Best 17 in 2026

[mr_c]

lol stop talking lol, ffs

 

[Josh]

O'Sullivan was at Penrith in 2022. Gould was at Canterbury in 2022. Happy to Help.

What are you two fighting about now?

 

[mr_c]

What are you two fighting about now?

nothing as , matt knows nothing about the situation, and thinks he does

 

[Equaliser]

Maybe Gus at Warriors not Gus at Panthers Gould left Penrith in early 2019 and Cleary sidelined Gould as soon as he arrived in late 2018 long before SOS one and only season at Penrith. Gould joined Warriors in August 2020 and left in July 2021 to take on the Bulldogs role. Unfortunately SOS is Bulldogs issue now.

How can you seriously call Matterson a great player he might have been above average in 2021 and 2022 he's been on such a decline on the field and very unpopular within the four walls at Eels ever since the grand final loss to Penrith. Warrington didn't want to extend his loan deal and no other club wants to take him despite Ryles practically giving him away. Matterson and B Smith were two excellent bullets dodged by the Dolphins they don't get JMK is they got Smith. You know missing out on players can work in your favour.

Why would SOS be an issue for the Dogs? He's a backup. Which team has a really good backup halfback?

 

[257Matt]

What are you two fighting about now?

Who knows with Geoffrey LOL

 

[257Matt]

Why would SOS be an issue for the Dogs? He's a backup. Which team has a really good backup halfback?

If he plays 1 game it'll be 1 too many as his record with Dolphins this year was 0-4 and in the end Woolf ended the O'Sullivan experiments when he was picked for the Cowboys at 6 but by the time the teams got cut from 22 to 19 he was one of the 3 left out with Naufahu on the wing and Averillo to 5/8. Turned out good as it was Averillo's best game of the season and Cowboys ran Nanai at Averillo all night planning for that player to be O'Sullivan.

O'Sullivan is a good NSW/QLD Cup player but Bulldogs have a lot of good talent in the halves coming through like Woods, Conti, Tia and Barakat.

 

[Equaliser]

If he plays 1 game it'll be 1 too many as his record with Dolphins this year was 0-4 and in the end Woolf ended the O'Sullivan experiments when he was picked for the Cowboys at 6 but by the time the teams got cut from 22 to 19 he was one of the 3 left out with Naufahu on the wing and Averillo to 5/8. Turned out good as it was Averillo's best game of the season and Cowboys ran Nanai at Averillo all night planning for that player to be O'Sullivan.

O'Sullivan is a good NSW/QLD Cup player but Bulldogs have a lot of good talent in the halves coming through like Woods, Conti, Tia and Barakat.

Ok. Well as far as backup halfbacks go, I thought he was one of the best.

 

[mr_c]

Who knows with Geoffrey LOL

told you before ain't your friend , and i would prefer you not use my name .

 

[Equaliser]

told you before ain't your friend , and i would prefer you not use my name .

Not my business but wouldn't it be an idea for one or both of you two to block the other.

How did you two come to hate each other so much?

 

[mr_c]

Not my business but wouldn't it be an idea for one or both of you two to block the other.

How did you two come to hate each other so much?

, hes a dogs fan , and never will be a dolphins fan pretty simple troll, fact he uses big pieces of inf of website tells you it ,

 

[Equaliser]

, hes a dogs fan , and never will be a dolphins fan pretty simple troll, fact he uses big pieces of inf of website tells you it ,

Probably true but he has some goods insights, does he not? I think he's on record as saying Dolphins are his second team.

 

[mr_c]

Probably true but he has some goods insights, does he not? I think he's on record as saying Dolphins are his second team.

lol every team in the comp is his second team lmao don't take much to work out hes a troll you know who the real fans are

 

[Red]

lol every team in the comp is his second team lmao don't take much to work out hes a troll you know who the real fans are

Dolphins are my team, 110% but I still have a soft spot for the Titans. Since he stopped continuously telling us how good the Bulldogs are, don't you think Matt has some good insights? I don't have time to follow what's going on in QLD Cup at all. So I greatly appreciate Matt telling us what's going on in QLD Cup.

 

[mr_c]

Dolphins are my team, 110% but I still have a soft spot for the Titans. Since he stopped continuously telling us how good the Bulldogs are, don't you think Matt has some good insights? I don't have time to follow what's going on in QLD Cup at all. So I greatly appreciate Matt telling us what's going on in QLD Cup.

then tell him to pull his f... head in i dont want my personal life in here i have told you and him more than once

 

[257Matt]

Probably true but he has some goods insights, does he not? I think he's on record as saying Dolphins are his second team.

Been a Redcliffe Dolphins supporter in QCup for nearly 30 years and advocated since the demise of the Crushers that the Brisbane region needs more than a News Ltd owned side and needs to be Redcliffe Blockade can verify this

 

[257Matt]

Dolphins are my team, 110% but I still have a soft spot for the Titans. Since he stopped continuously telling us how good the Bulldogs are, don't you think Matt has some good insights? I don't have time to follow what's going on in QLD Cup at all. So I greatly appreciate Matt telling us what's going on in QLD Cup.

