Dolphins Information & Inaugural Squad List 2023
Hi All!
Welcome to the 2023 Squad list for the inaugural Dolphins Season in 2023!
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| TEAM DETAILS | |:---:|:---| ESTABLISHED | 1947 (BRL), 2022 (NRL) HOME GROUND | Dolphin Oval CEO | Terry Reader HEAD OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS | Grant 'Crusher' Cleal COACH | Wayne Bennett ASSISTANT COACHES | Kristian Woolf, Nathan Fien DEVELOPMENT COACHES | Kurt Richards, David Stagg HEAD OF PERFORMANCE | Jeremy Hickmans STRENGTH & CONDITIONING | Anthony Wood RECRUITMENT MANAGER | Peter O’Sullivan JUNIORS RECRUITMENT MANAGER | Matt Hartigan CAPTAIN | Jesse Bromwich VICE CAPTAIN | TBA PREMIERSHIPS | (None) GRAND FINALS | (None) OTHER TROPHIES | BRL Premiers (1965, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016), QRL Premiers (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006 & 2018), QRL Minor Premiers (1999, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2016 & 2018) WOODEN SPOONS | (None) GOLDEN BOOT | (None) DALLY M | (None) PROVAN-SUMMONS | (None) DALLY M COACH | (None) DALLY M CAPTAIN | (None) DALLY M FULLBACK | (None) DALLY M WINGER | (None) DALLY M CENTRE | (None) DALLY M FIVE-EIGHTH | (None) DALLY M HALFBACK | (None) DALLY M LOCK | (None) DALLY M SECOND-ROW | (None) DALLY M PROP | (None) DALLY M HOOKER | (None) DALLY M ROOKIE | (None) RLPA CHAMPION | (None) RLPA DREAM TEAM | (None) RLPA REP. PLAYER OF THE YEAR | (None) WALLY LEWIS MEDAL | (None) REVS' ARCHIVE | 2022 TWITTER | @dolphinsnrl INSTAGRAM | dolphinsnrl
| Player | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Position(s) | Rep Honours | Rep | Age | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euan Aitken | ✔ | ✔ | Centre, 2nd Row | NSW Country, PMs XIII, Scotland | NSW | 27 | 145 | ||
| Jack Bostock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Centre, Place Kicker | NSW U19 | NSW | 19 | 0 | |
| Jesse Bromwich | ✔ | ✔ | Prop | NRL All Stars, NZ | NZ | 33 | 275 | ||
| Kenny Bromwich | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 2nd Row, Lock | QLD Residents, Māori All Stars, NZ | NZ | 30 | 192 | |
| Jacob Junior 'JJ' Collins | ✔ | Prop | QLD Schoolboys | QLD | 26 | 17 | |||
| Kurt Donoghoe | ✔ | Utility Back, Utility Half | - | NSW | 21 | 0 | |||
| Herman Ese'ese | ✔ | PO | Prop | Samoa, NZ | NZ | 28 | 100 | ||
| Poasa Faamausili | ✔ | Prop | JNR NZ | NZ | 26 | 39 | |||
| Herbie Farnworth | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Centre, Fullback | England | ENG | 23 | 53 | |
| Thomas Flegler | ✔ | ✔ | 2027 | Prop | AUS JNR, QLD Origin | QLD | 23 | 74 | |
| Tom Gilbert | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Prop, 2nd Row, Lock | QLD U16, U18, U20, Residents & Origin | QLD | 22 | 47 | |
| Oliver Gildart | ✔ | Centre, Wing | England, Great Britain | ENG | 26 | 10 | |||
| Jamayne Isaako | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Wing, Fullback, Place Kicker | Samoa, NZ | NZ | 25 | 75 | |
| Robert Jennings | ✔ | ✔ | MO | Wing, Centre | NSW U20, AUS Schoolboys & JNR, Tonga | NSW | 26 | 65 | |
| Isaiya Katoa | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 5/8th, Place Kicker | NSW RU, Tonga | NSW | 19 | 0 | |
| Felise Kaufusi | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 2nd Row | QLD Residents & Origin, Tonga, AUS | QLD | 29 | 152 | |
