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Wayne Bennett

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Wayne Bennett said : "There was an agreement that we try that process first, file that application and if nothing changes, behaviour continues … we would then have to seriously consider a state of emergency, "

CBC Monday, March 23, 2020 10:31:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I'm just not sure totally about the self-isolation,"

qt Sunday, March 22, 2020 5:12:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I'm not so sure about the self-isolation, in terms of we have to go shopping, we have to go to shops,"

newshub Saturday, March 21, 2020 11:51:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “I’m not so sure about the self-isolation, in terms of we have to go shopping, we have to go to shops … it’s probably not the right word to use, isolation,”

aap-au Saturday, March 21, 2020 10:37:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Latrell Mitchell ) : "Latrell wasn't given the day off to go to Taree, that's absolute rubbish,"

smh Saturday, March 21, 2020 8:42:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Latrell Mitchell ) : "Latrell wasn't given the day off to go to Taree, that's absolute rubbish,"

theage Saturday, March 21, 2020 7:59:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "We'll sit down and have a think about it,"

newshub Saturday, March 21, 2020 6:27:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "We'll sit down and have a think about it,"

newshub Saturday, March 21, 2020 3:31:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It’s [patience] important but there’s another week coming up this week, we’ll make some team selections, see what we do there,"

theage Friday, March 20, 2020 4:18:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Yeah it might, he needs to play some football. That’s the first thing I know. We’ll sit down and have a think about it. But I don’t think I’ll look at that game again. There’s nothing to learn from it. "

theage Friday, March 20, 2020 4:18:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett told : "A couple of players kissed me this morning, I don't know why you are all standing back there,"

qt Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:36:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Adam Reynolds ) : "Because I have reached the 70 mark the boys want me to go early to the shops and get toilet paper for them," "Adam Reynolds was happy I could take my senior pass over and buy some toilet paper ... we have it covered"

qt Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:36:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I was happy to go up this afternoon and stay overnight in a hotel, but they're telling us that's not what they want us to do. "

theage Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:04:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I don't have a pre-conceived idea about how many minutes he'll play this week. I was more than happy with him last week. "

theage Thursday, March 19, 2020 9:38:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett told : "I don't get what Cam said, we either play or we don't play,"

theage Thursday, March 19, 2020 9:38:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It's all about the fans out there. It's all about the people that earn a living off rugby league,"

theage Thursday, March 19, 2020 9:38:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It's all about the fans out there. It's all about the people that earn a living off rugby league,"

Stuff Thursday, March 19, 2020 6:44:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “I’m elated the game’s going ahead,”

aap-au Thursday, March 19, 2020 4:30:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “It’s all about the fans out there. It’s all about the people that earn a living off rugby league,”

aap-au Thursday, March 19, 2020 4:30:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "The ideal for those contingencies is to quarantine us all,"

qt Monday, March 16, 2020 1:56:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "The ideal for those contingencies is to quarantine us all,"

newshub Sunday, March 15, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It was the plan [to sub him],"

smh Sunday, March 15, 2020 3:13:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It's a different position; they do more running than anyone else. Fitness is an issue but he's fit enough," "I'm prepared to accept it's going to take a while to get him to where we want him to go. But we'll get him there"

smh Sunday, March 15, 2020 3:13:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "The ideal for those contingencies is to quarantine us all,"

newshub Saturday, March 14, 2020 9:57:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I heard the NRL say they 'stand behind him'. The NRL need to stand in front of him,"

watoday Friday, March 13, 2020 4:30:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Tom Burgess ) : "I thought Tom played his best football of the season on the tour for Great Britain,"

smh Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:38:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett told : “We want to make him more versatile and a bit more valuable to us in other ways,”

brisbanetimes Tuesday, February 11, 2020 10:29:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “We are going to miss those blokes, they are some of the great players in our game,”

brisbanetimes Tuesday, February 11, 2020 10:29:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett told : “We want to make him more versatile and a bit more valuable to us in other ways,”

theage Tuesday, February 11, 2020 9:49:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “We are going to miss those blokes, they are some of the great players in our game,”

