2025 Dolphins (NRL) season

2025 Dolphins season
NRL Rank	9th
Play-off result	DNQ
2025 record	Wins: 12; losses: 12
Points scored	For: 721; against: 596 (Rd 27)
Team information
CEO	Terry Reader
Head Coach	Kristian Woolf
Captain	Tom Gilbert (Rds 1–4, 6–11) Felise Kaufusi (Rds 5, 12-15, 22, 25-27) Isaiya Katoa (Rds 16-27)
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium, Kayo Stadium
Top scorers
Tries	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (22), Herbie Farnworth (12), Jamayne Isaako (11) (Rd 27)
Goals	Jamayne Isaako (117) (Rd 27)
Points	Jamayne Isaako (278) (Rd 27)
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The 2025 Dolphins season was the Dolphins club's third season in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition in Australia. The previous year's assistant coach Kristian Woolf succeeded Wayne Bennett as head coach. Woolf's first victory was in round 5 against the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium. ^[1]

In round 11 against the New Zealand Warriors at Suncorp Stadium, referee Peter Gough incorrectly called "play on" after New Zealand spilt the ball forward; the next play resulted in a converted try worth six points. ^{[2] [3]} At full-time, the Dolphins lost the match by four points. The following week at Accor Stadium, the Dolphins achieved their first ever victory over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. ^[4] Consequently, the Dolphins had recorded wins against every team since entering the NRL competition in 2023. In round 14, the Dolphins recorded their largest win by defeating the St George Illawarra Dragons 56-6. ^[5] This largest winning margin was increased to 58-4 against the North Queensland Cowboys in round 15. ^[6]

Despite finishing the 2025 season in ninth place and missing the finals, the Dolphins scored the most points (721) of any team in the competition. ^[7]

Further information: List of Dolphins (NRL) records

Player movement

Dolphins NRL head coach Kristian Woolf

Dolphins NRL warm up tee shirt 2025

The following player movements happened across the previous season, off-season, pre-season ^[8] and mid-season. ^[9]

Gains

Player	Previous Club	Length
Max Feagai	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2026
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki	North Queensland Cowboys	2027
Peter Hola	Norths Devils [10]	2025
Francis Molo	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2026
Tevita Naufahu	Central Queensland Capras [11]	2025
Daniel Saifiti	Newcastle Knights	2027
Tyreece Tait	Sydney Roosters (mid-season) [12]	2027
Junior Tupou	Wests Tigers	2027
James Walsh	Redcliffe Dolphins [13]	2026

Losses

Player	New Club
Euan Aitken	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jesse Bromwich	Retired
Lachlan Hubner	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Edrick Lee	Retired
Tesi Niu	Leigh Leopards (Super League)
Tevita Pangai Junior	Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Junior Tupou	Sydney Roosters (mid-season) [14]
Jarrod Wallace	Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Valynce Te Whare	Shizuoka Blue Revs (rugby union) [15]

Pre-season challenge

The Dolphins finished sixth in the 2025 NRL Pre-season Challenge played in February, prior to the commencement of the regular 2025 NRL season in March.

Game 1: 14 February 2025	North Queensland Cowboys	8–50	Dolphins	Cairns
19:00 AEST	Tries: Subloo  25' Derby  55' Goals: Subloo 0/1 Rivett 0/1	Report	Tries: Nonu  1', 7', 48' Naufahu  16' Bostock  22' Tawha  22' Waqa  29' Averillo  37' Teague  61' Walsh  72' Goals: O'Sullivan 5/7  3', 8', 24', 31', 38' Stevanovic 2/2  63', 73'	Stadium: Barlow Park Attendance: 6,936

Game 2: 22 February 2025	Dolphins	18–26	Gold Coast Titans	Redcliffe
18:30 AEST	Tries: Nicholls  23', 68' Averillo  48' Goals: Isaako 2/2  24', 50' O'Sullivan 1/1  70' Sin bin: Bromwich 53' to 63'	Report	Tries: Kini  8' Brimson  15', 56' Fermor  46' Fifita  54' Goals: Campbell 3/5  10', 17', 47'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Referee: Gerard Sutton

