Wayne Bennett confirmed as 2015 coach of Brisbane Broncos

[rhino]

Why can't griffin stay and be a assistant coach with Walters. He has a bond with that group of players and if he stayed and worked with WB and picked up some more skills and improved his coaching he is perfect fit for long term option 10 year coach. But I agree at this time he isn't what we need and he coaches a very boring style of football. But 3 years with WB could do wonders for Hook

 

[Porthoz]

Some of our posters on here sure carry grudges ! What's worse is the way they swoop on some journos dribble because it suits their agenda.

Try considering that WB took an offer made to him. Whatever he was paid is what the market was offering, it's not something WB can be blamed for. WB has done nothing underhanded truthfully replying to media questions. Although I consider it his business what he was offered and the timing of those offers he told the world he hadn't made up his mind but wouldn't be taking a job from an employer until a position was declared vacant.

How the **** do we know what happened behind the scenes ? Murdoch, after talking with the board decided to tell WB the position at the Broncos was his if he chose in 2015 . That was the most likely scenario I believe. He also was probably asked to come back with his decision before the weekend was over. He didn't do anything wrong by ringing Murdoch to say he'd accept the position, same as anyone else would have done.

As for leaving clubs in a bad position, tell me the names of all the coaches who have left a club differently. What is interesting to note is that two of the three clubs he left in supposedly bad states desperately wanted him back and the other didn't want him to ever leave !!!

So much for that stupid argument !

Griffin was a novice and a failure as was Henjak before him. The Broncos decided they would not repeat that mistake. They, not WB decided they wanted WB back and made him a great offer and as usual for the great man, he acted with dignity and honour. Those of you who find fault with the process need to look at yourselves and ask, why do I find it necessary to denigrate others to make myself feel superior ?

Did not happen that way. Deal was done behind the board's back by the majority share holders with Bennett's knowledge. The board was presented with a consummated fact!

The only thing I didn't get confirmed is whether the affair was initiated by WB or not, but my respect for the man is gone. I just hope I don't have to say the same about the coach 3 years from now.

P.S. Sorry to burst your bubble...

 

[Anonymous person]

Regardless of what happens over the next 10 years, every Bronco fan should be very happy in the knowledge that after 6 years of mediocre performances and doubts about our teams ability to win a premiership, next year, we're once again going to be in a position where the entire code are going to look at our squad on paper being coached by Wayne Bennett and they're going to collectively **** themselves.

I truly believe Bennett can turn Hunt, Milford, McGuire, McC and yes even Barba into competition superstars because that is just what he does and when you factor in that those young blokes will be buoyed by the likes of Parker, Thaiday, Hodges and Hannant.....Well, you would have to be out of your goddamn mind to be a Broncos supporter and not be optimistic.

You're forgetting that had Lockyer not broken his face in 2011 we would've been a damn good chance at winning the premiership. I'd have backed us to win it from the grand final qualifier if he was playing.

This bit got me though, and its typical of the bennett supporters:

I truly believe Bennett can turn Hunt, Milford, McGuire, McC and yes even Barba into competition superstars

So you think Bennett can turn the leading Dally M player who's also the form halfback of the competition and has made like the 3rd most linebreaks out of anyone, the most exciting and dangerous attacking player in the game for the last 2 years, one of the best young props in the game who is already an 80 minute tackling machine who also carries his team in hitups, a hooker who many believe (incorrectly IMO, but still) to be the heir to Cameron Smiths throne, and the 2012 Dally M player of the year who has had a a bad run with injuries and is down on confidence, into competition superstars? there would be problems if they didn't play brilliantly next year, since pretty much every one of them is playing brilliantly already or has in the very recent past.

So typical that you're already pretty much saying "if the broncos go well next year, even players who are already superstars, then its all thanks to Bennett" lol.

I was already optimistic about next year with Griffin as the coach. Hes shown that he is improving, the players definitely seem to want to win for him, and hes made some tough but excellent decisions. Wallace? gone. Norman? gone. Hannant? QCup. Thaiday? took captaincy off him. yes he has made some bad decisions, but FMD wayne bennett was pretty much all bad selection decisions for the last 5+ years of his broncos tenure.

 

[Rabbir]

You decide to build a house. You put all your time and effort into making this house something special. The years go by and you add new things onto that house making it the envy of everyone else in the neighbourhood. After living there for quite a long time you decide you need a change. You hand the keys over to a couple you think will treat it with the respect and dignity it deserves.

You drive past your old house everyday on the way to work. You notice things that never used to happen when you live there. Grass is a little bit too long for your liking. A fencepost missing from the front. Leaves in the gutter. You don't think much of it as you believe the people you handed the keys over to know what they are doing and will get it back on track. The house doesn't improve. You notice more bad things happening to your old house when you go to and from work. It really irks you. All that time and effort you put into making it so special seems to be all for nothing. And these new tenants don't seem to care. Don't want to change anything. Don't want to fix the problems. Do you sit idly by and watch it crumble completely? Or do you decide to do something about it?

