2024 Dolphins (NRL) season

2024 Dolphins season
NRL Rank	10th
Play-off result	DNQ
2024 record	Wins: 11; losses: 13
Points scored	For: 577; against: 578
Team information
CEO	Terry Reader
Head Coach	Wayne Bennett
Captain	Jesse Bromwich (Rds 1–13, 16–25, 27) Kodi Nikorima (Rd 15) Mark Nicholls (Rd 26)
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium, Kayo Stadium
High attendance	50,049 (Rd 26)
Low attendance	10,011 (Rd 2)
Top scorers
Tries	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (14) (Rd 27) Jamayne Isaako (12)
Goals	Jamayne Isaako (88) (Rd 27)
Points	Jamayne Isaako (223) (Rd 27)
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The 2024 Dolphins season was the Dolphins club's second season, and they finished tenth in the professional National Rugby League (NRL) football competition in Australia.

Head coach Wayne Bennett and regular team captain Jesse Bromwich continued in their same roles from the previous year. Bromwich retired from playing at the end of the season, and Bennett completed his three-year coaching commitment to the club. ^[1]

In round 15 of the 2024 NRL season, the Dolphins achieved their first-ever win in Sydney when they defeated the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30-28 at PointsBet Stadium. ^[2] After previous defeats by the Brisbane Broncos, the Dolphins won the Battle for Brisbane derby 40-6 in round 26 on 31 August 2024 at Suncorp Stadium. ^[3]

Further information: List of Dolphins (NRL) records

Player movement

Dolphins NRL 2024 home and away jerseys (front view)

Dolphins NRL head coach Wayne Bennett in 2024

The following player movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season. ^[4]

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
Tevita Pangai Junior	Souths Logan Magpies (Hostplus Cup)	2024

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 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 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 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	W	L	L	B	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	17	6	7	1	1	5	3	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	8	9	8	9	10	8	10
Points	0	2	4	6	8	8	10	10	12	14	16	16	16	18	20	20	20	22	24	24	24	24	26	26	26	28	28

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

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 Report]	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 Report]	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 Report]	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 Report]	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 Report]	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 Report]	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 Report]	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 Report]	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 Report]	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)	Tries: Olam  35' Koroisau  53' Goals: Koroisau 2/2  36', 55' Sin bin: Naden 39' to 49' Olam 46' to 56'	[Report Details Report]	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 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 Details 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)	Tries: Marshall-King  8' Bostock  23' Averillo  43' Donoghoe  67' Goals: Isaako 4/4  10', 25', 44', 68' Field goals: Isaako 1/3  71'	[Report Details Report]	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 2024	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	28–30	Dolphins	Cronulla
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)		[Report Report]		Stadium: PointsBet Stadium

