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SUPERCOACH Wayne Bennett tipped the rugby league world off its axis with one of the great ambushes as the NRL's newest team the Dolphins delivered the ...

For the next 46 minutes, Kaufusi made it personal against premiership favourites the Roosters and went on a mission to ensure the dawn of the Dolphins began with one the great underdog upsets. For all the hype about Smith being the biggest purchase of the summer and the hooker to take the Roosters to the next level, the Kiwi Test no.9 and Jake Turpin were completely outplayed by Marshall-King scheming through the middle. Kaufusi had tried to put a shot on Roosters opposite Egan Butcher only to miss the target and Smith raced in to shove the Queensland Origin forward in the back. They had all the hallmarks of Arthur whacking his Parramatta teammate Mick Cronin in the inaugural State of Origin game in 1980 and turned the momentum of the game on its head. All of a sudden, with 32,117 fans rocking and rolling in a sea of red at the Brisbane Broncos home ground, the football gods began to write one of rugby league’s great entrances. Like the majority of Bennett’s greatest upsets, it was built on grit, self-belief and a desire to prove the rest of the rugby league world wrong.

NRL LIVE: Dolphins make late change for long-awaited debut as Roosters reshuffle bench.

The Chooks will be without Joey Manu though, who is sideline due to a facial injury. Meanwhile, the Roosters have brought in Drew Hutchison at centre, with Corey Allan switching to the bench and Jake Turpin coming onto the pine in place of Fletcher Baker. But the Dolphins will still have plenty of experience around Katoa with the likes of Felise Kaufusi, the Bromwich brothers and Jarrod Wallace up front. The Dolphins will make history when they run out onto Suncorp Stadium on Sunday for their first NRL game in a clash with the Roosters for the Artie Legacy Medal. The Dolphins have made a late change with Conelly Lemuele coming onto the bench for Herman Ese’ese. The Dolphins and the Sydney Roosters are all square at 0-0 in their clash at Suncorp Stadium.

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With master coach Wayne Bennett at the helm, the Dolphins upset the Sydney Roosters with a 28-18 victory in their first NRL match. Follow our ScoreCentre.

It was a moment that lifted the entire side and gave them a sense a date with destiny awaited. Hooker Jeremy Marshall-King set up both first-half tries and played the best match of his career. "No-one sees what goes on behind the scenes.

Wayne Bennett's Dolphins have produced a stunning NRL debut, defeating competition heavyweight Roosters 28-18 at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

"Our forwards sort of got dominated in the ruck and they opened us up a couple of times in the first half and definitely the start of the second half. We wanted to start the year strong and have a good win especially going into our bye in Round 4 so it's disappointing." We got outworked and got what we deserved in the end." While the Roosters host the Warriors at Allianz Stadium. They were really tight pressuring the ruck and they did really well. The competition newcomers looked as if they'd been playing together for years when the forwards and backs linked up to produce some slick ball movement down the right hand side.

Coming into the game as massive underdogs, the near-capacity Suncorp Stadium gave the Dolphins all the motivation they needed in the comeback victory. After a ...

The final 20 minutes of the half was a back-and-forth duel between both sides as the Dolphins were forced on the backfoot on a few occasions. The Dolphins continued to carry the momentum and doubled the lead just moments later after Jamayne Isaako took advantage of an overlap on the left side and breezed over the line to put the hosts ahead by 12 with half an hour left to play. The Dolphins have defied the odds and completed their debut NRL game with a triumphant win.

The Dolphins put the NRL on notice with a fairytale start to their existence in a brutal and dazzling 28-18 comeback win over the error-ridden Sydney ...

It was a moment that lifted the entire side and gave them a sense a date with destiny awaited. Prop Mark Nicholls scored, and the Dolphins believed. With his side behind 12-6 just before the break, Kaufusi crunched former Storm teammate Brandon Smith in a bone-jarring tackle, then repeated the dose on Egan Butcher to win possession.

The Dolphins defeated the Sydney Roosters in a major round one upset with the NRL's 17th team springing a boilover victory before 32177 fans at Suncorp.