 

[Alec]

Last 3 years at the Broncos, Bennett got us:

Premiership in 2006
Top 8 finish in 2007 with a huge injury toll, where I remember people on this forum were proud of the heart the team showed.
One of our most exciting seasons in 2008.

Still think he can offer something until we find the right coach to take us into the future...

 

[broncsgoat]

You're forgetting that had Lockyer not broken his face in 2011 we would've been a damn good chance at winning the premiership. I'd have backed us to win it from the grand final qualifier if he was playing.

This bit got me though, and its typical of the bennett supporters:


So you think Bennett can turn the leading Dally M player who's also the form halfback of the competition and has made like the 3rd most linebreaks out of anyone, the most exciting and dangerous attacking player in the game for the last 2 years, one of the best young props in the game who is already an 80 minute tackling machine who also carries his team in hitups, a hooker who many believe (incorrectly IMO, but still) to be the heir to Cameron Smiths throne, and the 2012 Dally M player of the year who has had a a bad run with injuries and is down on confidence, into competition superstars? there would be problems if they didn't play brilliantly next year, since pretty much every one of them is playing brilliantly already or has in the very recent past.

So typical that you're already pretty much saying "if the broncos go well next year, even players who are already superstars, then its all thanks to Bennett" lol.

I was already optimistic about next year with Griffin as the coach. Hes shown that he is improving, the players definitely seem to want to win for him, and hes made some tough but excellent decisions. Wallace? gone. Norman? gone. Hannant? QCup. Thaiday? took captaincy off him. yes he has made some bad decisions, but FMD wayne bennett was pretty much all bad selection decisions for the last 5+ years of his broncos tenure.

+1

Was going to write something to that effect (wouldn't have put it as well)

 

[Porthoz]

Let's see what the house is going to look like once Bennett's done, before we come out grand-standing, shall we?

 

[Splinter]

Did not happen that way. Deal was done behind the board's back by the majority share holders with Bennett's knowledge. The board was presented with a consummated fact!

The only thing I didn't get confirmed is whether the affair was initiated by WB or not, but my respect for the man is gone. I just hope I don't have to say the same about the coach 3 years from now.

P.S. Sorry to burst your bubble...

Sounds like News Ltd might be getting ready to sell off the Broncos and needed to up to make them marketable

 

[broncos4life]

Let's see what the house is going to look like once Bennett's done, before we come out grand-standing, shall we?

No, it's clearly better to be negative and patronize everyone that thinks that Bennett's home coming isn't the end of the world while we wait and see what happens

 

[Big Pete]

It's going both ways.

Both sides need to pull their heads in.

 

[M.B.88]

Why can't griffin stay and be a assistant coach with Walters. He has a bond with that group of players and if he stayed and worked with WB and picked up some more skills and improved his coaching he is perfect fit for long term option 10 year coach. But I agree at this time he isn't what we need and he coaches a very boring style of football. But 3 years with WB could do wonders for Hook

I think the exact same. I would like hook to stay. He isn't horrible, I just think he wasn't ready for the head coach top job yet.

I would love to see him remain at the club given all the good he's done. He turned Ben hunt into what he is now.

Bennett to mentor Walters and griffin for the future. That's what I, as a member and fan would like to see.

 

[broncsgoat]

Who gets the gig in 3 years if Hook and Walters are both here

 

[Alec]

Who gets the gig in 3 years if Hook and Walters are both here

Neither.

 

[MaroubraBroncos]

I was one who voted no. That may surprise a few who know me but my reasons being:
- I think there has been enough upside this season to justify Hook being given at least until the end of the season to prove he is the best option going forward. He's developed Ben Hunt into one of the game's elite playmakers.

Disagree with you here. Hunt was wasted on the bench for ages. Who knows the player he'd be today if what happened this season happened last year (given whole off season as no.1 halfback) If he didnt love the club so much and had such a big heart he could of easily packed his bags and been ripping up at another club.

He has shown he has learnt from previous mistakes with one example being swapping Barba and Hoffman around now,
Your kidding right? The experiment should of ended months ago, everyone on this forum including blind freddy could see that. It took him till round 19 to change it up!!!

instead of making changes when our season was practically over like in previous seasons. He is becoming more willing to drop players who aren't performing well e.g. Kennedy (although he could still improve in this area e.g. Reed).

He's got us running 6th in a very competitive competition, and could quite easily be equal second if we had a bit of luck go our way in a few games earlier in the season.

We boast wins against 3 of the other 7 sides in the top 8 (Manly, Bulldogs, Warriors). 1 other we haven't played yet (Storm). The other 3 (Panthers, Souths, Roosters) we were in positions to win, but just lacked that bit of experience to close them out, something that can be fixed with experience. So we are mixing it with the best teams.

So others may not agree that Hook deserves a chance over the rest of the season to prove himself, and I completely understand why they would have that opinion and won't sit here arguing with them, but those are the reasons behind my no vote.

As for the rest of your points, i think the "good luck" that you are referring to is the difference between a good coach or a bad coach. I could nearly bet my life that if hassler was our coach we would be clear top of the ladder.

