2024 Dolphins (NRL) season
| 2024 Dolphins season | ||||
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| 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 |
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| 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]
Player movement


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 | Rockhampton | ||
| 18:10 AEST |
Tries: Reuben Hopoate Hopoate Goals: Donovan 1/2 |
Report |
Tries: O'Neill Karapani Stuckey Jackson Jenkins Woolf Kaho Goals: Rogers 0/1 Baira 2/2 Hubner 2/2 |
Stadium: Browne Park |
| Round 1: 18 February 2024 | Dolphins |
26–14 | Sunshine Coast | ||
| 17:05 AEST |
Tries: Farnworth Wallace Bostock Baira Lemuelu Goals: Isaako 0/1 Baira 3/5 |
Report |
Tries: Francis Steadman Goals: Schoupp 1/3 |
Stadium: Sunshine Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,698 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 2: 24 February 2024 | New Zealand Warriors |
34–22 | Auckland | ||
| 17:45 NZDT |
Tries: Montoya Barnett Watene-Zelezniak Berry Niukore Leiataua Goals: Johnson 4/4 Metcalf 1/2 |
Report |
Tries: Averillo Bostock Farnworth Te Whare Goals: Nikorima 1/1 Isaako 1/1 Katoa 1/2 |
Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 14,276 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 692 | 449 | +243 | 44 | Advance to finals series | |
| 2 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 580 | 394 | +186 | 40 | ||
| 3 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 738 | 463 | +275 | 38 | ||
| 4 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 653 | 431 | +222 | 38 | ||
| 5 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 657 | 568 | +89 | 36 | ||
| 6 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 529 | 433 | +96 | 34 | ||
| 7 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 634 | 521 | +113 | 33 | ||
| 8 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 470 | 510 | −40 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 474 | 601 | −127 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 577 | 578 | −1 | 28 | ||
| 11 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 508 | 634 | −126 | 28 | ||
| 12 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 537 | 607 | −70 | 26 | ||
| 13 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 512 | 574 | −62 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 488 | 656 | −168 | 22 | ||
| 15 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 561 | 716 | −155 | 20 | ||
| 16 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 494 | 682 | −188 | 20 | ||
| 17 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 463 | 750 | −287 | 18 |
Result by round
Matches
| Round 1: 10 March 2024 | Dolphins |
18–43 | Brisbane | ||
| 15:05 AEST |
Tries: Flegler Kerr Bostock Goals: Isaako 3/3 |
Report Details |
Tries: Laybutt Dearden Nanai Feldt Taulagi Luki Goals: Holmes 7/7 Field goals: Townsend 1/1 |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 32,477 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 2: 17 March 2024 | Dolphins |
38–0 | Redcliffe | ||
| 17:15 AEST |
Tries: Tabuai-Fidow Isaako Nicholls Averillo Marshall-King Goals: Isaako 5/7 |
Report Details |
Sin bin: Molo |
Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 4: 30 March 2024 | Gold Coast Titans |
14–30 | Gold Coast | ||
| 18:35 AEST |
Tries: Jolliffe Sami Goals: Boyd 1/3 |
Report Details |
Tries: Bostock Farnworth Tabuai-Fidow Kerr Goals: Isaako 5/5 Sin bin: Plath |
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 13,898 Referee: Belinda Sharpe |
| Round 5: 6 April 2024 | Dolphins |
26–16 | Brisbane | ||
| 18:35 AEST |
Tries: Katoa Tabuai-Fidow Nikorima K. Bromwich Goals: Isaako 5/6 |
Report Details |
Tries: Faataape Seyfarth Goals: Sezer 2/3 |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 22,051 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 6: 12 April 2024 | Brisbane Broncos |
28–14 | Brisbane | ||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Willison Oates Walsh Cobbo Goals: Walsh 4/5 |
Report Details |
Tries: Wallace Bostock Isaako Goals: Isaako 1/3 Field goals: Isaako 1/1 |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 46,224 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 7: 19 April 2024 | Parramatta Eels |
16–44 | Darwin | ||
| 19:30 ACST |
Tries: Lane Penisini Brown Goals: Russell 0/2 Gutherson 2/2 |
Report Details |
Tries: Bostock Niu Fuller Plath Averillo Goals: Isaako 3/7 Nikorima 1/2 |
Stadium: TIO Stadium Attendance: 11,094 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 8: 28 April 2024 | Dolphins |
14–18 | Brisbane | ||
| 14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Keeley Isaako Averillo Goals: Isaako 1/3 |
Report Details |
Tries: Armstrong Gagai Gamble Goals: Gagai 3/4 |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 18,033 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 9: 4 May 2024 | North Queensland Cowboys |
26–28 | Townsville | ||
| 19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Feldt Cotter Nanai McIntyre Goals: Holmes 3/5 Field goals: Holmes 0/1 (2 pt) |
Report Details |
Tries: Isaako Niu Averillo Goals: Isaako 4/5 |
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 20,967 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 10: 9 May 2024 | Dolphins |
30–24 | Brisbane | ||
| 19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Aitken Lemuelu Fuller Nicholls Bostock Goals: Isaako 5/7 |
Report Details |
Tries: Talau Waddell Koula Trbojevic Goals: Garrick 4/5 |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 14,059 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 11: 19 May 2024 | Wests Tigers |
12–24 | Brisbane | ||
| 18:25 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Olam Koroisau Goals: Koroisau 2/2 Sin bin: Naden Olam |