Regular season

Main article: 2025 NRL season

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra Raiders	24	19	0	5	3	654	506	+148	44	Advance to finals series
2	Melbourne Storm	24	17	0	7	3	671	459	+212	40
3	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	16	0	8	3	534	414	+120	38
4	Brisbane Broncos	24	15	0	9	3	680	508	+172	36
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	15	0	9	3	599	490	+109	36
6	New Zealand Warriors	24	14	0	10	3	517	496	+21	34
7	Penrith Panthers	24	13	1	10	3	576	469	+107	33
8	Sydney Roosters	24	13	0	11	3	653	521	+132	32
9	Dolphins	24	12	0	12	3	721	596	+125	30
10	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	12	0	12	3	555	534	+21	30
11	Parramatta Eels	24	10	0	14	3	502	578	−76	26
12	North Queensland Cowboys	24	9	1	14	3	538	684	−146	25
13	Wests Tigers	24	9	0	15	3	477	612	−135	24
14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	9	0	15	3	427	608	−181	24
15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	8	0	16	3	498	628	−130	22
16	Gold Coast Titans	24	6	0	18	3	520	719	−199	18
17	Newcastle Knights	24	6	0	18	3	338	638	−300	18

Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2025. Source: National Rugby League

Results 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	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	–	H	A	H	H	–	A	H	–	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	B	W	W	L	W	B	L	W	B	W	L	L	L	W	W
Position	10	15	15	16	14	14	10	12	14	12	14	13	10	7	6	9	8	7	10	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Points	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	6	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	16	18	20	20	22	24	26	26	26	26	28	30