That are the reason behind hook having to go :takdir:

 

[1910]

God damn dogs woke me up so decided to sit back and watch through some old Bennett interviews. Always pretty refreshing to hear what he's got to say and when he actually feels like speaking, he makes a lot of sense. None the less, that's for another thread because I came across something far more interesting...



This is the 2006 Qld Cup Grand Final, pitting a Griffin coached Dolphins side against the old Broncos feeder Toowoomba.

Didn't really know where else to post it but some interesting viewing.

Particularly the Dolphins team. Considering they were missing their star halfback who was busy winning NRL premiership, they did pretty well to beat a talented Toowoomba side, although it's pretty interesting to spot the similarities between the Dolphins and Broncos. Particularly the emphasis on the dummy half, the running halfback and Emmett who I forgot played a very similar style to Reed.

Also interesting to see what depth the Broncos were working with. A few of those players on show would later line up and play fairly big roles in the Broncos 2007 season.

Did you guys notice the sideline celebrations and who Hook's embracing? For some it won't be exactly news, but it caught me off guard, especially given where both were at today.

Oh and for the lols, skip to around the 7th minute mark and watch Dave being Dave.

Speaking of...

http://youtu.be/jP7Xp3X-LNk?t=3m2s

Hoffy?!

Yeah that's Hoffman, he was playing Colts for Reddy.

Lost amongst that is also that two weeks earlier Toowoomba pumped Reddy by 50 to win straight through and a week off. To come back and beat them two weeks later is huge.

Hook made the guys watch the game dvd on the bus ride home from 'Woomba that day.

Yep that's White, he was his assistant coach that year.

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

Regardless of what happens over the next 10 years, every Bronco fan should be very happy in the knowledge that after 6 years of mediocre performances and doubts about our teams ability to win a premiership, next year, we're once again going to be in a position where the entire code are going to look at our squad on paper being coached by Wayne Bennett and they're going to collectively shit themselves.

I truly believe Bennett can turn Hunt, Milford, McGuire, McC and yes even Barba into competition superstars because that is just what he does and when you factor in that those young blokes will be buoyed by the likes of Parker, Thaiday, Hodges and Hannant.....Well, you would have to be out of your goddamn mind to be a Broncos supporter and not be optimistic.

As AP has already pointed out, this is just typical bennett loving bullshit.

Bennett is going to turn milford into a competition superstar?

Hey einstein, he already is. Its stupid comments like this that make u bennett lovers lose credibility. Milford already is a massive star of the game, but clearly that doesnt matter because it doesnt suit ur argument. Next year, if hes even half as good as he is this year, all we will hear is "omg look what bennett has done with milford. he is a superstar". Bennett has been blessed in the past with a superstar roster. He didnt make them all superstars. What superstars has he created at saints? Or knights? Is there even a player in the knights that would make our 17? Bennett is fantastic at taking a team of stars, and winning. Great. So are a lot of coaches. When hes given an ordinary roster tho, hes just as good as anyone else.

As AP pointed out already, Hunt may win the Dally M this year, and you want to say Bennett will turn him into a superstar? Already happened mate. Bennett cant take credit for that.

 

[Big Pete]

Just to expand on the Gorden Tallis/Wayne Bennett story and what 1910 touched on.

In Steve Rickets book 'Bennett's Broncos' this is what the Raging Bull had to say about his falling out with Wayne.

"I remember telling Wayne I wanted to retire [during the 2004 season], and Wayne said, 'Oh no you can't. I need you out there.'I was being selfish," Tallis recalls. "So all those things build up as to why I don't like Wayne. It's why I don't respect him as much as everyone else, because he used me up. He hasn't rang me since. he needed me at the club because of what was going to happen to the culture of the club once I left. The culture at the club was atrocious after I left.

"It was attrocious towards the end [of Tallis's time] too, because I stopped caring. Wayne needed me more than I needed him. I didn't need him to play good. He needed me to win footy games. Coaches need the players more than the players need the coaches."

 

[MaroubraBroncos]

As AP has already pointed out, this is just typical bennett loving bullshit.

Bennett is going to turn milford into a competition superstar?

Hey einstein, he already is. Its stupid comments like this that make u bennett lovers lose credibility. Milford already is a massive star of the game, but clearly that doesnt matter because it doesnt suit ur argument. Next year, if hes even half as good as he is this year, all we will hear is "omg look what bennett has done with milford. he is a superstar". Bennett has been blessed in the past with a superstar roster. He didnt make them all superstars. What superstars has he created at saints? Or knights? Is there even a player in the knights that would make our 17? Bennett is fantastic at taking a team of stars, and winning. Great. So are a lot of coaches. When hes given an ordinary roster tho, hes just as good as anyone else.

As AP pointed out already, Hunt may win the Dally M this year, and you want to say Bennett will turn him into a superstar? Already happened mate. Bennett cant take credit for that.

I consider the term competition superstar to include players like Cronk, DCE, Cam Smith, Slater, Inglis, thurston and hayne etc etc. Are the above players in that category? probably not........could they eventually......Yes