| Brenko Lee | ✔ | ✔ | Centre, 2nd Row | AUS JNR, QLD U20 & Origin, Tonga | QLD | 26 | 70 | ||
| Edrick Lee | ✔ | ✔ | Wing, Centre | Indigenous All Stars, QLD Origin | QLD | 29 | 121 | ||
| Connelly Lemuelu | ✔ | ✔ | 2nd Row, Utility Back | - | NZ | 24 | 20 | ||
| Mark Nicholls | ✔ | ✔ | Prop, Lock | JNR Aus, NSW Residents | NSW | 32 | 110 | ||
| Kodi Nikorima | ✔ | ✔ | Utility Half, Fullback | Māori All Stars, NZ | NZ | 28 | 151 | ||
| Tesi Niu | ✔ | Utility Back | Tonga | QLD | 21 | 32 | |||
| Jeremy Marshall-King | ✔ | ✔ | Hooker, 5/8th | Māori All Stars, NZ | NZ | 26 | 88 | ||
| Anthony Milford | ✔ | ✔ | 5/8th, Halfback, Fullback, Place Kicker | PM's XIII, QLD Origin, Samoa | QLD | 28 | 200 | ||
| Sean O'Sullivan | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Halfback, 5/8th, Place Kicker | - | NSW | 23 | 25 | |
| Ray Stone | ✔ | ✔ | Lock, Hooker | AUS Schoolboys & JNR, NSW U20 | NSW | 24 | 28 | ||
| Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | ✔ | ✔ | Wing, Fullback, Centre | QLD U18, U20, AUS Schoolboys, QLD Origin, Samoa | QLD | 21 | 52 | ||
| Valynce Te Whare | ✔ | ✔ | Utility Back | - | NZ | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mason Teague | ✔ | ✔ | MO | Lock, Utility Forward | Pacifica U16s | NSW | 18 | 0 | |
| Jarrod Wallace | ✔ | ✔ | Prop | QLD Residents & Origin | QLD | 30 | 185 | ||
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| Harrison Graham | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Hooker, Lock | QLD U18 | QLD | 20 | 0 | |
| Ryan Jackson | ✔ | Prop | QLD City U17 | QLD | 18 | 0 | |||
| Michael Roberts | ✔ | 5/8th, Wing | AUS Schoolboys | NSW | 17 | 0 | |||
| Jeremiah Simbiken | ✔ | ✔ | CO | 2nd Row | PNG | PNG | 22 | 0 | |
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| Wayne Bennett | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Head Coach | QLD Origin, NRL All Stars, England, Great Britain, Australia | QLD | 71 | 888 | |
| Kristian Woolf | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Assistant Coach | Tonga, Tonga Invitational | QLD | 47 | 2 |
2023 Squad Numbers:
Team 28/30
Average Age - TBA
Average Games - TBA
Average Games excl. 0s - TBA
2023 Development Numbers:
Development - 4/6
Average Age - TBA
Average Games - TBA
2023 Team Gains:
Wayne Bennett (Coach, South Sydney Rabbitohs), Felise Kaufusi (Melbourne Storm), Jamayne Isaako (Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans), Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm), Kenny Bromwich (Melbourne Storm), Mark Nicholls (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Ray Stone (Parramatta Eels), Peter O'Sullivan (Recruitment Manager, New Zealand Warriors), Kurt Richards (Development Coach, Brisbane Broncos), [Valynce Te Whare] (https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/valynce-c-te-whare) (Waikato Rugby Union), Isaiya Katoa (Penrith Panthers), Tom Gilbert (North Queensland Cowboys), JJ Collins (Tweed Heads Seagulls), Ryan Jackson (Wynnum-Manly Seagulls), Robert Jennings (Penrith Panthers), Connelly Lemuelu (North Queensland Cowboys), Edrick Lee (Newcastle Knights), Euan Aitken (New Zealand Warriors), Jeremy Marshall-King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Jarrod Wallace (Gold Coast Titans), Brenko Lee (Brisbane Broncos), Sean O'Sullivan (Penrith Panthers), Mason Teague (Penrith Panthers), Kodi Nikorima (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Anthony Milford (Newcastle Knights), Herman Ese'ese (Gold Coast Titans), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (North Queensland Cowboys), Poasa Faamausili (St. George-Illawarra Dragons), Oliver Gildart (Wests Tigers), Jack Bostock (Illawarra Steelers), Kurt Donoghoe (Newcastle NSWRL)
