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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Selwyn Cobbo says his relationship with coach Kristian Woolf and a mindset refresh were crucial reasons behind his decision to extend his Dolphins tenure, in a telling boost for the coach ahead of what looms as a career-defining month.<\/p>\n Just six games into his time at Redcliffe after leaving the Brisbane Broncos, Cobbo has confirmed he will remain in the red jersey until at least the end of 2027.<\/p>\n While that eliminates the imminent poaching raid from Mal Meninga\u2019s Perth Bears, it keeps the door open for the incoming Papua New Guinea Chiefs to make a play for the six-time State of Origin representative.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure, we\u2019ll have to wait and see \u2013 my management will do all the talking,\u201d Cobbo said when asked if a move to the Chiefs \u2013 which would come with tax-free salaries \u2013 would tempt him.<\/p>\n Cobbo claimed he was unaware whether any advanced negotiations had taken place with the Bears.<\/p>\n Related Article While Dolphins chief executive Terry Reader was confident this was just the start of Cobbo\u2019s time in the red jersey, the latter suggested his overall happiness would dictate any long-term decisions.<\/p>\n After missing last year\u2019s finals series with the Broncos, having suffered a hamstring injury and being unable to reclaim his spot, the 23-year-old said his new environment had been crucial in rejuvenating his career \u2013 averaging 174 running metres and 3.5 tackle busts a game in 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cAll my family and friends back home [in Cherbourg], I gave them a call yesterday and they were pretty happy,\u201d Cobbo said. \u201cThey will still support me wherever I go \u2026 [but] I love it here.<\/p>\n \u201cLast year wasn\u2019t the best year for me, but I learnt a lot. I enjoyed my time at the Broncs, and am very grateful for everyone there who helped me along the way, and [I\u2019m] super proud of them.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I\u2019m comfortable and happy, my footy\u2019s all good.\u201d<\/p>\n While the Dolphins possess one of the game\u2019s most lethal attacks, they are yet to prove they are a premiership force.<\/p>\n Three seasons in the finals wilderness has led to their current 2026 standing \u2013 with two wins and four losses, their latest a heartbreaking 23-22 defeat to the Penrith Panthers in Darwin.<\/p>\n Related Article Shane Flanagan\u2019s departure as Dragons coach following 11-straight defeats, and Anthony Seibold\u2019s Manly axing three games into the season, speaks volumes to the industry\u2019s results-driven nature.<\/p>\n Another campaign outside the top eight will turn the heat up on Dolphins coach Woolf, whose side face Melbourne, Canterbury and South Sydney following their clash with the Warriors on Saturday in New Zealand.<\/p>\n But Cobbo spoke glowingly of his relationship with Woolf.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been helping me off the field, making sure my head\u2019s right with my mind space, and he\u2019s told me just to go out there and play my footy, relax and back myself with what I do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n While Cobbo suggested he had areas of his game to fine tune before contemplating a State of Origin recall for Queensland \u2013 he sits third in the competition for handling errors \u2013 two rising stars on the Dolphins have surged into reckoning for Maroons debuts.<\/p>\n Max Plath and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki have arguably been the side\u2019s leading players this year, with the latter tipped to take one of Queensland\u2019s back row spots for the series opener on May 27.<\/p>\n Only Warriors\u2019 enforcer Jackson Ford, who typically punches out 80 minutes in the middle, betters Finefeuiaki for post-contact metres (485).<\/p>\n Plath, meanwhile, has the chance to do what his father \u2013 four-time Broncos\u2019 premiership champion John Plath \u2013 could not and garner an Origin cap, with his versatility enabling him to cover lock, backrow, five-eighth and hooker.<\/p>\n Dolphins teammate Felise Kaufusi, who wore the Queensland colours 17 times, believed now was the time for Plath \u2013 who has averaged 42 tackles a game this season \u2013 to be parachuted into the fold.<\/p>\n \u201cPlayers like that you love to play with because you know what you\u2019re going to get,\u201d Kaufusi said. \u201cHe\u2019s a tough bugger, he\u2019s willing to go out there and do the hard work.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Origin is all about the small moments, and the jobs that happen in between the tries that no one looks at. I\u2019ve seen that over the last three years, and I think he fits that Origin arena.\u201d<\/p>\n Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Selwyn](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c14f7cae89e4d9667d8152157b19cf21043df137.jpeg\")
Selwyn Cobbo has signed on for another year with the Dolphins.AAP<\/p>\n![\"Payne](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/560962e50085607e960899f5c6983b55509fc9b6588049a5488c6aec68bcada5.jpeg\")
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Max Plath of the Dolphins takes a run.Getty Images<\/p>\n