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

Matches

Main article: 2025 NRL season results

The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024. ^[16]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Round 1: 7 March 2025	South Sydney Rabbitohs	16–14	Dolphins	Parramatta
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Munro  10', 24' Tass  67' Goals: Humphreys 2/4  12', 25'	Report	Tries: Isaako  20', 47' Plath  52' Goals: Isaako 1/3  54'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 6,738 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 2: 13 March 2025	Newcastle Knights	26–12	Dolphins	Newcastle
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Tries: Schiller  9', 13' Best  52' Gagai  20' Lucas  52' Goals: Ponga 3/5  11', 29', 45' Sin bin: Pearce-Paul 68' to 78'	Report	Tries: Nicholls  32' Katoa  66' Goals: Isaako 2/2  33', 67'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 18,531 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 3: 22 March 2025	Dolphins	18–30	Wests Tigers	Redcliffe
16:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Bostock  4' Farnworth  17' Nikorima  22' Goals: Isaako 3/4  5', 19', 30 pen'	Report	Tries: Turuva  8', 63' Da Silva  35' Seyfarth  68' Koroisau  75' Goals: Doueihi 5/5  9', 37', 64', 70', 76'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 10,023 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 4: 28 March 2025	Dolphins	12–20	Brisbane Broncos	Brisbane
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Plath  19' Averillo  75' Goals: Isaako 2/2  21', 76'	Report	Tries: Shibasaki  11', 55' Paix  14' Staggs  29' Goals: Reynolds 2/4  16', 30'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 44,278 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 5: 5 April 2025	Gold Coast Titans	10–36	Dolphins	Gold Coast
16:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Sami  65' Brimson  69' Goals: Campbell 1/2  70' Sin bin: Fa'asuamaleaui 1' to 11'	Report	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow  9' Saifiti  24' Plath  58' Lemuelu  63' Isaako  78' Goals: Isaako 8/8  10', 19 pen', 25', 36 pen', 59', 64', 73 pen', 79' Field goals: Isaako 0/1 (2 pt) Sin bin: Stone 30' to 40'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 15,798 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 6: 10 April 2025	Dolphins	30–12	Penrith Panthers	Brisbane
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow  3', 22', 79' Averillo  28' Lemuelu  42' Goals: Isaako 5/5  4', 23', 29', 44', 80'	Report	Tries: McLean  10' Leota  72' Goals: Cleary 2/2  12', 73' Field goals: Cleary 0/1 (2 pt) Sin bin: Alamoti 25' to 35'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 19,103 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 7: 18 April 2025	Dolphins	42–22	Melbourne Storm	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Kerr  28' Bostock  36' Stone  45', 59' Lemuelu  51' Nikorima  63' Farnworth  71' Goals: Isaako 7/8  4 pen', 29', 46', 53', 61', 65', 72' Sin bin: Donoghoe 73' to 80'	Report	Tries: Bradley  9', 78' Coates  12' Papenhuyzen  20' Goals: Papenhuyzen 5/5  10', 13', 79' Sin bin: Loiero 73' to 80'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 28,024 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 8: 27 April 2025	Canberra Raiders	40–28	Dolphins	Canberra
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Tamale  9' Weekes  30' Hosking  49' Strange  60' Nicholson  65' Kris  71' Fogarty  78' Goals: Fogarty 7/8  32', 51', 62', 66', 79', 80 pen'	Report	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow  13' Farnworth  19' Saifiti  26' Isaako  34' Averillo  39' Goals: Isaako 4/5  15', 21', 28', 36' Sin bin: Nikorima 7' to 17'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 15,686 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 9 (Artie Match): 2 May 2025	Sydney Roosters	36–26	Dolphins	Brisbane
20:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Toia  10', 72' Radley  16', 47' Nawaqanitawase  21', 43' Watson  49' Goals: Savala 4/7  18', 44', 48', 51'	Report	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow  36', 66' Farnworth  68' Nikorima  75' Goals: Isaako 5/5  38', 39 pen', 67', 69', 75'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 48,359 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 10: 8 May 2025	Parramatta Eels	16–20	Dolphins	Parramatta
19:50 AEST	Tries: Simonsson  27' Doorey  42' Brown  72' Goals: Russell 2/4  40 pen', 43'	Report	Tries: Bostock  11' Lemuelu  60' Farnworth  64' Goals: Isaako 4/4  13', 61', 65', 70 pen'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,214 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 11: 17 May 2025	Dolphins	12–16	New Zealand Warriors	Brisbane
18:25 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow  71' Farnworth  77' Goals: Isaako 2/2  72', 78'	Report	Tries: Niukore  28' Capewell  35' Laban  69' Goals: Metcalf 2/3  36', 70' Field goals: Metcalf 0/1 (2 pt) Sin bin: Fisher-Harris 76' to 80'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 32,165 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 12: 22 May 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	8–44	Dolphins	Sydney
19:50 AEST	Tries: Hopoi  31' Goals: Burton 2/2  9 pen', 32'	Report	Tries: Isaako  11' Bostock  38' Graham  46' Farnworth  63' Molo  73' Averillo  76' Donoghoe  78' Goals: Isaako 8/9  13', 27 pen', 39', 47', 65', 74', 77', 79'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 10,412 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 13 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 14: 6 June 2025	Dolphins	56–6	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Farnworth  10', 79' Isaako  13', 55' Nikorima  20' Lemuelu  29', 41' Bostock  37' Tabuai-Fidow  46', 58' Goals: Isaako 8/10  15', 22', 31', 39', 43', 47', 59', 79'	Report	Tries: Holmes  63' Goals: Holmes 1/2  2 pen'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 19,513 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 15: 14 June 2025	North Queensland Cowboys	4–58	Dolphins	Townsville
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Tries: Taulagi  63' Goals: Drinkwater 0/1	Report	Tries: Bostock  3', 14', 43', 69' Keeley  21' Donoghoe  39' Averillo  51' Farnworth  65' Stone  72' Nikorima  77' Goals: Isaako 9/10  16', 22', 39', 44', 53', 66', 71', 73', 77' Sin bin: Kaufusi 11' to 21'	Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,343 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 16: 21 June 2025	Dolphins	20–26	Newcastle Knights	Perth
15:30 AWST (UTC+08:00)	Tries: Nikorima  10' Lemuelu  31' Isaako  53' Tabuai-Fidow  59' Goals: Isaako 2/4  32', 61'	Report	Tries: Sharpe  4' Best  18', 63' Young  24' Jones  78' Goals: Gagai 3/5  5', 19', 79' Sin bin: Gagai 50' to 60'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 10,077 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 17: 28 June 2025	Dolphins	50–28	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Brisbane
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 18 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 19: 11 July 2025	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24–12	Dolphins	Cronulla
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Sharks Stadium

