When salary cap crunches for 2028 and beyond are mentioned, the Dolphins are not usually the first team in the conversation, but the Redcliffe-based outfit have a potential crisis looming. Kristian Woolf's side have a host of players off-contract at the end of next year, all likely to be chasing up grades. Simply put, it seems unlikely the Dolphins will be able to retain all 15 players currently not contracted beyond the end of 2027. News Corp are reporting the club are now expecting both Farnworth and Bostock to hit the open market on November 1, and could well be unlikely to remain at the Dolphins. Both players will receive enormous upgrades on the open market, and it appears unlikely the Dolphins will be able to match the financial packages on offer, either from other NRL clubs currently in the competition, or the Dolphins who will attack the open market with a full salary cap and 25 spots still to fill on November 1.