2026 Dolphins (NRL) season

2026 Dolphins season
2026 Dolphins season
NRL Rank	See ladder below
2026 record	Wins: 7; losses: 5
Points scored	For: 330; against: 253
Team information
CEO	Terry Reader
Head Coach	Kristian Woolf
Captain	Tom Gilbert (Rds 1–14) ; Isaiya Katoa (Rds 1–14);
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium, Kayo Stadium
Top scorers
Tries	Jamayne Isaako (11), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (8), Jake Averillo (6), Herbie Farnworth (5) (Rd 14)
Goals	Jamayne Isaako (53) (Rd 14)

The 2026 Dolphins season is the Dolphins club's fourth season in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition in Australia.^[1]

Player movement

The following player movements happened across the previous season and off-season.^[2]

Gains

Player	Previous club	Length
Morgan Knowles	St Helens	2027
Selwyn Cobbo	Brisbane Broncos	2027
Brad Schneider	Penrith Panthers	2026

Losses

Player	New Club
Josh Kerr	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Mark Nicholls	Retired
Kenny Bromwich	Retired
Harrison Graham	Newcastle Knights
Aublix Tawha	Brisbane Broncos
Sean O'Sullivan	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ryan Jackson	Released
James Walsh	North Queensland Cowboys

Dolphins NRL 2026 home jersey
Dolphins 2026 training tee shirt

Pre-season challenge

The Dolphins played in the 2026 NRL Pre-season Challenge in February,^[3] prior to the commencement of the regular 2026 NRL season in March.^[4]

Game 1: 12 February 2026	Dolphins	12–24 ^[5]	Gold Coast Titans	Redcliffe
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Kayo Stadium

Game 2: 20 February 2026	New Zealand Warriors	34–38^[6]	Dolphins	Sydney
18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)				Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

Regular season

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Penrith Panthers	13	12	1	1	437	164	+273	26	Advance to finals series
2	New Zealand Warriors	12	9	3	2	368	214	+154	22
3	Sydney Roosters	12	8	4	2	323	250	+73	20
4	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	13	8	5	1	367	250	+117	18
5	Dolphins	12	7	5	2	330	253	+77	18
6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12	7	5	2	356	294	+62	18
7	Newcastle Knights	13	8	5	1	370	338	+32	18
8	South Sydney Rabbitohs	12	6	6	2	338	294	+44	16
9	North Queensland Cowboys	14	8	6	0	343	356	−13	16
10	Wests Tigers	12	6	6	2	275	353	−78	16
11	Melbourne Storm	14	6	8	0	346	348	−2	12
12	Brisbane Broncos	13	5	8	1	275	341	−66	12
13	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	13	5	8	1	233	330	−97	12
14	Canberra Raiders	13	5	8	1	249	347	−98	12
15	Gold Coast Titans	12	3	9	2	220	303	−83	10
16	Parramatta Eels	13	4	9	1	269	421	−152	10
17	St. George Illawarra Dragons	13	1	12	1	184	427	−243	4

Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2026. 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	H	H	A	A	H	-	H	A	H	H	A	A	–	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	–	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	W	W	L	L	B	L	L	W	W	W	W	B	W							B
Position	12	9	6	8	13	12	12	12	11	9	8	8	7	5
Points	0	2	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	14	16	18

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

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 14 November 2025.^[7]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Round 1: 8 March 2026	Dolphins	30–40^[8]	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Brisbane
15:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 2: 15 March 2026	Dolphins	18–14^[9]	Gold Coast Titans	Brisbane
17:15 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 3: 21 March 2026	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	10–38^[10]	Dolphins	Sydney
17:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)				Stadium: Sharks Stadium

Round 4: 27 March 2026	Brisbane Broncos	26–12^[11]	Dolphins	Brisbane
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 5: 2 April 2026	Dolphins	18–52^[12]	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Redcliffe
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Kayo Stadium

Round 6 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 7: 17 April 2026	Dolphins	22–23^[13]	Penrith Panthers	Darwin
19:30 ACST (UTC+09:30)				Stadium: TIO Stadium

Round 8: 25 April 2026	New Zealand Warriors	20–18	Dolphins	Wellington
20:05 NZST (UTC+12:00)	Tries: Khan-Pereira 3', 28' Watene-Zelezniak 25' Tuaupiki 61' Goals: Boyd 5', 63' (2/4)	Report	Tries: Farnworth 10' Isaako 17', 19' Goals: Isaako 11', 18', 21' (3/3) Sin bin: Flegler 63' to 73'	Stadium: Hnry Stadium Attendance: 34,812 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 9: 1 May 2026	Dolphins	28-10^[14]	Melbourne Storm	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 10: 7 May 2026	Dolphins	44-12^[15]	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brisbane
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 11: 15 May 2026	South Sydney Rabbitohs	10-32^[16]	Dolphins	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 12: 21 May 2026	Canberra Raiders	22-30^[17]	Dolphins	Canberra
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: GIO Stadium