The killing blow came when when the Dolphins 33-year-old captain Jesse Bromwich ran down a flying Australian captain James Tedesco, forcing the Roosters No 1 to drop the ball cold a few tackles later. Kiwi international Isaako side-stepped Luke Keary after a break down the left edge to notch the Dolphins’ fourth try and extend the lead to 12 points. Luke Keary, playing in head gear to combat a series of career concussions, set up a try for Daniel Tupou with a chip kick to peg one try back. He found ex-Penrith half Sean O’Sullivan (son of Peter, the Dolphins’ head of recruitment) who went deep into the line and then pivoted back to Connelly Lemuelo who ran over Sam Walker to put the Dolphins were ahead for the first time. Although the grounding was dubious, Edrick Lee’s interference in the lead-up was worthy of a penalty try and possible sin-binning. None of it mattered when the kickoff came under hot Brisbane skies.

There were raucous scenes and tears shed on the sidelines as the NRL's newest club shocked a premiership f...

"The crowd's up! And for our club, there's been so much hard work that's gone on behind the scenes, I'm just so proud of our efforts today. Congratulations to the Dolphins." And to beat the might of the Roosters is incredible. "It's unreal. Everyone's up!" "This is as big a win as you have ever seen in the last, what? It's incredible," the former Queensland coach said on Nine's coverage. "It was the first game for the club in the NRL and that's an awesome occasion to have it here at Suncorp. READ MORE: [NRL](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl)'s newest team has come into the league in a blaze of glory, downing the [Sydney Roosters](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/sydney-roosters) in a comeback win that stunned the rugby league world. [Wayne Bennett](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/wayne-bennett)'s [Dolphins](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-dolphins) side to put up much of a fight against one of the NRL's premiership fancies, but they did so and more, stunning the Roosters with a 28-18 win at Suncorp Stadium.

Some believed Bennett's appointment as the inaugural coach of the Dolphins was a PR stunt aimed at increasing interest in the NRL's newest team.

But the commission decided that part of the bid process was to find a club capable of standing on their own two feet.” “Obviously, you want to build a competitive squad and they deserve credit for doing that. No one expected them to deliver on the field so quickly. Their trial form and roster suggested they would be anything but. The Broncos took five years to win their first premiership. “It will be judged over the next couple of years.

With master coach Wayne Bennett at the helm, the Dolphins upset the Sydney Roosters with a 28-18 victory in their first NRL match, while Gold Coast triumph ...

It was a moment that lifted the entire side and gave them a sense a date with destiny awaited. Hooker Jeremy Marshall-King set up both first-half tries and played the best match of his career. that's just the magic of good old Wayne Bennett," he said. Adam Doueihi offered some signs of promise for the club, as he broke through to score a try in the second half and went to the line to set up another. After being one of the stories of the summer, the Tigers were cheered in the warm-up and given a standing ovation onto the field by the 14,667 spectators. "No-one sees what goes on behind the scenes.

Just as he did with the Broncos 35 years ago, Wayne Bennett guides the Dolphins to victory in their premiership debut, admitting his side was given little ...

The Dolphins are game one. "The Broncos were game one. Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett has described the club's win over the Sydney Roosters in its first NRL match as "terribly significant".

NRL pundits paid tribute to Wayne Bennett after the coach led the Dolphins to a shock win over the Sydney Roosters in their NRL debut, calling it one of the ...

It was a moment that lifted the entire side and gave them a sense a date with destiny awaited. And to beat the might of the Roosters is incredible. The essence of those qualities was on show, led by Kaufusi. 'Historic day at Suncorp for the Dolphins, to knock over one of the genuine heavyweights.' With his side behind 12-6 just before the break, Kaufusi crunched former Storm teammate Brandon Smith in a bone-jarring tackle, then repeated the dose on Egan Butcher to win possession. [The Dolphins' failure to secure a marquee signing ](/sport/nrl/article-11788971/Wayne-Bennett-lands-blow-Brisbane-Dolphins-snatch-England-gun-away-Broncos.html)ahead of their inaugural season in the league had cast major doubts over their prospects of being competitive in their first campaign in the league.

Isaiya Katoa was one of two young Dolphins blooded by Wayne Bennett to help launch the club's inaugural season and he received a rugby league education in ...

That's something that I'm still learning and that's part of the journey. “He's had so much experience, he's awesome. “I've done a lot of work on the mental side (of my game), when I'm trying to move on after I've made an error or a mistake and Wayne and Woolfy [assistant coach Kristian Woolf], they've been massive on helping me focus on my next job," Katoa said.

