Dolphins (NRL)

The Dolphins are a professional rugby league football team that has competed in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) since 2023, and plays most of its home games at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. In their fourth season, the Dolphins finished third on the ladder and qualified for the 2026 finals series. Launched as a bid for inclusion into the NRL by Queensland Cup side Redcliffe Dolphins in 2020, the Dolphins were granted a separate licence in October 2021 to compete as the national league's 17th side from the 2023 season onwards. The team is based in Redcliffe and aims to represent the northern corridor of Brisbane and South East Queensland, including the Moreton Bay Region and the Sunshine Coast. The Dolphins are the third NRL team to be based in South-East Queensland, including the Brisbane Broncos (with whom they compete in the Battle for Brisbane), and the Gold Coast Titans (who were the last team to join the NRL before the Dolphins). They are the fourth Queensland NRL side, including the North Queensland Cowboys.