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. [2]

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Jamayne Isaako
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Dolphins NRL 2024 home and away jerseys (front view)
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NRL Indigenous Round 12
Dolphins jersey 2023 (front view)

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
30 (Rd 7 2024) Jamayne Isaako [3] 2023–present

Most points for the club

PointsDolphinTriesGoalsField
goals
244 (2023) Jamayne Isaako [4] 24732

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. [5]

Most tries for the club

At Round 4 2024

TriesDolphin
25 Jamayne Isaako [6]
26 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow [7]

Most tries in a match

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

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

Most points in a match

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

PointsDolphinOpponentVenueRoundSeasonDolphins' score
18
(2 tries, 5 goals)		 Jamayne Isaako St. George Illawarra Dragons Kayo Stadium 13202326–12 [10]
18
(3 tries, 3 goals)		 Jamayne Isaako North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 6202332–22 [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]
5 Jamayne Isaako Canberra Raiders McDonald's Park 9202330–31 [13]
5 Jamayne Isaako St. George Illawarra Dragons Kayo Stadium 13202326–12 [14]
5 Jamayne Isaako New Zealand Warriors Suncorp Stadium 27202334–10 [15]
5 Jamayne Isaako St. George Illawarra Dragons Kayo Stadium 2202438–0
5 Jamayne Isaako Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 4202430–14

Most tries in a season

SeasonDolphinTries
2023 Jamayne Isaako 24
2024
2025

Most goals in a season

SeasonDolphinGoalsField
goals
2023 Jamayne Isaako 732
2024
2025

Most points in a season

SeasonDolphinPoints
2023 Jamayne Isaako 244
2024
2025

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 20)19 years & 15 days Isaiya Katoa [16] 2023 Round 1
28 August 2003 (age 20)19 years & 216 days Jack Bostock [17] 2023 Round 5
13 July 2003 (age 20)19 years & 241 days Mason Teague [18] 2023 Round 2
30 November 2001 (age 22)21 years & 94 days Kurt Donoghoe [19] 2023 Round 1
5 September 2001 (age 22)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 34) Jesse Bromwich 34 years 2024 Round 4
5 January 1990 (age 34) Mark Nicholls 34 years 2024 Round 4
23 July 1991 (age 32) Jarrod Wallace 32 years 2024 Round 2
22 September 1991 (age 32) Kenny Bromwich 32 years 2024 Round 4
19 May 1992 (age 31) Felise Kaufusi 31 years 2024 Round 4

Team records

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 [21]
28 Parramatta Eels 44-16 TIO Stadium 719 April 2024 [22]
24 New Zealand Warriors 34–10 Suncorp Stadium 272 September 2023 [23]

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
40 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 58–18 4 Pines Park 159 June 2023 [24]
28 Parramatta Eels 48–20 Sunshine Coast Stadium 1724 June 2023 [25]
26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 38–12 WIN Stadium 51 April 2023 [26]

Golden point results

PlayedWonDrawnLost
211
OpponentScoreDolphinsDateVenue
Canberra Raiders 31–30 [27] Loss29 April 2023 McDonald's Park
Gold Coast Titans 21–23Win9 July 2023 Cbus Super Stadium

All-time premiership record

Regular season

SeasonGamesWonDrawnLostWin %Points forPoints
against		Points
differential
2023 24901537.5%520631-111
2024
2025
Totals

Streaks

Most consecutive wins

Most consecutive losses

Comebacks

Biggest comeback

OpponentVenueRoundSeasonDateDolphins' score
Gold Coast Titans Suncorp Stadium 8 [28] 202323 April28–26 (Full-time)

Crowds

Biggest home venue attendances

CrowdVenueOpponentRoundSeason
51,047 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos 4 [29] 2023
35,438 Suncorp Stadium New Zealand Warriors 27 [30] 2023
33,449 Suncorp Stadium North Queensland Cowboys 26 [31] 2023
32,477 Suncorp Stadium North Queensland Cowboys 1 [32] 2024
32,127 Suncorp Stadium Sydney Roosters 1 [33] 2023
28,325 Suncorp Stadium Melbourne Storm 12 [34] 2023
23,280 Suncorp Stadium South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 [35] 2023
22,034 Suncorp Stadium Gold Coast Titans 8 [36] 2023

Honours

Captains

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.

#NameFirst Game as CaptainLast Game as CaptainTotal Games as captain
1 Jesse Bromwich Rd 1, 2023Rd 27, 2023 (Incumbent)21
2 Mark Nicholls Rd 6, 2023Rd 6, 20231
3 Felise Kaufusi Rd 10, 2023Rd 26, 20232

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

See also

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  2. ↑ "Dolphins – Records". rugbyleagueproject.
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  4. ↑ "Jamayne Isaako". 2 May 2023.
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  7. ↑ "Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow". 13 March 2023.
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  9. ↑ "Knights v Dolphins".
  10. ↑ "Round 13: Dolphins v Dragons | Dolphins".
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  12. ↑ "Sharks v Dolphins".
  13. ↑ "Raiders v Dolphins".
  14. ↑ "Round 13: Dolphins v Dragons | Dolphins".
  15. ↑ "Round 27: Dolphins v Warriors".
  16. ↑ "Isaiya Katoa". 9 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Jack Bostock". 29 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Mason Teague".
  19. ↑ "Kurt Donoghoe".
  20. ↑ "Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow". 13 March 2023.
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  22. ↑ "Eels v Dolphins". National Rugby League. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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  24. ↑ "Manly v Dolphins".
  25. ↑ "Dolphins v Eels".
  26. ↑ "Dragons v Dolphins".
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  28. ↑ "Dolphins v Titans".
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  36. ↑ "Dolphins v Titans".
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