List of Dolphins (NRL) records

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The Dolphins are a professional rugby league football team based in the Redcliffe Peninsula area of the City of Moreton Bay, which is part of the greater Brisbane area of South East Queensland. [1] They compete in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL), and this is a list of Dolphins records since they entered the NRL in 2023, correct as of round 4 of the 2025 season. [2]

Contents

Jamayne Isaako Jamayne Isaako thumb up 2024.jpg
Jamayne Isaako
Dolphins NRL 2024 home and away jerseys (front view) Dolphins NRL 2024 home + away jerseys.jpg
Dolphins NRL 2024 home and away jerseys (front view)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (cropped).jpg
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
NRL Indigenous Round 12 Dolphins jersey 2023 (front view) Dolphins Indigenous jersey 2023.jpg
NRL Indigenous Round 12
Dolphins jersey 2023 (front view)
Dolphins NRL inaugural head coach Wayne Bennett Wayne Bennett rugby league coach.jpg
Dolphins NRL inaugural head coach Wayne Bennett

Individual records

Most first-grade Dolphins games

This list refers to the most first-grade games played for the Dolphins, not the combined total number of games played for all or other clubs in the NRL.

GamesDolphinYears
52 Jamayne Isaako [3] 2023–
48 Isaiya Katoa 2023–
47 Mark Nicholls 2023–
43 Jesse Bromwich 2023–2024
43 Ray Stone 2023–
42 Connelly Lemuelu 2023–

Most points for the club

PointsDolphinTriesGoalsField
goals
491 Jamayne Isaako [4] 381683

By the end of the Dolphins' inaugural season, goal-kicking winger Jamayne Isaako recorded BOTH the highest number of NRL tries and points in the 2023 competition; a feat last achieved by Canberra Raiders goal-kicking centre Mal Meninga in 1990. Jamayne Isaako has also never not scored a point for every game he has played in the dolphins jersey as he hogs the kicking tee for the last 2 years. [5]

Most tries for the club

TriesDolphin
38 Jamayne Isaako [6]
30 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow [7]
17 Jack Bostock
12 Jake Averillo

Most tries in a match

In the 'Score' column, the Dolphins' score is shown first.

TriesDolphinOpponentVenueRoundSeasonDolphins' score
3 Tesi Niu Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 3202336–20 [8]
3 Jamayne Isaako North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 6202332–22 [9]
3 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow St George-Illawarra Dragons Kayo Stadium 2202438–0
3 Jack Bostock Parramatta Eels TIO Stadium 7202444-16
3 Jamayne Isaako North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 9202428-26

Most points in a match

In the 'Score' column, the Dolphins' score is shown first.

PointsDolphinOpponentVenueRoundSeasonDolphins' score
20 (3 tries, 4 goals) Jamayne Isaako North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 9202428-26
20
(3 tries, 4 goals)		 Jamayne Isaako North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 6202332–22 [10]
18
(2 tries, 5 goals)		 Jamayne Isaako St. George Illawarra Dragons Kayo Stadium 13202326–12 [11]

Most goals in a match

In the 'Score' column, the Dolphins' score is shown first.

GoalsDolphinOpponentVenueRoundSeasonDolphins' score
6 Jamayne Isaako Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Suncorp Stadium 10202336–16 [12]
6 Jamayne Isaako Sydney Roosters HBF Park 22202434–40 [13]
6 Jamayne Isaako New Zealand Warriors Suncorp Stadium 23202434–32 [14]
6 Jamayne Isaako Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 26202440–6 [15]

Most tries in a season

SeasonDolphinTries
2023 Jamayne Isaako 24
2024 Jack Bostock 14
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow

Most goals in a season

SeasonDolphinGoalsField
goals
2023 Jamayne Isaako 732
2024 Jamayne Issako 861

Most points in a season

SeasonDolphinPoints
2023 Jamayne Isaako 244
2024 Jamayne Isaako 221

Youngest players to debut

Debut refers to first NRL appearance for the Dolphins, which may not necessarily be the player's first-ever NRL game.

Date of birth
& current age		Age on debut
for the Dolphins		Player's nameSeasonDebut round
18 February 2004 (age 21)19 years & 15 days Isaiya Katoa [16] 2023 Round 1
28 August 2003 (age 21)19 years & 216 days Jack Bostock [17] 2023 Round 5
13 July 2003 (age 21)19 years & 241 days Mason Teague [18] 2023 Round 2
30 November 2001 (age 23)21 years & 94 days Kurt Donoghoe [19] 2023 Round 1
5 September 2001 (age 23)21 years & 180 days Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow [20] 2023 Round 1

Oldest players

Date of birth
& current age		Player's nameAge at last gameSeasonLast round
3 May 1989 (age 35) Jesse Bromwich 35 years & 128 days 2024 Round 27
5 January 1990 (age 35) Mark Nicholls 35 years & 82 days 2025 Round 4
22 September 1991 (age 33) Kenny Bromwich 33 years & 187 days 2025 Round 4
19 May 1992 (age 32) Felise Kaufusi 32 years & 313 days 2025 Round 4
23 July 1991 (age 33) Jarrod Wallace 32 years & 264 days 2024 Round 6

Team records

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. [21] After three 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. [22]

Biggest wins

In the 'Score' column, the Dolphins winning score is shown first. Otherwise, only the three largest win margins are listed below.