2023 Development Gains:
Harrison Graham (Wynnum-Manly Seagulls), Michael Roberts (Northern Rivers Titans), Jack Bostock (Illawarra Steelers), Ryan Jackson (Wynnum-Manly Seagulls), Jeremiah Simbiken (Redcliffe Dolphins)
2023 Team Losses & Releases:
TBA
2023 Train & Trial:
Cody Hunter (Redcliffe Dolphins - Halfback, 5/8th, Place Kicker), Setu Tu (Redcliffe Dolphins - Winger), Trai Fuller (Redcliffe Dolphins - Fullback), Bailey Butler (Central Queensland Capras - Prop), Tyler Szepanowski (Central Queensland Capras - Prop), Lachlan Hubner (Central Queensland Capras - Lock), Radean Robinson (Central Queensland Capras - Five-Eighth), Jackson Frei (New Zealand Warriors - 2nd Row), Michael Waqa (Albany Creek - Prop), Brayden McGrady (Norths Devils - Wing), Tory Bath (Nudgee College - Fullback), Kurt Donoghoe (Newcastle NSWRL - Five-Eighth), Emmanuel Waine (PNG Hunters), Rodrick Tai (PNG Hunters), Sherwin Tanabi (PNG Hunters), Judah Rimbu (PNG Hunters), Brenton Baira (Central Queensland Capras - Wing), Taniela Otukolo (Warriors - Hooker), George Fai (Brisbane Tigers - Prop)
Off Contract 2023:
Michael Roberts, Jacob Junior 'JJ' Collins, Ryan Jackson, Herman Ese'ese (Player Option), Oliver Gildart, Poasa Faamausili, Kurt Donoghoe
Rumoured Signings, Re-Signings & Releases:
Wayne's lips are tighter than a ducks butt
2024 Team Gains & Re-signings:
Jack Bostock (Dev Squad), Jeremiah Simbiken (Dev Squad), Harrison Graham (Dev Squad), Herbie Farnworth (Brisbane Broncos), Thomas Flegler (Brisbane Broncos)
2024 Team Losses & Releases:
TBA
Edit Notes:
'PO' = Player Option - Player has the option to activate additional year(s)
'CO' = Club Option - Club has the option to activate additional year(s)
'MO' = Mutual Option - Both parties discuss the option to activate additional year(s)
'REL' = Released - Player has been released and is free to talk to other clubs, but not to play for the Dolphins
'RET' = Retired - Player has retired from Rugby League
'Games' - Only inclusive of NRL games. Representative & Super League games not counted
'Utility' Roles explained:
Player needs to have the ability to play three roles in chosen field if required and plays predominantly 'off the bench' or interchange.
'Utility Forward' - Second-row, Lock and Prop
'Utility Half' - Halfback, Five-eighth and Hooker
'Utility Back' - Wing, Centre and Fullback
'Place Kicker' - Can be called upon to kick conversions
Position is based on preferred/most played first then what they have been able to play second. Data was correlated between Dolphins Official and Zero Tackle.
Representative is dual with NZ if they have not played at Tier 1 level yet and therefore qualify for both as they have yet to decide.
QLD/NSW 'Residents' - is an open division team made up of Tier 2 players in state leagues who have played the majority of their games for a tier 2 team (Northern Pride, Redcliffe, Blacktown Workers, Newtown Jets etc...).
Re-submitted - 12/02/23
Edited - 24/02/23 - Herbie signing up for 2024!
Edited - 25/02/23 - Fleggers growing fins in 24!
Edited - 01/03/23 - Bostock & Donoghoe elevated to Top 30
Posted Feb 12, 2023, 1:59 AM UTC · edited