A foundation Dolphin has pledged his future to the club with Kurt Donoghoe extending out until the end of the 2028 season.<\/p>\n
Donoghoe joined the Dolphins on a basic train-and-trial deal back in late 2022 but played himself into a spot in the club\u2019s inaugural squad and game of NRL season 2023.<\/p>\n
He has now inked a further extension to his contract that will keep him at the \u2018Phins for at least another three seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since day one the 24-year-old has built a reputation as one of the Dolphins\u2019 most dependable performers, valued for his toughness through the middle and his ability to cover multiple roles.<\/p>\n
Whether starting or coming off the bench, Donoghoe has become a trusted option in the pack.<\/p>\n
The 2025 season marked a career-best campaign, with Donoghoe recognised with awards as the club\u2019s Best Forward and Most Consistent Player.<\/p>\n
His development was also acknowledged on the international stage with selection for Fiji.<\/p>\n
Now with 40 appearances in Dolphins\u2019 colours, Donoghoe\u2019s value has been built on effort and consistency, his defensive work rate and physicality making him a staple of the middle rotation.<\/p>\n
\u201cKurt has become a fan favourite at the Dolphins and it is easy to understand why,\u201d said Dolphins\u2019 chief executive Terry Reader.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis toughness and style of play typifies everything we had hoped the club to be when we entered the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cKurt has developed from a trial-and-train player into a highly valued member of our squad.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is in our top 17 every week and we are so happy he has agreed to extend his contract with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donoghoe will be part of a forward group boosted by the return of Tom Gilbert, Origin-experienced props Thomas Flegler and Daniel Saifiti, as well as Max Plath.<\/p>\n
The Dolphins have also added English Test lock Morgan Knowles alongside new recruits Selwyn Cobbo and Brad Schneider for 2026.<\/p>\n
Donoghoe will be in line for selection when the Dolphins play their first official trial of the 2026 season against the Titans at Redcliffe\u2019s Kayo Stadium on Thursday February 12.<\/p>\n
That NRL trial season opener has been earmarked as the return to the field of both Flegler and Gilbert from their long-term injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A foundation Dolphin has pledged his future to the club with Kurt Donoghoe extending out until the end…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-456682","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\/456682","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=456682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}