List of Dolphins (NRL) records

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 the conclusion of the 2024 season.[2]

Jamayne Isaako
Dolphins NRL 2024 home and away jerseys (front view)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
NRL Indigenous Round 12
Dolphins jersey 2023 (front view)
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.

Games Dolphin Years
48 Jamayne Isaako[3] 2023–
44 Isaiya Katoa 2023–
44 Mark Nicholls 2023–
43 Jesse Bromwich 2023–2024

Most points for the club

Points Dolphin Tries Goals Field
goals
467 Jamayne Isaako[4] 36 160 3

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

Tries Dolphin
36 Jamayne Isaako[6]
30 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow[7]
16 Jack Bostock
11 Jake Averillo

Most tries in a match

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

Tries Dolphin Opponent Venue Round Season Dolphins' score
3 Tesi Niu Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 3 2023 36–20[8]
3 Jamayne Isaako North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 6 2023 32–22[9]
3 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow St George-Illawarra Dragons Kayo Stadium 2 2024 38–0
3 Jack Bostock Parramatta Eels TIO Stadium 7 2024 44-16
3 Jamayne Isaako North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 9 2024 28-26

Most points in a match

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

Points Dolphin Opponent Venue Round Season Dolphins' score
20 (3 tries, 4 goals) Jamayne Isaako North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 9 2024 28-26
18
(3 tries, 3 goals) 		Jamayne Isaako North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 6 2023 32–22[10]
18
(2 tries, 5 goals) 		Jamayne Isaako St. George Illawarra Dragons Kayo Stadium 13 2023 26–12[11]

Most goals in a match

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

Goals Dolphin Opponent Venue Round Season Dolphins' score
6 Jamayne Isaako Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Suncorp Stadium 10 2023 36–16[12]
6 Jamayne Isaako Sydney Roosters HBF Park 22 2024 34–40[13]
6 Jamayne Isaako New Zealand Warriors Suncorp Stadium 23 2024 34–32[14]
6 Jamayne Isaako Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 26 2024 40–6[15]

Most tries in a season

Season Dolphin Tries
2023 Jamayne Isaako 24
2024 Jack Bostock 14
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
2025

Most goals in a season

Season Dolphin Goals Field
goals
2023 Jamayne Isaako 73 2
2024 Jamayne Issako 86 1
2025

Most points in a season

Season Dolphin Points
2023 Jamayne Isaako 244
2024 Jamayne Isaako 221
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 name Season Debut round
(2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) 19 years & 15 days Isaiya Katoa[16] 2023 Round 1
(2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21) 19 years & 216 days Jack Bostock[17] 2023 Round 5
(2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 21) 19 years & 241 days Mason Teague[18] 2023 Round 2
(2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23) 21 years & 94 days Kurt Donoghoe[19] 2023 Round 1
(2001-09-05) 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 name Age at last game Season Last round
(1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 35) Jesse Bromwich 35 years 2024 Round 27
(1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 34) Mark Nicholls 34 years 2024 Round 27
(1991-07-23) 23 July 1991 (age 33) Jarrod Wallace 32 years 2024 Round 6
(1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 33) Kenny Bromwich 32 years 2024 Round 27
(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32) Felise Kaufusi 32 years 2024 Round 27

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.

Margin Opponent Score Venue Round Date
38 St. George Illawarra Dragons 38–0 Kayo Stadium 2 17 March 2024[23]
34 Brisbane Broncos 40–6 Suncorp Stadium 26 31 August 2024[24]
28 Parramatta Eels 44–16 TIO Stadium 7 19 April 2024[25]
24 New Zealand Warriors 34–10 Suncorp Stadium 27 2 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.

Margin Opponent Score Venue Round Date
42 Melbourne Storm 48–6 AAMI Park 25 24 August 2024[27]
40 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 58–18 4 Pines Park 15 9 June 2023[28]

Golden point results

Played Won Drawn Lost
5 2 3
Opponent Score Dolphins Date Venue
Canberra Raiders 31–30[29] Loss 29 April 2023 McDonald's Park
Gold Coast Titans 21–23[30] Win 9 July 2023 Cbus Super Stadium
Canberra Raiders 26-25[31] Loss 1 June 2024 Kayo Stadium
Penrith Panthers 28-26[32] Loss 21 July 2024 Penrith Stadium
New Zealand Warriors 32-34[33] Win 11 August 2024 Suncorp Stadium

All-time premiership record

Regular season

Further information: 2024 Dolphins (NRL) season
Season Games Won Drawn Lost Win % Points for Points
against 		Points
differential
2023 24 9 0 15 37.5% 520 631 -111
2024 24 11 0 13 45.8% 577 578 -1
2025
Totals

Streaks

Most consecutive wins

  • 3 : (Rounds 1–3) 5–17 March 2023
  • 3 : (Rounds 2–5) 17 March–6 April 2024
  • 3 : (Rounds 9–11) 4 May–19 May 2024

Most consecutive losses

  • 6 : (Rounds 20–26) 16 July–25 August 2023

Comebacks

Biggest comeback

Opponent Venue Round Season Date Dolphins' score
Gold Coast Titans Suncorp Stadium 8[34] 2023 23 April 28–26 (Full-time)
  • The Dolphins trailed 0–26 after 33 minutes but came back and won 28–26.

Crowds

Biggest home venue attendances

Crowd Venue Opponent Round Season
51,047 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos 4[35] 2023
50,049 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Broncos 26[36] 2024
42,042 Perth Stadium Newcastle Knights 23[37] 2023

Honours

Captains

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.

# Name First Game as Captain Last Game as Captain Total Games as captain
1 Jesse Bromwich Round 1 2023 Round 27 2024 42
2 Mark Nicholls Round 6 2023 Round 26 2024 2
3 Felise Kaufusi Round 10 2023 Round 26 2023 2
4 Kodi Nikorima Round 15 2024 1

Coaches

Name Seasons Games Wins Losses Draws Win %
Wayne Bennett 2023–2024 48 20 28 0 41.67%
Kristian Woolf 2025– 0 0 0 0 –

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

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