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Come on, SKD isn't capable of semi-coherent thought like that.
The Wayne Bennett Super thread!
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Come on, SKD isn't capable of semi-coherent thought like that.
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WAYNE Bennett wants to extend his career as Broncos coach to crack the quarter-century mark as Brisbane’s leader.
Bennett said he would not know what to do with himself if he was not coaching an NRL club.
He was formally unveiled as England coach at a packed press conference in Manchester on Thursday but insisted his appointment was not the beginning of a transition away from the Broncos.
Bennett is contracted as Broncos head coach until the end of next season and his England contract ends at the same time.
The 2018 season would be his 25th as coach of the Broncos, three decades after he coached the team in their inaugural 1988 season.
It appears the only reason Bennett would leave Red Hill was if he was not wanted.
“I want to coach in the NRL for as long as I can,” Bennett said. “I’m not going to sit around for nine or 10 months and do nothing but twiddle my thumbs.
“We will have to see where that goes with the Broncos. I’m not going to give it up NRL coaching to be a national coach.
“If one has to give then the national role will be the one.’’
It appeared Bennett had been positioning Stephen Kearney to take over at the end of next season but the seven-time premiership winner was emphatic when The Courier-Mail asked him about his coaching timeline.
The Manchester press conference was televised live on Sky Sports and Bennett did more than an hour of interviews, shocking local media who had heard he hated dealing with journalists.
Bennett will take two Broncos staff members into the England camp.
Strength and conditioning trainer Jeremy Hickmans and video analyst Scott Barker have joined England’s backroom staff.
Bennett will also use one of Brisbane’s bye weeks to fly to England this season and prepare for the Four Nations.
Bennett also ruled out ever again coaching Australia because of their set against NRL coaches.
Bennett applied for the Kangaroos job but the ARL Commission wanted a fulltime coach and hired Mal Meninga.
“It’s pretty much impossible for me to go back and coach Australia,” Bennett said.
“They’re hardly going to change their policy in the next couple of years. There’s only three guys who could be appointed and while it continues to be like that, no NRL coach will ever coach Australia again.
“They won’t be better with a fulltime coach. It’s not a fulltime job, is it?
“If I thought it was a fulltime job to coach England I wouldn’t have taken the job. It doesn’t work like that.”
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...7/news-story/f27984f5dd22844bf13e96cad46e7b48
Bennett said he would not know what to do with himself if he was not coaching an NRL club.
He was formally unveiled as England coach at a packed press conference in Manchester on Thursday but insisted his appointment was not the beginning of a transition away from the Broncos.
Bennett is contracted as Broncos head coach until the end of next season and his England contract ends at the same time.
The 2018 season would be his 25th as coach of the Broncos, three decades after he coached the team in their inaugural 1988 season.
It appears the only reason Bennett would leave Red Hill was if he was not wanted.
“I want to coach in the NRL for as long as I can,” Bennett said. “I’m not going to sit around for nine or 10 months and do nothing but twiddle my thumbs.
“We will have to see where that goes with the Broncos. I’m not going to give it up NRL coaching to be a national coach.
“If one has to give then the national role will be the one.’’
It appeared Bennett had been positioning Stephen Kearney to take over at the end of next season but the seven-time premiership winner was emphatic when The Courier-Mail asked him about his coaching timeline.
The Manchester press conference was televised live on Sky Sports and Bennett did more than an hour of interviews, shocking local media who had heard he hated dealing with journalists.
Bennett will take two Broncos staff members into the England camp.
Strength and conditioning trainer Jeremy Hickmans and video analyst Scott Barker have joined England’s backroom staff.
Bennett will also use one of Brisbane’s bye weeks to fly to England this season and prepare for the Four Nations.
Bennett also ruled out ever again coaching Australia because of their set against NRL coaches.
Bennett applied for the Kangaroos job but the ARL Commission wanted a fulltime coach and hired Mal Meninga.
“It’s pretty much impossible for me to go back and coach Australia,” Bennett said.
“They’re hardly going to change their policy in the next couple of years. There’s only three guys who could be appointed and while it continues to be like that, no NRL coach will ever coach Australia again.
“They won’t be better with a fulltime coach. It’s not a fulltime job, is it?
“If I thought it was a fulltime job to coach England I wouldn’t have taken the job. It doesn’t work like that.”
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...7/news-story/f27984f5dd22844bf13e96cad46e7b48
I just read this and given the title of this thread and your response it fits.
That kick and response was on purpose; Bennett told them all week SKD will throw it in field under pressure. Bennett loves cause and effect. Three players ran to the gap incase the pass came back infield- watch the video of the try.
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Game is on 6 am Queensland time.
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There is only one thing on this Earth that could make me set my alarm for 5:30am and of course it's the Broncs.
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It says on the Broncos page the game will televised at 5:40 am Queensland time, so I am getting up for then just in case.
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Anyone know where there is a copy of that interview posted? Should be interesting as Bennett usually doesn't give lengthy interviews.
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Despite the run-time, it isn't anything you haven't heard before. Bennett repeats everything he said about the Broncos return, but uses it with the English team in mind.
The main take-away was that the British press seem absolutely perplexed about him.
The highlight was the anecdotes from the two coaches. Both called up Wayne for advice, rattled on for about 10 minutes only to be greeted with utter silence. Then Bennett would go through everything, step by step for an hour.
The main take-away was that the British press seem absolutely perplexed about him.
The highlight was the anecdotes from the two coaches. Both called up Wayne for advice, rattled on for about 10 minutes only to be greeted with utter silence. Then Bennett would go through everything, step by step for an hour.
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^^ Pretty much. Let him coach until his lungs stop working.
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