Led by NZ Kiwis captain Jesse Bromwich and guided by mastercoach Wayne Bennett, the expansion Dolphins have pulled an NRL ambush, shocking perennial ...

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has finalised his side to take on the Dolphins in today's season opener at Suncorp Stadium.

- Interchange for Dolphins is number 18 Connelly LemueluInterchange for Roosters is number 18 Jake Turpin - Interchange for Dolphins is number 17 Kurt DonoghoeInterchange for Roosters is number 17 Terrell May - Interchange for Dolphins is number 16 Ray StoneInterchange for Roosters is number 16 Naufahu Whyte

Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett has revealed the origins behind the team song after his side's defeat of the R...

It was great." "We went away on a pre-season camp for three or four days and I said to them, 'We haven't got a team song' ... [clicking here](https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=wwos&redirect_uri=https://wwos.nine.com.au&newsletter=true)! READ MORE: [9Now](https://9now.app.link/NGHBKQkVweb) [Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow scored the first NRL try in the club's history](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2023-dolphins-v-roosters-first-try-hamiso-tabuai-fidow-reaction/52ca71d6-985c-40cd-ab13-c67a22abe30a), looming up on Jeremy Marshall-King's inside and streaking away in the 16th minute. [Dawn of the Dolphins](https://www.stan.com.au/watch/dawn-of-the-dolphins) is now streaming, only on Stan. [Greats divided over solution to NRL concussion drama](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2023-andrew-johns-brad-fittler-independent-doctors-reaction-comments/5627f064-3237-4a1e-944b-81d71cb37832) "To see all the colours (was fantastic). [Dolphins star claims 'great piece of history'](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2023-dolphins-v-roosters-first-try-hamiso-tabuai-fidow-reaction/52ca71d6-985c-40cd-ab13-c67a22abe30a) [Tears flow as Dolphins make fairytale debut](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-news-2023-dolphins-beat-roosters-stunning-debut/1ac8c62b-6bfd-4a3d-a102-86ad0e1607f1) [Wayne Bennett](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/wayne-bennett) is so chuffed about the [Dolphins](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-dolphins)' team song that he butted in on captain [Jesse Bromwich](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/jesse-bromwich) to reveal its origins after [the breathtaking win over the Roosters on Sunday afternoon](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-news-2023-dolphins-beat-roosters-stunning-debut/1ac8c62b-6bfd-4a3d-a102-86ad0e1607f1).

After their first NRL game, the Dolphins could win a thousand matches but they can only win for the first time once.

Imagine now, just for a moment, if you were there for the first time. Imagine handing the team down to whoever comes after you and telling them that, yeah, you were there when it happened, when they started it off with a win. It took a special effort for them to win on Sunday and summoning that level of fortitude two weeks in a row is tough, even for a Wayne Bennett team. The Dolphins have existed for a long time. As the sun rises over Redcliffe, you have to understand how much this matters, because winning is the finest thing a team can do, so long as they can actually do it. So think about that team you love. Calling themselves "The Dolphins" instead of having an actual, geographic location is a misstep they'll be dealing with for years to come. Were you a little underwhelmed heading into that game on Sunday? It might be a team you live and die for every single day. It's just that you love it and, through that love, someone else would learn to do it too. Think about when they made you sad. Think about when they made you happy.

After his man of the match display in their 28-18 upset of the Roosters, Felise Kaufusi reveals how the master coach got the best out of him.

“And to be given it by one of his sons was more special. “I think I was a bit slack to start with but the Cheese got me a beauty. He poked the bear I guess and it was good to get one back on him.” That is all I worried about.” “The media was going, 'You didn't get this person or this person', but he just reassured me that it doesn't matter who we get. Kaufusi was the Dolphins' first NRL signing in November, 2021.

The Dolphins have finally made their long-awaited NRL debut against the Roosters at Suncorp Stadium - and fans turned out in droves to watch the historic ...

The Dolphins made history by scoring their first try after 24 minutes through Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, after conceding early on When Connelley Lemuelu crashed through a tackle and reached out for a try early in the second half, the Dolphins were in front for the first time. The Dolphins made history by scoring their first try after 24 minutes through Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, after conceding early on.