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 (NRL) season
2024 recordWins: 6; losses: 3
Points scoredFor: 242; against: 185 (Rd 10)
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 (6) (Rd 10)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (5)
GoalsJamayne Isaako (32) (Rd 10)
PointsJamayne Isaako (88) (Rd 10)
← 2023 List of seasons 2025 →

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

Player movement edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 9 8 0 1 1 244 128 +116 18 Advance to finals series
2   Penrith Panthers 9 7 0 2 1 206 134 +72 16
3   Melbourne Storm 9 7 0 2 1 212 163 +49 16
4   Dolphins 9 6 0 3 1 242 185 +57 14
5   Brisbane Broncos 10 6 0 4 0 264 206 +58 12
6   Canberra Raiders 9 5 0 4 1 190 204 −14 12
7   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 5 1 4 0 261 230 +31 11
8   Sydney Roosters 9 5 0 4 0 258 163 +95 10
9   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 9 4 0 5 1 174 155 +19 10
10   Newcastle Knights 10 5 0 5 0 172 185 −13 10
11   St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 5 0 5 0 192 248 −56 10
12   North Queensland Cowboys 9 4 0 5 0 229 245 −16 8
13   Parramatta Eels 9 3 0 6 1 171 242 −71 8
14   New Zealand Warriors 9 3 1 5 0 176 165 +11 7
15   Wests Tigers 9 2 0 7 1 133 202 −69 6
16   Gold Coast Titans 8 1 0 7 1 137 226 −89 4
17   South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 1 0 8 1 140 320 −180 4
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. Source: Official NRL Ladder for 2024 Premiership Season

Result by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAHAAHAHNAHAHAHAHHHAAHA
ResultLWBWWLWLWWBB
Position1767115364
Points02468810101214
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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   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 edit

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 edit

  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