Report Details |
Tries: Bostock Nicholls Tabuai-Fidow Goals: Isaako 5/7 |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 47,517 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 12: 26 May 2024 | New Zealand Warriors |
24–20 | Auckland | ||
| 18:05 NZST |
Tries: Harris-Tavita Martin Watene-Zelezniak Niukore Goals: Pompey 4/4 |
Report Details |
Tries: Isaako Farnworth Tabuai-Fidow Goals: Isaako 2/4 |
Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 23,116 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 13: 1 June 2024 | Dolphins |
25–26 (g.p.) | Redcliffe | ||
| 19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Marshall-King Bostock Averillo Donoghoe Goals: Isaako 4/4 Field goals: Isaako 1/3 |
Report Details |
Tries: Savage Mariota Whitehead Weekes Goals: Rapana 4/4 Field goals: Rapana 2/3 Weekes 0/1 (2 pt) |
Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 10,024 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 15: 13 June 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
28–30 | Cronulla | ||
| 19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Report |
Stadium: PointsBet Stadium |
| Round 16: 21 June 2024 | Dolphins |
24–30 | Brisbane | ||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: K. Bromwich Aitken Fuller Isaako Goals: Isaako 4/6 |
Report |
Tries: Papenhuyzen Wishart Hughes Warbrick King Goals: Meaney 5/6 |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 25,167 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 17: 30 June 2024 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
26–6 | Kogarah | ||
| 14:00 AEST |
Tries: Faitala-Mariner Tuipulotu Sloan De Belin Liddle Goals: Flanagan 3/6 |
Report |
Tries: Niu Goals: Isaako 1/1 Sin bin: Donoghoe |
Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 8,052 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 19: 11 July 2024 | Dolphins |
36–28 | Redcliffe | ||
| 19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Bostock Pangai Junior Farnworth Nikorima O'Sullivan Fuller Goals: Isaako 6/6 |
Report |
Tries: Gray Gagai Johnston Goals: Walker 1/3 Milne 1/3 |
Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 10,023 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 20: 21 July 2024 | Penrith Panthers |
28–26 (g.p.) | Penrith | ||
| 14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Turuva Alamoti Leota Laurie Goals: Cleary 5/5 Field goals: Cleary |
Report |
Tries: Tabuai-Fidow Katoa Bostock Goals: Isaako 5/5 Sin bin: Kerr |
Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 20,955 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 21: 28 July 2024 | Dolphins |
14–21 | Brisbane | ||
| 16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Pangai Junior J. Bromwich Goals: Isaako 3/3 Sin bin: Kerr |
Report |
Tries: Kelly Khan-Pereira Haas Goals: Campbell 2/4 Field goals: Foran |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 19,533 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 22: 2 August 2024 | Dolphins |
34–40 | Perth | ||
| 18:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) |
Tries: Plath Kaufusi Isaako Tabuai-Fidow Bostock Goals: Isaako 6/6 Katoa 1/1 |
Report |
Tries: Sua'ali'i Walker Tupou Tupouniua Goals: Walker 8/8 Sin bin: Manu |
Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 20,027 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 23: 11 August 2024 | Dolphins |
34–32 (g.p.) | Brisbane | ||
| 14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Kaufusi Farnworth Nikorima Averillo Goals: Isaako 6/6 Field goals: O'Sullivan |
Report |
Tries: Kosi Capewell Leiataua Martin Sifakula Barnett Goals: Harris-Tavita 4/6 Sin bin: Walker |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 28,056 Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
| Round 24: 17 August 2024 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
30–10 | Bundaberg | ||
| 15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Kiraz Addo-Carr Xerri Tracey Goals: Burton 5/7 |
Report |
Tries: Isaako Averillo Goals: Isaako 1/2 |
Stadium: Salter Oval Attendance: 6,148 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 25: 24 August 2024 | Melbourne Storm |
48–6 | Melbourne | ||
| 20:00 AEST |
Tries: Fa'alogo Grant MacDonald Howarth Hughes Katoa Asofa-Solomona King Goals: Meaney 6/9 |
Report |
Tries: Averillo Goals: Isaako 1/1 Sin bin: Kaufusi |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,106 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 26: 31 August 2024 | Dolphins |
40–6 | Brisbane | ||
| 17:30 AEST |
Tries: Isaako Averillo Tabuai-Fidow Farnworth Goals: Isaako 6/7 Sin bin: Kaufusi |
Report |
Tries: Carrigan Goals: Staggs 1/1 Sin bin: Willison |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,049 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 27: 5 September 2024 | Newcastle Knights |
14–6 | Newcastle | ||
| 19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Report |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
2024 Squad
| Top 30 squad – 2024 NRL season | Supplementary list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Medical professionals
Updated: 5 September 2024 | |||||
References
- ^ "'Sucks to go out like that': Jesse forgiven for final moment of madness". 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Hynes's NSW Origin hopes take a hit after Sharks' loss to Dolphins". ABC News. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "What a night! Dolphins dominate Battle of Brisbane win".
- ^ "The Dolphins".
- ^ Development players train with the Top 30 squad but cannot play NRL until after Round 10
- ^ Players in the extended squad train with the Top 30 squad but are on train and trial or junior contracts