
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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 2024Dolphins 26–16 Wests TigersBrisbane
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'
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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 2024Brisbane Broncos 28–14 DolphinsBrisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Tries:
Willison  33'
Oates  44'
Walsh  51'
Cobbo  54'58'
Goals:
Walsh 4/5  35', 53', 56', 60'
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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 2024Parramatta Eels 16–44 DolphinsDarwin
19:30 ACST
Tries:
Lane  16'
Penisini  26'
Brown  77'
Goals:
Russell 0/2
Gutherson 2/2  45 (pen)', 78'
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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 2024Dolphins 14–18 Newcastle KnightsBrisbane
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Tries:
Keeley  25'
Isaako  77'
Averillo  78'
Goals:
Isaako 1/3  26'
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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 2024North Queensland Cowboys 26–28 DolphinsTownsville
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)
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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 2024Dolphins 30–24 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBrisbane
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)'
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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 2024Wests Tigers 12–24 DolphinsBrisbane
18:25 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Tries:
Olam  35'
Koroisau  53'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/2  36', 55'
Sin bin:
Naden 39' to 49'
Olam 46' to 56'
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Tries:
Bostock  12'
Nicholls  27'
Tabuai-Fidow  48'69'
Goals:
Isaako 5/7  13', 28', 50', 70'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 47,517
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 12: 26 May 2024New Zealand Warriors 24–20 DolphinsAuckland
18:05 NZST
Tries:
Harris-Tavita  20'
Martin  32'
Watene-Zelezniak  57'
Niukore  66'
Goals:
Pompey 4/4  22', 33', 59', 68'
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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 2024Dolphins 25–26 (g.p.) Canberra RaidersRedcliffe
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Tries:
Marshall-King  8'
Bostock  23'
Averillo  43'
Donoghoe  67'
Goals:
Isaako 4/4  10', 25', 44', 68'
Field goals:
Isaako 1/3  71'
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Tries:
Savage  12'
Mariota  16'
Whitehead  31'
Weekes  56'
Goals:
Rapana 4/4  13', 17', 32', 57'
Field goals:
Rapana 2/3  77', 87'
Weekes 0/1 (2 pt)
Stadium: Kayo Stadium
Attendance: 10,024
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 14 (Bye for Dolphins)
Round 15: 13 June 2024Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28–30 DolphinsSydney
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: PointsBet Stadium
Round 16: 21 June 2024Dolphins v Melbourne StormBrisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 17: 30 June 2024St. George Illawarra Dragons v DolphinsSydney
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Round 18 (Bye for Dolphins)
Round 19: 11 July 2024Dolphins v South Sydney RabbitohsRedcliffe
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: Kayo Stadium
Round 20: 21 July 2024Penrith Panthers v DolphinsPenrith
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: BlueBet Stadium
Round 21: 28 July 2024Dolphins v Gold Coast TitansBrisbane
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 22: 2 August 2024Dolphins v Sydney RoostersPerth
18:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)
ReportStadium: HBF Park
Round 23: 11 August 2024Dolphins v New Zealand WarriorsBrisbane
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 24: 17 August 2024Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v DolphinsBundaberg
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: Salter Oval
Round 25: 24 August 2024Melbourne Storm v DolphinsMelbourne
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: AAMI Park
Round 26: 31 August 2024Dolphins v Brisbane BroncosBrisbane
15:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 27: 5 September 2024Newcastle Knights v DolphinsNewcastle
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
ReportStadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

2024 Squad

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Dolphins 2024 Squad
Top 30 squad – 2024 NRL seasonSupplementary listCoaching staff

Extended squad

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Medical professionals


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Development players[2]
  • Extended squad[3]

Updated: 4 March 2024
Source(s): NRL


References

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  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