theage Tuesday, February 11, 2020 9:49:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Latrell Mitchell ) : "Some of the boys here have played some great football for us, but the end result is we couldn't walk past the opportunity to take Latrell,"

smh Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:44:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Latrell Mitchell ) : "Some of the boys here have played some great football for us, but the end result is we couldn't walk past the opportunity to take Latrell,"

theage Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:11:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Latrell Mitchell ) : “And they’re hard decisions [to make],” “Some of those blokes have played great football for us. But, in the end, we couldn’t walk past the opportunity to take Latrell. This club is about success”

theage Monday, January 13, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “The one thing that can’t be thrown at him is that he came for the money,” “It says a fair bit about him in a game when you [the media] keep telling us how greedy the players are. There’s a lot that aren’t”

theage Monday, January 13, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Latrell Mitchell ) : "Some of the boys here have played some great football for us but the end result is we couldn't walk past the opportunity to take Latrell," "This club is about success, we want to have the best team we possibly can here and we believe he is going to add to what we already have"

smh Monday, January 13, 2020 10:45:00 AM EAT

brisbanetimes Monday, January 13, 2020 10:06:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “They played much better than we did, that’s probably the best way to sum it up,”

thecourier Friday, December 13, 2019 2:12:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “You all need to have a good look at what’s happened with the international game over the last five or six years,”

wn Sunday, November 24, 2019 11:19:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “They played much better than we did, that’s probably the best way to sum it up,”

pressandjournal Friday, November 22, 2019 5:49:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “I don’t know if we can bring other players in. I don’t think we can but I’m not sure”

chesterfirst Thursday, November 21, 2019 3:57:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “They played much better than we did, that’s probably the best way to sum it up,”

chesterfirst Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:08:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Wayne Bennett ) : "Originally they wanted the real Wayne Bennett to coach the Broncos side, as he'd obviously had a fair bit to do with most of them [the players] during their careers,"

illawarramercury Wednesday, November 20, 2019 10:31:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “Whilst we have to swallow a bitter pill, the other side of the ledge is that the international game is getting stronger”

themirror Sunday, November 17, 2019 11:45:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It is about 2020 and 2021 with those two years featuring Australia Tests and the World Cup,"

bbc Saturday, November 16, 2019 1:00:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “One of the things we have to get our heads around is we have to stabilise our halves and we cannot just keep swapping and changing,”

hulldailymail Thursday, November 14, 2019 10:06:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I wanted to bring him to Papua New Guinea, for some culture and experience,"

hulldailymail Thursday, November 14, 2019 1:42:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “One of the things we have to get our heads around is we have to stabilise our halves and we cannot just keep swapping and changing,”

hulldailymail Thursday, November 14, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I don't want to go up there and not play well," "So it's important to us"

brisbanetimes Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:12:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “They played much better than we did, that’s probably the best way to sum it up,”

yorkpress Saturday, November 9, 2019 5:28:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “They played much better than we did, that’s probably the best way to sum it up,”

worcesternews Saturday, November 9, 2019 5:23:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I am a bit surprised but the cartilage is staying in now, it's not popping out any more,"

hulldailymail Friday, November 8, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Zak will not play so Austin is the winger. I did not bother asking him that question (if he'd played wing before) because I did not want the answer to it. Wayne Bennett's squad selection has come under scrutiny Down Under (Image: Jeremy Ward / www.photosport.nz /SWpix.com) Read More Related Articles "

themirror Friday, November 8, 2019 1:59:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Joe Philbin ) : "I am a bit surprised but the cartilage is staying in, it is not popping out any more. Joe Philbin has been ruled out of Saturday's test in Christchurch (Image: Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz /SWpix.com) "

themirror Friday, November 8, 2019 1:59:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "A lot of players are having multiple operations on their shoulder," "It's something we need to look at and why this type of injury is happening and finishing guys' careers a lot earlier than we all thought they would"

qt Sunday, November 3, 2019 10:32:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “I don’t know if we can bring other players in. I don’t think we can but I’m not sure,”

hulldailymail Sunday, November 3, 2019 1:56:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I don't know if we can bring other players in. I don't think we can but I'm not sure"