Round 20: 17 July 2025	Dolphins	43–24	North Queensland Cowboys	Brisbane
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 21 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 22: 1 August 2025	New Zealand Warriors	18–20	Dolphins	Auckland
20:00 NZST	Tries: Watene-Zelezniak  9', 35' Halasima  58' Goals: Boyd 3/3  10', 37', 60'	Report	Tries: Farnworth  4' Marshall-King  25' Keeley  29' Isaako  78' Goals: Isaako 2/4  5', 26'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 23,012 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 23: 9 August 2024	Dolphins	12–64	Sydney Roosters	Brisbane
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 24: 16 August 2025	Brisbane Broncos	28–38	Dolphins	Brisbane
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 25: 23 August 2025	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	58–30	Dolphins	Sydney
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: 4 Pines Park

Round 26: 31 August 2025	Dolphins	36–30	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 27: 7 September 2025	Dolphins	62–24	Canberra Raiders	Redcliffe
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: Kayo Stadium

2025 Squad

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Top 30 squad – 2025 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Jake Averillo – CE Jack Bostock – WG Kenny Bromwich – PR Kurt Donoghoe – HK Herbie Farnworth – CE Max Feagai – CE Kulikefu Finefeuiaki – SR Thomas Flegler – PR Trai Fuller – FB Tom Gilbert (c) – LK, SR		Harrison Graham – HK Jamayne Isaako – WG Isaiya Katoa – HB Felise Kaufusi (vc) – PR, LK Oryn Keeley – SR Josh Kerr – PR Connelly Lemuelu – SR Jeremy Marshall-King – HK Francis Molo – PR Tevita Naufahu – CE, WG		Mark Nicholls – PR, LK Kodi Nikorima – FE Sean O'Sullivan – FE Max Plath – SR, LK, HK Daniel Saifiti – PR Ray Stone – LK Sebastian Su'a – PR Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow – FB Tyreece Tait – WG James Walsh – CE		Ryan Jackson – PR LJ Nonu – WG Elijah Rasmussen – PR Lewis Symonds – LK, SR Aublix Tawha – PR Extended squad John Fineanganofo – FE, CE Peter Hola – PR		Head coach Kristian Woolf Assistant coaches Nathan Fien Rory Kostjasyn Ben 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 [17] Extended squad [18] Updated: 7 September 2025 Source(s): NRL

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3. https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/draw/nrl-premiership/2025/round-11-dolphins-v-warriors/
4. https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/05/22/thursday-night-footy-bulldogs-v-dolphins/
5. https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/06/06/friday-night-footy-storm-v-cowboys-dolphins-v-dragons/
6. https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2025/round-15/cowboys-v-dolphins/
7. https://www.nrl.com/ladder/?competition=111&round=27&season=2025
8. "The Dolphins". 10 April 2025.
9. https://www.zerotackle.com/sydney-roosters-sign-winger-in-mid-season-switch-223682/
10. https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2025/round-20/dolphins-v-cowboys/
11. https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2025/07/08/dolphins-team-list-round-19-v-sharks/
12. https://www.zerotackle.com/sydney-roosters-winger-set-to-depart-for-new-nrl-team-in-player-swap-223742/
13. https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/james-walsh/
14. https://www.zerotackle.com/sydney-roosters-sign-winger-in-mid-season-switch-223682/
15. "Dolphins cult hero Valynce te Whare leaves the NRL for new opportunity | Sporting News Australia". 16 December 2024.
16. "2025 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule". National Rugby League. 21 November 2024.
17. Development players train with the Top 30 squad but cannot play NRL until after Round 10
18. Players in the extended squad train with the Top 30 squad but are on train and trial or junior contracts