{"id":302495,"date":"2025-11-23T00:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T00:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/302495\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T00:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T00:51:09","slug":"dolphins-back-linked-with-shock-immediate-move-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/302495\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins back linked with shock immediate move – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dolphins<\/a> star centre Jake Averillo<\/a> could reportedly entertain a move to the English Super League<\/a> for 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n

Able to play at fullback, centre, or in the halves, Averillo has been a regular feature for the Redcliffe-based outfit over the last two seasons.<\/p>\n

He is off-contract at the end of 2026 though, and a backline crunch at the Dolphins<\/a> could see the former Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a> junior look to make a switch elsewhere – with a move potentially happening prior to the end of his deal.<\/p>\n

It has been rumoured the Perth Bears<\/a> would turn him into a target for their inaugural season in 2027, while other Sydney-based clubs in need of backline depth could also make a play for the centre.<\/p>\n

Love Rugby League though are reporting that several clubs in England<\/a> are looking into the idea of bringing him halfway around the world a season early.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins<\/a> have not commented on the situation, and it would come as a surprise to many in rugby league circles to see Averillo depart a season early given his class and form at the Dolphins<\/a>, where he has scored 11 tries in each of his seasons, and played all but one game.<\/p>\n

Heading into 2026, the Dolphins<\/a> may have too many players for their backline following the arrival of Selwyn Cobbo<\/a>. He and Averillo are joined by Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow<\/a> and Trai Fuller<\/a> in the race for the number one jersey. If Fuller plays at fullback, then Tabuai-Fidow would shuffle to the centres, with Herbie Farnworth<\/a> a guaranteed starter.<\/p>\n

That would leave Averillo on the outside looking in, and the chance of moving to the wing – where Jack Bostock<\/a>, goal-kicker Jamayne Isaako<\/a> and Jack Bostock<\/a> are all listed, or five-eighth which has belonged to Kodi Nikorima<\/a> in the NRL’s strongest attacking side, seems slim.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins<\/a> also have youngsters Tevita Naufahu<\/a> and LJ Nonu<\/a> in their system for 2026, further complicating matters and potentially stopping Averillo from picking up a role.<\/p>\n

The centre and utility back’s lack of job security in the top grade, it’s understood, could well see him ask for a release heading into the new year.<\/p>\n

It’s understood St Helens<\/a> are just one of the sides who are interested in him, and given there would be no issues with him gaining a visa to play as an international in the competition, it’s an enticing prospect for teams in the expanded Super League<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dolphins star centre Jake Averillo could reportedly entertain a move to the English Super League for 2026 and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-302495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}