hulldailymail Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:41:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I'm not going to lose any sleep over that. "

hulldailymail Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:41:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “I don’t know if we can bring other players in. I don’t think we can but I’m not sure”

hulldailymail Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:41:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I don't know if we can bring any more players in"

themirror Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:24:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "We probably should have had two tries in the last five minutes but didn't get them. "

themirror Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:24:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "They [Burgess and Gillett] have similar injuries. "

theage Friday, November 1, 2019 3:10:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett told ( about Cameron Murray ) : "I've got no doubt Cameron will be a future captain of South Sydney, but it's not for now,"

smh Thursday, October 31, 2019 3:03:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I don't think they'll play again in this series,"

theage Sunday, October 27, 2019 1:41:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I'm happy with the squad right now," "We can cover, it's not panic time for us"

theage Sunday, October 27, 2019 1:41:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "We didn't fall down in effort,"

theage Sunday, October 27, 2019 1:41:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I don't think they'll play again in this series,"

hulldailymail Saturday, October 26, 2019 4:07:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett added : "I'm happy with the squad right now. We can cover, it's not panic time for us"

hulldailymail Saturday, October 26, 2019 4:07:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "We didn't fall down in effort,"

hulldailymail Saturday, October 26, 2019 4:07:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett told : "The last I heard he was going to see some doctors,"

theage Friday, October 25, 2019 1:35:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "From what I've seen of him he's a really mature young man," "He won the Man of Steel and led his team to a grand final over there this year so he had to be doing something right"

theage Friday, October 25, 2019 1:35:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Lachlan Coote ) : "Lachlan was a tremendous player in Australia. I was sorry to see him leave Australia because I've always rated what he brought to a team"

themirror Tuesday, October 22, 2019 12:29:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He's a very gifted player, he's got all of the skills," "He's a good decision-maker, good with the ball in his hands. He's a good pick up for the Raiders"

smh Wednesday, October 16, 2019 1:08:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “No-one plays with more pride and passion than he does for his country, I can tell you”

chesterfirst Tuesday, October 15, 2019 8:01:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “No-one plays with more pride and passion than he does for his country, I can tell you”

yorkpress Monday, October 14, 2019 5:44:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It was important that I spoke to him and we agreed on an outcome and hopefully it will help him come back fresh next season"

hulldailymail Monday, October 14, 2019 12:40:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It is. It is the end of a great career and we will miss him next year,"

theage Saturday, September 28, 2019 10:13:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It is. It is the end of a great career and we will miss him next year,"

smh Saturday, September 28, 2019 9:04:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I just thought it was more a shoulder charge, but it really wasn't because he did wrap his arm in the end," "But I didn't take much notice after that, so I don't really know. I didn't even realise, I probably didn't think we were even going to get a penalty out of it"

newshub Saturday, September 28, 2019 5:50:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Not really. They were here this time last year and they failed. We were here again tonight and if we had executed and lost I wouldn’t have been a lot happier with that. [The Raiders are] there now and they’ve got every opportunity in the world to win it"

smh Friday, September 27, 2019 4:26:00 PM EAT

theage Friday, September 27, 2019 3:28:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It's that time of year,"

theage Thursday, September 26, 2019 5:38:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I can’t believe some of the silly statements they’ve all made,"

smh Sunday, September 22, 2019 1:58:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett told : "Not to my knowledge there isn't,"

smh Sunday, September 22, 2019 1:58:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Did I say his name? I didn't say his name,"

smh Sunday, September 22, 2019 1:58:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I don't think we need to make any changes there," "We'll fix it up before Friday. We'll be right"

smh Sunday, September 22, 2019 1:58:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I gave them the half-time 'we're behind' speech, and to make sure we're in front at the end of the game,"

smh Saturday, September 21, 2019 5:38:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "As teams and as players, you know it's on the cards these days, the sin bin's been used a lot more this year than any other year,"

newshub Saturday, September 21, 2019 12:43:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Yeah, I do. I think we've all felt the frustration of it all. He didn't say anything we didn't know or feel. He was just brave enough to say it all. "