MarginOpponentScoreVenueRoundDate
38 St. George Illawarra Dragons 38–0 Kayo Stadium 217 March 2024 [23]
34 Brisbane Broncos 40–6 Suncorp Stadium 2631 August 2024 [24]
28 Parramatta Eels 44–16 TIO Stadium 719 April 2024 [25]
24 New Zealand Warriors 34–10 Suncorp Stadium 272 September 2023 [26]

Biggest losses

In the 'Score' column, the opponent's winning score is shown first. Otherwise, only the three largest-loss margins are listed below.

MarginOpponentScoreVenueRoundDate
42 Melbourne Storm 48–6 AAMI Park 2524 August 2024 [27]
40 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 58–18 4 Pines Park 159 June 2023 [28]

Golden point results

PlayedWonDrawnLost
5203
OpponentScoreDolphinsDateVenue
Canberra Raiders 31–30 [29] Loss29 April 2023 McDonald's Park
Gold Coast Titans 21–23 [30] Win9 July 2023 Cbus Super Stadium
Canberra Raiders 26–25 [31] Loss1 June 2024 Kayo Stadium
Penrith Panthers 28–26 [32] Loss21 July 2024 Penrith Stadium
New Zealand Warriors 32–34 [33] Win11 August 2024 Suncorp Stadium

All-time premiership record

Regular season

SeasonGamesWonDrawnLostWin %Points forPoints
against		Points
differential
2023 24901537.5%520631-111
2024 241101345.8%577578-1
2025400400.0%5692-36
Totals

Streaks

Most consecutive wins

Most consecutive losses

Comebacks

Biggest comeback

OpponentVenueRoundSeasonDateDolphins' score
Gold Coast Titans Suncorp Stadium 8 [34] 202323 April28–26 (Full-time)

Crowds

Biggest home venue attendances

CrowdVenueOpponentRoundSeason
51,047 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos 4 [35] 2023
50,049 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos 26 [36] 2024
44,278 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos 4 [37] 2025
42,042 Perth Stadium Newcastle Knights 23 [38] 2023

Honours

Captains

Dolphins NRL inaugural team captain Jesse Bromwich Jesse Bromwich 2024 Dolphins NRL captain.jpg
Dolphins NRL inaugural team captain Jesse Bromwich

This is the complete list of all players that have captained the Dolphins Rugby League club in an NRL game since 2023. Order is dictated by the year and round in which each player first captained the team. Italicised players were on-field substitutes for the absent official captain.

#NameFirst Game as CaptainLast Game as CaptainTotal Games as captain
1 Jesse Bromwich Round 1 2023Round 27 202442
2 Mark Nicholls Round 6 2023Round 26 20242
3 Felise Kaufusi Round 10 2023Round 26 20232
4 Kodi Nikorima Round 15 20241
5 Tom Gilbert Round 1 2025Round 4 20254

Coaches

NameSeasonsGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin %
Wayne Bennett 2023–2024482028041.67%
Kristian Woolf 2025–404000.00%

Dolphins Player of the Year Awards

Arthur Beetson Medal (Player of the Year)

Adventure Kings Fan-Voted MVP

Academic Award

Rookie of the Year

Best Back

Best Forward

Most Consistent

Players' Player

Club Person of the Year

  • 2023 – Shane Morris
  • 2024 – Natalie Campbell

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MQ – Brisbane and surrounding areas".
  2. ↑ "Dolphins – Records". rugbyleagueproject.
  3. ↑ "Jamayne Isaako". 31 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jamayne Isaako". 31 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "NRL try-scoring and point-scoring record: Jamayne Isaako closes in on historic achievement | Sporting News Australia". 2 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jamayne Isaako". 8 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow". 8 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Knights v Dolphins".
  9. ↑ "Dolphins triumph over Cowboys in QLD derby, Rabbitohs thrash Bulldogs". ABC News. 7 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dolphins triumph over Cowboys in QLD derby, Rabbitohs thrash Bulldogs". ABC News. 7 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Round 13: Dolphins v Dragons | Dolphins".
  12. ↑ "Sharks v Dolphins".
  13. ↑ "Dolphins v Roosters".
  14. ↑ "Dolphins v Warriors".
  15. ↑ "Dolphins v Broncos".
  16. ↑ "Isaiya Katoa". 9 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Jack Bostock". 29 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Mason Teague".
  19. ↑ "Kurt Donoghoe". 26 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow". 13 March 2023.
  21. ↑ "Hynes's NSW Origin hopes take a hit after Sharks' loss to Dolphins". ABC News. 13 June 2024.
  22. ↑ "What a night! Dolphins dominate Battle of Brisbane win".
  23. ↑ "Dolphins v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  24. ↑ "Dolphins v Broncos". National Rugby League. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  25. ↑ "Eels v Dolphins". National Rugby League. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  26. ↑ "Dolphins v Warriors".
  27. ↑ "Storm v Dolphins".
  28. ↑ "Manly v Dolphins".
  29. ↑ "Raiders v Dolphins".
  30. ↑ "Titans v Dolphins". National Rugby League. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  31. ↑ "Dolphins v Raiders". National Rugby League. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  32. ↑ "Panthers v Dolphins". National Rugby League. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  33. ↑ "Dolphins v Warriors". National Rugby League. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  34. ↑ "Dolphins v Titans".
  35. ↑ "Dolphins v Broncos".
  36. ↑ "Dolphins v Broncos". National Rugby League. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  37. ↑ "Dolphins v Broncos". National Rugby League. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  38. ↑ "Dolphins v Knights". National Rugby League. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
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