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There's a saying in sport about being able to win ugly, and that's what the Dolphins did against the Knight...

"It's a bit dire in the middle there at the moment. Hastings meanwhile was sent for an HIA, and his night finished. from staff so it doesn't look great," he said. "The good was the 30-something points we scored, and the bad was the 20 we gave up, and there was a lot of rubbish in between." "It was the good, the bad and the ugly," he said after the game. [Wayne Bennett](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/wayne-bennett), that's exactly what his [Dolphins](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-dolphins) side did against the [Knights](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/newcastle-knights) to continue the dream start to their NRL tenure.

Five tries between wingers Tesi Niu and Jamayne Isaako lifted the Dolphins to a 36-20 victory over the Knights on Friday evening, which saw them become just ...

A huge Friday night showdown with the Broncos awaits the Dolphins up next. The good was the 30 something points, the bad was the 18 we gave up, and a lot of rubbish in between it. "The good, the bad and the ugly. It wasn't enough to lift them to victory in the end, but this clever link up try between the two Lachlans, Fitzgibbon and Miller, was nice to watch. We didn't make it easy on ourselves to win, the effort was there. "We came up against a team that doesn't beat themselves and clearly they lived up to that with their completion rate.

Dolphins' dream continues... but star in big trouble amid Knights' cruel double blow.

Nikorima finished the game with two runs for 24 metres, three tackle busts, one linebreak and 16 tackles (none missed). Once the game dies down a fraction... He doesn’t need to be out through the physical opening. But it mattered little as Young first coughed up the ball in the first half to gift the Dolphins a full set on Newcastle’s line, which was later turned into points. Miller was at it again soon after halftime resumed. It left Miller as the odd man out and with an opportunity at Newcastle after Kalyn Ponga’s move to five-eighth, the former Olympian jumped at the chance to lock up a full-time berth in the NRL. It was a quickfire double for Isaako as a horrible mix-up from Newcastle saw the home side spill a bomb as Katoa then kicked over the top for his winger to score before the siren. There was late drama for the Dolphins though as Felise Kaufusi, already placed on report in the 63rd minute for a high shot, was then binned for a late hit on Hastings. An O’Sullivan bomb then produced the next points as Young coughed it up for his fifth error of the game, capping off what was a nightmare game under the high ball for the Newcastle winger. The 28-year-old jumped out of dummy-half in the 28th minute to humiliate the Knights defence, powering his way over to give the Dolphins a 12-6 lead. Newcastle still had a chance to capitalise on the break as it went down the left side but the Dolphins scrambled to take down Lachlan Fitzgibbon on the final tackle. It did not take long for the visitors to strike as a swift move down the left edge saw Niu go over untouched, with O’Sullivan doing well in the lead-up to take the ball right up to the line and create space on the outside.

The Dolphins are closing in on history after another stunning victory to open up the side's inaugural season.

We’ll get smarter but I think we’re intact in terms of the DNA we tried to create in the summer.” The Broncos hold the record, winning its first six straight regular season matches to start its maiden season. It saw the points slip away and the Dolphins return to the top of the ladder two matches into the round. But some errors there at the back end that really let the game get away from us. The Dolphins added the Knights to the It was the side’s first ever away game and after being pushed for much of the match, the Wayne Bennett-coached club powered away on the back of a Tesi Nui hat-trick and double to Jamayne Isaako.

Andrew Pelechaty reports on another historic night for The Dolphins. Result. The Dolphins 36. Tries: (7) Tesi Niu 9th, 32nd, 66th; Jamayne Isaako 75th, ...

And the Knights have a habit of being Canberra’s bogey team. The Knights stay at home to play Canberra next Sunday. The Knights were suddenly up 18-16.

Before a ball had even been kicked in 2023, the Dolphins were the overwhelming favourites to pick up the dreaded wooden spoon.

Yet, remarkably, they sit on top of the ladder after rattling off three consecutive wins to start the season. The statement from the opposition coach perfectly encapsulating the Dolphins too, who in such a short period of time have managed to establish an ironclad identity on their way to three-straight wins. Their link-up play resulted in a four-pointer on the stroke of half time and the Knights then hit the front for the first time early in the second half through the fullback. “I think we’re intact in the terms of the DNA we tried to create over the summer,” O’Brien said. “The good was the 30-odd points we scored and the bad was the 18 that we gave up and then a lot of rubbish in between it,” Bennett summarised in his usual style post-match. The two Lachlan’s – Miller and Fitzgibbon – were their main threats in attack as the backrower was proving to be a handful on the left edge with Isaiya Katoa repeatedly isolated.

Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett has warned Felise Kaufusi to 'stay out of my way for a few days' - but he wasn't worried about the enforcer's late hit on ...

Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett has warned Felise Kaufusi to 'stay out of my way for a few days' Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett has warned Felise Kaufusi to 'stay out of my way for a few days' - but it has nothing to do with the enforcer's late hit on Knights halfback Jackson Hastings. Angry Wayne Bennett warns Dolphins enforcer to 'stay out of my way for a couple of days' - but NOT because of savage hit that could see him banned for a month

Dolphins CEO Terry Reader says the club couldn't have scripted the start to it's inaugural season any better after they continued their undefeated start to ...