brisbanetimes Thursday, September 19, 2019 12:47:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Darius Boyd ) : "That's a good point about Darius - he's taken a lot of the blame and a lot of the criticism,"

smh Thursday, September 19, 2019 9:17:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He's got something to say, he wants to be honest about it, he was,"

theage Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:37:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Not us, we didn't know what he was going to say," "We're not distracted by it"

theage Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:37:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He hasn’t played there before but he has played with such confidence in every position I have put him in this year when we had all the injuries," "He’s played halfback, five-eighth and fullback and he handled all those really well. I thought he would handle that, but it was maybe a bridge too far for him at this stage of his footy career"

theage Monday, September 16, 2019 10:39:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It's a bigger challenge for a bigger bloke because body weight is everything,"

brisbanetimes Friday, September 6, 2019 10:59:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It's a bigger challenge for a bigger bloke because body weight is everything,"

theage Friday, September 6, 2019 10:40:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Nobody's an automatic selection. We'll just see where it's at and how we play [on Thursday] night and who is doing what. "

theage Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:19:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “As we’ve said since the return of the Great Britain team was announced at the start of the year, we have considered everyone who is eligible and puts themselves forward,” “As well as this Performance Squad of players based in England and France, we’ve got another group of players based in the NRL to consider – and there’s still time for others who are eligible to impress and force their way in”

hulldailymail Monday, September 2, 2019 5:52:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett told : "I didn't want to be a number, I wanted to contribute. "

smh Thursday, August 29, 2019 10:28:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I'm not sure why I did it myself,"

newshub Thursday, August 29, 2019 9:56:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett added : "Bring them if you want, but we aren't at university,"

qt Saturday, August 24, 2019 10:12:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "There was great theatre about the weekend. But what pleased me most was our effort, how we turned up, something we haven't been doing the last few weeks,"

newshub Friday, August 23, 2019 11:30:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "We were in a pretty bad place and we had a lot of bad behaviour," "I was pleased they brought it in, it sets a very good guideline now when players can play and can't play and sets a new standard they have to live by"

theage Thursday, August 22, 2019 12:28:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I've just told them in there it's not terminal yet, but it's getting close,"

theage Sunday, August 18, 2019 6:52:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Look, you can't win the competition if you're not playing top football and our football's nothing special at the moment,"

theage Sunday, August 18, 2019 6:52:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Of course you can get it back. It's been here before this season. We've played some good football this year. We wouldn't be where we are if we hadn't,"

theage Sunday, August 18, 2019 6:52:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I’m a big fan of that, yep. I can’t believe why we can’t do it, I can’t believe we haven’t done it,"

brisbanetimes Friday, August 16, 2019 9:27:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Soccer is probably the biggest team sport in the world and they have a dog-eat-dog mentality with regards to players and who they want and don’t want. Even they live by trading windows,"

brisbanetimes Friday, August 16, 2019 9:27:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Well, we're getting a lot of things wrong at the moment with that part of the game. I don't think there's any doubt about that," "It's done now. It didn't warrant any more action than that. That's what the people who make that decision thought so we've got to live with it"

smh Friday, August 16, 2019 7:10:00 AM EAT

brisbanetimes Friday, August 16, 2019 6:57:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He had a pretty good one two weeks ago but he was good tonight,"

brisbanetimes Sunday, August 11, 2019 12:51:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "If we played like we did last week against Cronulla, I would have said we may as well have not bothered turning up in September," "But we showed some real quality tonight, but we're not perfect. I think most of the things that we can do better, we can fix up"

brisbanetimes Sunday, August 11, 2019 12:51:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He had a pretty good one two weeks ago but he was good tonight,"

theage Sunday, August 11, 2019 12:26:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett says ( about Josh Hodgson ) : "Josh is a caring and a really committed bloke who tries to do his best for you on and off the field,"

theage Saturday, August 10, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett says : "We played at Anfield and were down at half-time, but he took control of the game in the second half and was the difference – he won the game for us,"

theage Saturday, August 10, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "The anomaly is not with the player, it's with the system," "They haven't been consistent with what was grade ones and grade twos"

