2024 Dolphins (NRL) season

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2024 Dolphins (NRL) season
2024 recordWins: 5; losses: 3
Points scoredFor: 212; against: 161 (Rd 9)
Team information
CEOTerry Reader
Head Coach
Kayo Stadium
High attendance46,224 (Rd 6)
Low attendance10,011 (Rd 2)
Top scorers
TriesJamayne Isaako (6) (Rd 9)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (5)
GoalsJamayne Isaako (27) (Rd 9)
PointsJamayne Isaako (78) (Rd 9)
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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

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

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 rugby ball 7'
Hopoate rugby ball 21'
Hopoate rugby ball 21'
Goals:
Donovan 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 9'
Report Tries:
O’Neill rugby ball 35'
Karapani rugby ball 37'
Stuckey rugby ball 57'
Jackson rugby ball 51'
Jenkins rugby ball 58'78'
Woolf rugby ball 67'
Kaho rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Rogers 0/1 rugby goalposts icon 39', 68', 72', 79'
Baira 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 37', 40'
Hubner 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 52', 59'
Stadium: Browne Park
Round 1: 18 February 2024 Dolphins 26–14 Gold Coast Titans Sunshine Coast
17:05 AEST
Tries:
Farnworth rugby ball 7'
Wallace rugby ball 57'
Bostock rugby ball 60'
Baira rugby ball 66'
Lemuelu rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Isaako 0/1
Baira 3/5 rugby goalposts icon 58', 61', 68'
Report Tries:
Francis rugby ball 18'35'
Steadman rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Schoupp 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 13'
Barnett rugby ball 18'
Watene-Zelezniak rugby ball 26'
Berry rugby ball 49'
Niukore rugby ball 61'
Leiataua rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Johnson 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 15', 20', 27', 50'
Metcalf 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 63'
Report Tries:
Averillo rugby ball 32'
Bostock rugby ball 53'
Farnworth rugby ball 67'
Te Whare rugby ball 70'
Goals:
Nikorima 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 15'
Isaako 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 55'
Katoa 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 67'
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,276
Referee: Liam Kennedy

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Storm 8 7 0 1 1 194 138 +56 16 Advance to finals series
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 7 6 0 1 1 199 100 +99 14
3 Penrith Panthers 8 6 0 2 1 190 124 +66 14
4 Dolphins 8 5 0 3 1 212 161 +51 12
5 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 9 5 1 3 0 237 200 +37 11
6 Sydney Roosters 9 5 0 4 0 258 163 +95 10
7 Brisbane Broncos 9 5 0 4 0 234 192 +42 10
8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 8 4 0 4 1 164 139 +25 10
9 Canberra Raiders 9 5 0 4 0 190 204 −14 10
10 North Queensland Cowboys 9 4 0 5 0 229 245 −16 8
11 Parramatta Eels 8 3 0 5 1 157 212 −55 8
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 4 0 4 0 154 214 −60 8
13 New Zealand Warriors 8 3 1 4 0 168 151 +17 7
14 Newcastle Knights 8 3 0 5 0 138 163 −25 6
15 Wests Tigers 8 2 0 6 1 119 182 −63 6
16 Gold Coast Titans 8 1 0 7 1 137 226 −89 4
17 South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 1 0 7 1 126 292 −166 4
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source: Official NRL Ladder for 2024 Premiership Season

Result by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAHAAHAHNAHAHAHAHHHAAHA
ResultLWBWWLWLWBB
Position176711536
Points024688101012
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 rugby ball 7'
Kerr rugby ball 31'
Bostock rugby ball 73'
Goals:
Isaako 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 7', 31', 73'
Report Tries:
Laybutt rugby ball 2'67'
Dearden rugby ball 11'
Nanai rugby ball 24'
Feldt rugby ball 29'
Taulagi rugby ball 35'
Luki rugby ball 47'
Goals:
Holmes 7/7 rugby goalposts icon 3', 13', 25', 30', 36', 48', 67'
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 rugby ball 5'59'70'
Isaako rugby ball 9'
Nicholls rugby ball 47'
Averillo rugby ball 57'
Marshall-King rugby ball 68'
Goals:
Isaako 5/7 rugby goalposts icon 7', 49', 59', 61', 70'
Report 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 rugby ball 8'
Sami rugby ball 12'74'
Goals:
Boyd 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 9'
Report Tries:
Bostock rugby ball 23'39'
Farnworth rugby ball 57'
Tabuai-Fidow rugby ball 63'
Kerr rugby ball 68'
Goals:
Isaako 5/5 rugby goalposts icon 24', 39', 57', 63', 68'
Sin bin:
Plath yellow card 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 rugby ball 4'
Tabuai-Fidow rugby ball 25'
Nikorima rugby ball 61'
K. Bromwich rugby ball 65'
Goals:
Isaako 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 10 pen', 24 pen', 27', 62', 66'
Report Tries:
Faataape rugby ball 42'54'
Seyfarth rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Sezer 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 33'
Oates rugby ball 44'
Walsh rugby ball 51'
Cobbo rugby ball 54'58'
Goals:
Walsh 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 35', 53', 56', 60'
Report Tries:
Wallace rugby ball 22'
Bostock rugby ball 74'
Isaako rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Isaako 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 75'
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 rugby ball 16'
Penisini rugby ball 26'
Brown rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Russell 0/2
Gutherson 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 45 pen', 78'
Report
Details
Tries:
Bostock rugby ball 30'69'74'
Niu rugby ball 49'71'
Fuller rugby ball 51'
Plath rugby ball 55'57'
Averillo rugby ball 63'
Goals:
Isaako 3/7 rugby goalposts icon 50', 52', 56'
Nikorima 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 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)
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 9: 4 May 2024 North Queensland Cowboys 26-28 Dolphins
Townsville
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Report Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Round 10: 9 May 2024 Dolphins v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brisbane
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 11: 19 May 2024 Wests Tigers v 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

2024 Squad

Top 30 squad – 2024 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching 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

  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