Injury Update: Finefeuiaki and Nicholls to miss Round 20
The Dolphins’ injury list continues to grow with Kulikefu Finefeuiaki and Mark Nicholls sidelined ahead of this Thursday's Round 20 match.
Finefueuiaki fractured his thumb early in Friday night’s loss to the Sharks in Sydney, but wary of the Dolphins’ current injury toll, battled on to finish the match.
He will have surgery on his thumb this afternoon and is expected to be out for four to six weeks.
He will, of course, be missing for Thursday’s match against the Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium, as will Nicholls.
Nicholls left the field after suffering a head clash in the first half against the Sharks. He did not return to the game.
He will miss the Cowboys' match under mandatory concussion protocol, but will be available for the game following the bye in New Zealand on August 1.
Dolphins Casualty Ward
- Mark Nicholls, Concussion, Round 22
- Felise Kaufusi, MCL, Round 22
- Sebastian Su'a, Knee, Round 22
- Kodi Nikorima, Hamstring, Round 23-24
- Kulikefu Finefeuiaki, Thumb, Round 23-25
- Daniel Saifiti, Shoulder, 2026
- Tom Gilbert, Shoulder, 2026
- Max Plath, ACL, 2026
- Jack Bostock, ACL, 2026
- Thomas Flegler, Shoulder, TBC