Round 16: 21 June 2024	Dolphins	24–30	Melbourne Storm	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: K. Bromwich  8' Aitken  21' Fuller  29' Isaako  56' Goals: Isaako 4/6  9', 22', 31', 77 pen'	[Report Report]	Tries: Papenhuyzen  11' Wishart  26' Hughes  36' Warbrick  42' King  52' Goals: Meaney 5/6  12', 28', 37', 49 pen', 53'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 25,167 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 17: 30 June 2024	St. George Illawarra Dragons	26–6	Dolphins	Kogarah
14:00 AEST	Tries: Faitala-Mariner  46' Tuipulotu  53' Sloan  57' De Belin  64' Liddle  68' Goals: Flanagan 3/6  34 pen', 59', 70'	[Report Report]	Tries: Niu  38' Goals: Isaako 1/1  40' Sin bin: Donoghoe 66' to 76'	Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 8,052 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 18 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 19: 11 July 2024	Dolphins	36–28	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Redcliffe
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Bostock  5' Pangai Junior  19' Farnworth  25' Nikorima  48' O'Sullivan  69' Fuller  71' Goals: Isaako 6/6  6', 21', 27', 49', 70', 72'	[Report Report]	Tries: Gray  10' Gagai  22', 58', 79' Johnston  64', 74' Goals: Walker 1/3  11' Milne 1/3  74'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 10,023 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 20: 21 July 2024	Penrith Panthers	28–26 (g.p.)	Dolphins	Penrith
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Turuva  3' Alamoti  19' Leota  59' Laurie  63' Goals: Cleary 5/5  5', 21', 60', 64', 75 pen' Field goals: Cleary  81 (2pt)'	[Report Report]	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow  7', 22' Katoa  13' Bostock  51' Goals: Isaako 5/5  8', 14', 24', 53', 55 pen' Sin bin: Kerr 74' to 81'	Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 20,955 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 21: 28 July 2024	Dolphins	14–21	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Pangai Junior  3' J. Bromwich  12' Goals: Isaako 3/3  5', 14', 21 pen' Sin bin: Kerr 37' to 47'	[Report Report]	Tries: Kelly  38' Khan-Pereira  50', 58' Haas  69' Goals: Campbell 2/4  39', 71' Field goals: Foran  73'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 19,533 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 22: 2 August 2024	Dolphins	34–40	Sydney Roosters	Perth
18:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)	Tries: Plath  13' Kaufusi  24' Isaako  27' Tabuai-Fidow  43' Bostock  70' Goals: Isaako 6/6  15', 26', 29', 39 pen', 44', 71' Katoa 1/1  76 pen'	[Report Report]	Tries: Sua'ali'i  4' Walker  8', 17' Tupou  46' Tupouniua  49', 56' Goals: Walker 8/8  5', 10', 19', 33 pen', 47', 51', 58', 66 pen' Sin bin: Manu 69' to 79'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 20,027 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 23: 11 August 2024	Dolphins	34–32 (g.p.)	New Zealand Warriors	Brisbane
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Kaufusi  8' Farnworth  16', 52' Nikorima  35' Averillo  70' Goals: Isaako 6/6  9', 18', 34 pen', 37', 54', 71' Field goals: O'Sullivan  82'	[Report Report]	Tries: Kosi  21' Capewell  42' Leiataua  58' Martin  64' Sifakula  67' Barnett  75' Goals: Harris-Tavita 4/6  22', 43', 68', 76' Sin bin: Walker 37' to 47'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 28,056 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 24: 17 August 2024	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	30–10	Dolphins	Bundaberg
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Kiraz  10', 27' Addo-Carr  35' Xerri  66' Tracey  68' Goals: Burton 5/7  15 pen', 36', 49 pen', 67', 69'	[Report Report]	Tries: Isaako  24' Averillo  38' Goals: Isaako 1/2  39'	Stadium: Salter Oval Attendance: 6,148 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 25: 24 August 2024	Melbourne Storm	48–6	Dolphins	Melbourne
20:00 AEST	Tries: Fa'alogo  19', 41' Grant  28' MacDonald  35' Howarth  38' Hughes  46' Katoa  60' Asofa-Solomona  69' King  74' Goals: Meaney 6/9  29', 36', 39', 48', 71', 76'	[Report Report]	Tries: Averillo  66' Goals: Isaako 1/1  67' Sin bin: Kaufusi 34' to 44'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,106 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 26: 31 August 2024	Dolphins	40–6	Brisbane Broncos	Brisbane
17:30 AEST	Tries: Isaako  13' Averillo  20', 33' Tabuai-Fidow  28', 55' Farnworth  47', 66' Goals: Isaako 6/7  15', 21', 30', 34', 49', 57' Sin bin: Kaufusi 17' to 27'	[Report Report]	Tries: Carrigan  24' Goals: Staggs 1/1  25' Sin bin: Willison 30' to 40'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,049 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 27: 5 September 2024	Newcastle Knights	14–6	Dolphins	Newcastle
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)		[Report Report]		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

2024 Squad

Dolphins 2024 Squad

Top 30 squad – 2024 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Euan Aitken – SR Jake Averillo – CE Jack Bostock – WG Jesse Bromwich (c) – PR Kenny Bromwich – SR, LK, PR Herbie Farnworth – CE Thomas Flegler – PR Harrison Graham – HK Tom Gilbert – LK Jamayne Isaako – WG		Robert Jennings – WG Isaiya Katoa – HB Felise Kaufusi – SR, PR Oryn Keeley – SR Josh Kerr – PR Edrick Lee – WG Connelly Lemuelu – SR, PR Jeremy Marshall-King – HK Anthony Milford – FE Mark Nicholls – PR		Kodi Nikorima – FE Tesi Niu – CE Sean O'Sullivan – HB, FE Tevita Pangai Junior – PR, SR Max Plath – LK, HK Ray Stone – LK Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow – FB Mason Teague – LK Valynce Te Whare – CE, WG Jarrod Wallace – PR		Kurt Donoghoe – LK Ryan Jackson – PR Jeremiah Simbiken – SR James Walsh – CE Michael Waqa – PR Extended squad Trai Fuller – FB Lachlan Hubner – LK, SR		Head coach Wayne Bennett Assistant coaches Nathan Fien Kristian 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 [5] Extended squad [6] Updated: 5 September 2024 Source(s): NRL

References

1. "'Sucks to go out like that': Jesse forgiven for final moment of madness". 8 September 2024.
2. "Hynes's NSW Origin hopes take a hit after Sharks' loss to Dolphins". ABC News. 13 June 2024.
3. "What a night! Dolphins dominate Battle of Brisbane win".
4. "The Dolphins".
5. Development players train with the Top 30 squad but cannot play NRL until after Round 10
6. Players in the extended squad train with the Top 30 squad but are on train and trial or junior contracts