The 2023 season might be gearing up for the finals, but in the ever-changing world of the NRL transfer market, attention is already shifting to 2024 and beyond.
Every NRL side has less than ten spots available in their Top 30 for next season, while a select handful of clubs are closing in on a full complement already.
Zero Tackle have compiled the current status of every NRL club for 2024, with signings, losses, players still off-contract, full squads, best 17, and an overview of what every club still needs to be successful come next season.
You can use our easy dropdown menu below to navigate between each club, and we will update this every time there is a signing or player movement for next year so that you can keep on top of how your club is shaping up for next season.
The Dolphins
Dolphins 2026 Player Movements
| 2026 Gains | |||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Knowles (St Helens Saints, 2027), Sebastian Su'a (Newcastle Knights, 2027) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 Losses | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mason Teague (released) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Re-Signed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kurt Donoghoe (2027), Connelly Lemuelu (2026), Max Plath (2028) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Off Contract 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneath Bromwich, Harrison Graham, Felise Kaufusi, Josh Kerr, Mark Nicholls, Sean O'Sullivan, Michael Waqa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rumours | |||||||||||||||||||
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The following is correct as of December 25.
Full squad
Euan Aitken, Jake Averillo, Jack Bostock, Jesse Bromwich, Kenneath Bromwich, Herbie Farnworth, Thomas Flegler, Tom Gilbert, Harrison Graham, Jamayne Isaako, Robert Jennings, Isaiya Katoa, Felise Kaufusi, Oryn Keeley, Josh Kerr, Edrick Lee, Connelly Lemuelu, Jeremy Marshall-King, Anthony Milford, Mark Nicholls, Kodi Nikorima, Tesi Niu, Sean O'Sullivan, Max Plath, Ray Stone, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Valynce Te Whare, Mason Teague, Jarrod Wallace
Best 17 and full squad
1. Herbie Farnworth
2. Jamayne Isaako
3. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
4. Jake Averillo
5. Tesi Niu
6. Isaiya Katoa
7. Sean O'Sullivan
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Jeremy Marshall-King
10. Thomas Flegler
11. Felise Kaufusi
12. Kenneath Bromwich
13. Tom Gilbert
14. Anthony Milford
15. Euan Aitken
16. Mark Nicholls
17. Connelly Lemuelu
18. Jarrod Wallace
19. Jack Bostock
20. Harrison Graham
21. Robert Jennings
22. Josh Kerr
23. Mason Teague
24. Edrick Lee
25. Ray Stone
26. Kodi Nikorima
27. Max Plath
28. Valynce Te Whare
29. Oryn Keeley
30. No player signed
Roster spots open: 1
2024 Development List
1. Ryan Jackson
2. Jeremiah Simbiken
3. Michael Waqa
4. Kurt Donoghoe
5. James Walsh
What they still need
In short, not much.
The Dolphins have an almost full book with only a single spot left up for grabs in the 2024 campaign.
That's hardly a surprise given the number of players they signed to multi-year deals ahead of their first season - that said, they have still found room for Jake Averillo, Oryn Keeley Herbie Farnworth and Thomas Flegler.
None of their off-contract trio from the Top 30 have inspired much, so it may well be that Michael Roberts out of the development squad is promoted to the final first-grade spot for 2024 or Trai Fuller (who played one NRL game this season) if Wayne Bennett and his recruitment staff don't find the urge to look outside the club, and with the depth already on display, it would be a tough sell to convince any player to move to Redcliffe.
The Dolphins are in a good spot to continue building next year. Bennett has always said this isn't a one-year project, and their squad shaping as it does so early in the piece is a testament to that not being just talk.
Hi,Hasn’t Kaeo Weekes signed with Canberra?
He’d have to be there first choice Fullback or 5/8th.
This signature is not yet official.
Sharks: New signings NIL. Roster spots available NIL.
Don’t expect any improvement this year if Craig Fitzgibbon does not give game-time to the players the club has been developing.
If he thinks that they are never going to be better than NSW Cup, why has he re-signed them?