Yep I follow the QCup and I now follow Capras and Devils too. I don't follow other sports I used to love Cricket but only follow the odd Test match I used to follow Bankstown (home of the Waugh's) and NSW when club & state cricket had relevance.

 

[Equaliser]

This is the team Fox Sports is nominating at this stage. I think it's wrong. Plath and the team struggled when he was in the backrow but improved dramatically when he was moved to lock.

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DOLPHINS​

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
2. Jamayne Isaako
3. Jake Averillo
4. Herbie Farnworth
5. Selwyn Cobbo
6. Kodi Nikorima
7. Isaiya Katoa
8. Daniel Saifiti
9. Jeremy Marshall-King
10. Tom Flegler
11. Max Plath
12. Connelly Lemeulu
13. Tom Gilbert
    
    
14. Kurt Donoghoe
15. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
16. Francis Molo
17. Morgan Knowles

Analysis: This line-up is absolutely stacked. Kristian Woolf has a mountain of players returning from injury ahead of the 2026 season, and has some mammoth selection decisions on his hands. Recruit Selwyn Cobbo and flyer Jack Bostock are set to battle it out for a spot on the wings in the first of many big calls, with the former Dally M Rookie of the Year returning from an ACL injury suffered in Round 16, so he could be touch and go to take the field. Elsewhere in the forwards, Daniel Saifiti, Tom Gilbert, Max Plath and most notably, Tom Flegler are all set to return into this starting side. Flegler has not taken the field since Round 5 of the 2024 season due to a nerve issue stemming from a shoulder injury. Speaking to media, Flegler revealed on Tuesday he is aiming for a Round 1 return, with his contact training set to ramp up during pre-season before a final decision is made. The raft of returning stars unseats the likes of Felise Kaufusi, Oryn Keeley and Ray Stone, while Josh Kerr, Aublix Tawha and Mark Nicholls (retirement) won’t be at the club. Morgan Knowles is also somewhat of an unknown, but Woolf clearly rates his English recruit and he could force his way onto the pine while Brad Schneider has also landed in Redcliffe. Should Flegler not be fit, Stone or Kaufusi could join the pine with Francis Molo starting at prop.

 

[257Matt]

This is the team Fox Sports is nominating at this stage. I think it's wrong. Plath and the team struggled when he was in the backrow but improved dramatically when he was moved to lock.

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DOLPHINS​

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
2. Jamayne Isaako
3. Jake Averillo
4. Herbie Farnworth
5. Selwyn Cobbo
6. Kodi Nikorima
7. Isaiya Katoa
8. Daniel Saifiti
9. Jeremy Marshall-King
10. Tom Flegler
11. Max Plath
12. Connelly Lemeulu
13. Tom Gilbert
    
    
14. Kurt Donoghoe
15. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
16. Francis Molo
17. Morgan Knowles

Analysis: This line-up is absolutely stacked. Kristian Woolf has a mountain of players returning from injury ahead of the 2026 season, and has some mammoth selection decisions on his hands. Recruit Selwyn Cobbo and flyer Jack Bostock are set to battle it out for a spot on the wings in the first of many big calls, with the former Dally M Rookie of the Year returning from an ACL injury suffered in Round 16, so he could be touch and go to take the field. Elsewhere in the forwards, Daniel Saifiti, Tom Gilbert, Max Plath and most notably, Tom Flegler are all set to return into this starting side. Flegler has not taken the field since Round 5 of the 2024 season due to a nerve issue stemming from a shoulder injury. Speaking to media, Flegler revealed on Tuesday he is aiming for a Round 1 return, with his contact training set to ramp up during pre-season before a final decision is made. The raft of returning stars unseats the likes of Felise Kaufusi, Oryn Keeley and Ray Stone, while Josh Kerr, Aublix Tawha and Mark Nicholls (retirement) won’t be at the club. Morgan Knowles is also somewhat of an unknown, but Woolf clearly rates his English recruit and he could force his way onto the pine while Brad Schneider has also landed in Redcliffe. Should Flegler not be fit, Stone or Kaufusi could join the pine with Francis Molo starting at prop.

These sides are picked by interns.

It's firming by the day that Fuller will win a round 1 position and Averillo no where to be seen.

 

[Equaliser]

These sides are picked by interns.

It's firming by the day that Fuller will win a round 1 position and Averillo no where to be seen.

According to who?

Though I agree. I think they don't have any clue at this point. They are just guessing.

 

[Gary]

These sides are picked by interns.

It's firming by the day that Fuller will win a round 1 position and Averillo no where to be seen.

Fuller won’t be in , Woolf rates hammer at fullback and Plath won’t be ready , if he is he will be in Q cup to start the season