Dolphins Information & Squad List 2023
Hi All!
Welcome to the anticipatory 2023 Squad list for the inaugural Dolphins Season in 2023!
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| TEAM DETAILS | |:---:|:---| ESTABLISHED | 2023 HOME GROUND | Dolphin Oval CEO | Terry Reader DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL | TBA COACH | Wayne Bennett ASSISTANT COACHES | TBA DEVELOPMENT COACH | Kurt Richards HEAD OF PERFORMANCE | TBA STRENGTH & CONDITIONING | Anthony Wood RECRUITMENT MANAGER | Peter O’Sullivan JUNIORS RECRUITMENT MANAGER | Matt Hartigan CAPTAIN | TBA VICE CAPTAIN | TBA PREMIERSHIPS | (None) GRAND FINALS | (None) OTHER TROPHIES | BRL Premiers (1965, 1994, 1996, 1997), 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) TWITTER | @dolphinsnrl INSTAGRAM | dolphinsnrl
| Player | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Position(s) | Rep Honours | Rep | Age | Games |
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| Euan Aitken | ✔ | ✔ | Centre, 2nd Row | Scotland, NSW Country, PMs XIII | NSW | 27 | 145 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Tom Gilbert | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Prop, 2nd Row, Lock | QLD U16, U18 & U20, QLD Residents | QLD | 22 | 23 | |
| Jamayne Isaako | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Wing, Fullback, Place Kicker | Samoa, NZ | NZ | 25 | 75 | |
| Robert Jennings | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Wing, Centre | NSW U20, AUS Schoolboys & JNR, Tonga | NSW | 26 | 65 | |
| Isaiya Katoa | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 5/8th, Place Kicker | NSW RU | NSW | 19 | 0 | |
| Felise Kaufusi | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 2nd Row | QLD Residents, Tonga, QLD Origin, AUS | QLD | 29 | 152 | |
| Brenko Lee | ✔ | ✔ | Centre, 2nd Row | Tonga, AUS JNR, QLD U20, QLD Origin | 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 | ||
| Jeremy Marshall-King | ✔ | ✔ | Hooker, 5/8th | Maori All Stars, NZ | NZ | 26 | 88 | ||
| Ray Stone | ✔ | ✔ | Lock, Hooker | AUS Schoolboys, AUS JNR, NSW U20 | NSW | 24 | 28 | ||
| [Valynce Te Whare] (https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/valynce-c-te-whare) | ✔ | Utility Back | - | NZ | 21 | 0 | |||
| Jarrod Wallace | ✔ | ✔ | Prop | QLD Residents. QLD Origin | QLD | 30 | 185 | ||
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| Jack Bostock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Centre, Place Kicker | NSW U19 | NSW | 19 | 0 | |
| Harrison Graham | ✔ | Hooker, Lock | QLD U18 | QLD | 20 | 0 | |||
| Ryan Jackson | ✔ | Prop | QLD City U17 | QLD | 18 | 0 | |||
| Michael Roberts | ✔ | 5/8th, Wing | N/A | NSW | 17 | 0 | |||
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| Wayne Bennett | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Master Coach | QLD Origin, NRL All Stars | QLD | 71 | 886 |
2023 Squad Numbers:
Team -17/30
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), 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)
2023 Development Gains:
Harrison Graham (Wynnum-Manly Seagulls), Michael Roberts (Northern Rivers Titans). Jack Bostock (Illawarra Steelers), Ryan Jackson (Wynnum-Manly Seagulls)
2023 Team Losses & Releases:
TBA
2023 Train & Trial:
Ethyn Martin
Off Contract 2023:
[Valynce Te Whare] (https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/valynce-c-te-whare), Harrison Graham, Michael Roberts, Jacob Junior 'JJ' Collins, Ryan Jackson
Rumoured Signings, Re-Signings & Releases:
Cameron Ciraldo (Assistant Coach, Penrith Panthers), Benjamin King (Redcliffe Dolphins), Peter Parr (Head of Football, Cowboys), Lachlan Timm (Redcliffe Dolphins), Anthony Milford (Newcastle Knights), Adam Cook (New Zealand Warriors), Cory Hunter (Redcliffe Dolphins)
2024 Team Gains & Re-signings:
Jack Bostock (Dev Squad)
2024 Team Losses & Releases:
TBA
Edit Notes:
'PO' = Player Option - Player may take up an option in their favour if they wish to continue playing for the Dolphins
'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...).
Submitted - 12/10/2021
Edited - 13/10/2021 - Wayne added as rumour
Edited - 15/10/2021 - Munny added as rumour
Edited - 21/10/2021 - Updated CEO & Wayne signing on!
Edited - 26/10/2021 - Formatting, new rumours
Edited - 01/11/2021 - Rumours & O'Sullivan confirmed in a news article
Edited - 03/11/2021 - Kurt Richards added as Development Coach
Edited - 08/11/2021 - Harrison Graham as our first signing!
Edited - 24/11/2021 - With the soft announcement of Ben King by a bloke on Facebook, I have gone through and updated the hard rumours that have been circulating
Edited - 26/11/2021 - Felise signing up!
Edited - 07/12/2021 - Ray Stone singing up! Removed some rumours etc...
Edited - 15/12/2021 - Ethyn Martin added as train & trial, Harrison Graham, Valynce Te Whare & Michael Roberts signing up officially!
Edited - 20/12/2021 - Matt Hartigan added as Juniors Recruitment & Development manager
Edited - 22/12/2021 - Jamayne Isaako signing up!
Edited - 21/01/2022 - Jesse Bromwich signing on :)
Edited - 24/01/2022 - Mark Nicholls confirmed!
Edited - 03/02/2022 - KBrom confirmed!
Edited - 17/02/2022 - Katoa added as rumour :)
Edited - 18/02/2022 - Katoa added as signing :)
Edited - 26/04/2022 - GOATbert SIGNING UP!!!! YESSSSSS
Edited - 03/05/2022 - Jack Bostock signing up!
Edited - 06/05/2022 - JJ Collins & Ryan Jackson joining up!
Edited - 09/05/2022 - Robert Jennings agreeing to terms!
Edited - 11/05/2022 - Connelly Lemuelu signing up!
Edited - 16/05/2022 - Edrick Lee coming aboard!
Edited - 25/05/2022 - Euan Aitken joining the Phins!
Edited - 02/06/2022 - Jeremy Marshall-King getting his Dolphin on for two years & updated rumours
Edited - 09/06/2022 - Jwal packing his swimmers and moving to Reddy
Edited - 23/06/2022 - Edricks cousin signing on the dotted phin
Posted Oct 12, 2021, 8:09 AM UTC · edited