Creativity, culture and community have come together as the Dolphins unveil the two winning designs from the club’s Football Design Competition.
Fans were invited to submit their own designs for a Dolphins football, celebrating the stories, heritage and identity within the Dolphins community. From a strong field of entries, two standout designs were selected each carrying deep cultural meaning and personal connection.
Jacobi Civoniceva: A celebration of Fijian heritage
One of the winning designs comes from Jacobi Civoniceva, whose artwork draws inspiration from his proud Fijian heritage.
Civoniceva said it was an honour to have his design chosen as part of the competition.
“When the guidelines mentioned culturally inspired designs, I knew I had to give it a go,” he said.
His design features a wave formation spiralling into the football, with the Dolphins emblem as the centrepiece. The pattern reflects traditional Fijian Masi designs from the island of Vanua Levu, where Civoniceva grandparents are from.
Blending family heritage with the Dolphins identity, the design represents a powerful connection between culture and club.
A design inspired by land, sea and community
The second winning design was created by students from Deception Bay State High School, guided by teacher Caleb Munro.
The artwork reflects a strong connection to land, culture and community, with each element carrying symbolic meaning.
Munro said it was incredibly rewarding to see the students’ vision brought to life.
“It’s been amazing to watch their ideas come to life and then see the final product printed on the footballs,” he said.
For the students, the moment was just as special, with the group saying they couldn’t believe their design had become part of the Dolphins’ story.
The design incorporates a range of symbolic elements:
- Gold represents the players and club staff
- White symbolises the fans and supporters
- White dots reflect energy
- Flowing lines represent the landscape
- Gold lines symbolise the sand
- Fine gold detailing captures the wind moving across land and ocean
- At the heart of the design is the dolphin, or Buangan, which holds cultural significance for the Kabi Kabi people the Traditional Custodians of the land where the Dolphins were founded.
The winning designs will be showcased this Friday at the Dolphins Captain’s Run ahead of the club’s clash with the Sharks in Sydney, as part of Multicultural Round.
The Cultural Designs highlight the creativity and cultural pride within the club’s community, with both designs showcasing powerful connections to heritage, land and identity.
The two winning football designs will now form part of upcoming club initiatives, continuing to celebrate the stories and cultures that make up the Dolphins family.
