Dolphins' historic day - in pictures

Published 9:15am 6 March 2023

Words by Nick Crockford

Dolphins sent shockwaves through the NRL yesterday with their dramatic debut victory over title favourites Sydney Roosters.

On a perfect day for the competition's newest team, Dolphins ran out 28-12 winners at a sun-kissed Suncorp Stadium.

It was a day most of the 32,000 crowd will remember never forget as the Redcliffe-based club's fairytale start played out.

Moreton Daily photographer Dominika Lis was there capturing all the action on and off the field in these three mega photo galleries.

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I was there!

Dolphins fans were out in force, turning large swathes of Suncorp Stadium red and gold. Are you in these pictures?

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Let the party begin!

Only one team was celebrating after 80 sensational minutes on Sunday. Dolphins' players were joined by their families and posed for pictures with fans after making history.

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In the stands

How the Dolphins fans loved their team's NRL debut .... before, during and after the match!

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Happy ending 

There were plenty of huge smiles at the end of the game with players embracing and mingling with fans on the sidelines.

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Dolphins' debutants

The history books will forever show these players in the red and gold gave Dolphins arguably the greatest start ever seen by a new team in the NRL.

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Fan-tastic

Suncorp Stadium was a sea of red and gold on Sunday as Dolphins made their remarkable NRL debut.

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