Round 13 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 14: 6 June 2026	North Queensland Cowboys	14-40 ^[18]	Dolphins	Townsville
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium

Round 15: 12 June 2026	Dolphins	^[19]	Sydney Roosters	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 16: 20 June 2026	Wests Tigers	^[20]	Dolphins	Sydney
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

Round 17: 27 June 2026	Dolphins	^[21]	New Zealand Warriors	Brisbane
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 18: 5 July 2026	Newcastle Knights	^[22]	Dolphins	Newcastle
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Round 19: 11 July 2026	Dolphins	^[23]	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Redcliffe
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Kayo Stadium

Round 20: 19 July 2026	Dolphins	^[24]	North Queensland Cowboys	Brisbane
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 21 (Bye for Dolphins)

Round 22: 31 July 2026	St. George Illawarra Dragons	^[25]	Dolphins	Wollongong
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: WIN Stadium

Round 23: 8 August 2026	Dolphins	^[26]	Brisbane Broncos	Brisbane
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 24: 14 August 2026	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	^[27]	Dolphins	Sydney
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: 4 Pines Park

Round 25: 21 August 2026	Dolphins	^[28]	Parramatta Eels	Brisbane
20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

Round 26: 29 August 2026	Sydney Roosters	^[29]	Dolphins	Sydney
17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Round 27: 4 September 2026	Gold Coast Titans	^[30]	Dolphins	Gold Coast
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)				Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

2026 squad

Dolphins 2026 squad
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Top 30 squad – 2026 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Jake Averillo – CE Jack Bostock – CE Selwyn Cobbo – WG Kurt Donoghoe – HK Herbie Farnworth – CE Kulikefu Finefeuiaki – SR Thomas Flegler – PR Trai Fuller – FB Tom Gilbert (c) – PR Jamayne Isaako – WG		Isaiya Katoa (c) – HB Felise Kaufusi (vc) – PR Oryn Keeley – SR Morgan Knowles – LK Connelly Lemuelu – SR Jeremy Marshall-King – HK Francis Molo – PR Tevita Naufahu – WG Kodi Nikorima – FE LJ Nonu – WG		Max Plath – HK Brian Pouniu – CE Elijah Rasmussen – PR Brad Schneider – FE, HK Ray Stone – LK Sebastian Su'a – PR Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow – FB		Charlie Dickson – LK John Fineanganofo – HK Zac Garton – SR Patrick Kailahi – SR Lewis Symonds – LK Extended squad Brent Woolf – HK Tyreece Tait – WG		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 Adam Schumacher (Physiotherapist) John Davey (Head of Sports Science & Performance Analysis) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Development players^[31] Extended squad^[32] Updated: 7 June 2026 Source(s):

References

[1] ttps://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/dolphins/seasons.html

[2] ttps://www.nrl.com/news/2026/01/01/2026-nrl-signings-tracker-the-latest-from-all-17-clubs/

[3] ttps://www.nrl.com/news/2026/01/20/2026-witzer-pre-season-challenge-everything-you-need-to-know/

[4] ttps://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-trials-2025-fixtures-schedule-results-ladder-pre-season/14dace990fe01730fd99be1c

[5] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/pre-season-trials/2026/round-2/dolphins-v-titans/

[6] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/pre-season-trials/2026/round-3/warriors-v-dolphins/

[7] "2026 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule". National Rugby League. 14 November 2025.

[8] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-1/dolphins-v-rabbitohs/

[9] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-2/dolphins-v-titans/

[10] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-3/sharks-v-dolphins/

[11] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-4/broncos-v-dolphins/

[12] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-5/dolphins-v-sea-eagles/

[13] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-7/dolphins-v-panthers/

[14] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-9/dolphins-v-storm/

[15] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-10/dolphins-v-bulldogs/

[16] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-11/rabbitohs-v-dolphins/

[17] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-12/raiders-v-dolphins/

[18] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-14/cowboys-v-dolphins/

[19] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-15/dolphins-v-roosters/

[20] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-16/wests-tigers-v-dolphins/

[21] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-17/dolphins-v-warriors/

[22] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-18/knights-v-dolphins/

[23] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-19/dolphins-v-sharks/

[24] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-20/dolphins-v-cowboys/

[25] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-22/dragons-v-dolphins/

[26] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-23/dolphins-v-broncos/

[27] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-24/sea-eagles-v-dolphins/

[28] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-25/dolphins-v-eels/

[29] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-26/roosters-v-dolphins/

[30] ttps://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2026/round-27/titans-v-dolphins/

[31] Development players train with the Top 30 squad but cannot play NRL until after Round 10

[32] Players in the extended squad train with the Top 30 squad but are on train and trial or junior contracts

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