theage Saturday, August 10, 2019 8:06:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He did it last training session on Thursday. Maybe one week, maybe two,"

watoday Saturday, August 10, 2019 5:26:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "A lot of people don't understand the system. "

watoday Saturday, August 10, 2019 5:26:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "The anomaly is not with the player, it's with the system. They haven't been consistent with what was grade ones and grade twos,"

watoday Saturday, August 10, 2019 5:26:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I'm not happy about that,"

brisbanetimes Wednesday, August 7, 2019 12:36:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Sam Burgess ) : "I'm not happy about that, Sam's been out for a number of weeks and it's time for him to come back and lead from the front and stay within the rules of the game," "He'll have to get that off his conscience. It's not what we needed at the time, there was no reason for it"

smh Sunday, August 4, 2019 3:34:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "His aggression is important, I want them all to play with aggression," "But there are rules and we need to stay within those parameters"

smh Sunday, August 4, 2019 3:34:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Origin has a huge impact on your club in different ways,"

illawarramercury Wednesday, July 31, 2019 8:34:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "The rest of the season? No, that's not going to happen,"

smh Friday, July 19, 2019 6:19:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “I didn’t think it was a try,”

aap-au Saturday, July 13, 2019 1:24:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett tells : "I have to give people credit because there were photos taken that day – a few women even told me I had good legs, so it was quite funny,"

theage Saturday, July 13, 2019 12:07:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett recalls : "He rang me for some advice and while I was talking on the phone I was thinking, 'what am I doing here, why don't I just ask him to come to Brisbane',"

theage Saturday, July 13, 2019 12:07:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "None of that was my doing - the Queensland chairman made a statement, he's never spoken to me,"

brisbanetimes Friday, July 12, 2019 6:43:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I did it seven times during my coaching career so if I had to do (coach an NRL club and Origin) again, and I wanted to do it again, and everyone was onside, it's doable,"

brisbanetimes Friday, July 12, 2019 6:43:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "My contract is up at the end of this year," "So I've got to renegotiate if I want to be there and they want me"

brisbanetimes Friday, July 12, 2019 6:43:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "The bottom line is I've always had Queensland in my heart,"

qt Saturday, July 6, 2019 11:49:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I always want to ensure Queensland rugby league is strong,"

qt Saturday, July 6, 2019 11:49:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett told : "He's battling the same demons they all battle,"

theage Saturday, July 6, 2019 10:15:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett told : “If they feel there is a part for me to play and I feel I can do that, I will do that. It’s as simple as that for me,”

smh Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:43:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : “I’m not in that place yet, so I don’t have to make that decision,”

smh Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:43:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "There was just no need to put himself in that position to start," "I'm not condemning him for it, in that I don't know whether his fingers actually made contact with the eye or not. The point is it was totally unwarranted"

illawarramercury Friday, June 28, 2019 6:31:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Obviously there was a hand on the face but after that, looking on the big screen that's all I could see, I only saw it once or twice," "I can't definitely say it was an eye gouge or what it was. There was definitely a hand in the face, no doubt about it, but I thought it was more in the forehead"

illawarramercury Friday, June 28, 2019 6:31:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Yeah we are hopeful. There are a few clubs out there looking at him but Souths wanted to recruit him last year when I was in Brisbane," "I was part of the process to keep him there because it looks like we had lost him to Souths. We managed to hang onto him and he stayed and this year he’s not getting the opportunities"

theage Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:58:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He’s not playing in their first grade squad. He’s had a couple of games but that’s all he’s had and he’s now looking to move on so we are in there trying to do a deal," "I’m not going to tell you our conversations but we’re keen to get him here and we are just trying to put a deal together now that is satisfactory for both parties"

theage Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:58:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "The England part was a bit foreign to me to be honest, I'm very happy to see Great Britain back," "In Australia it's a household name, it's such a great brand. International football is in the best place it's been for a long time"

hulldailymail Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:12:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said ( about Blake Austin ) : "Blake seems to be enjoying his footy here," "He hasn't always lived up to his talent. Anyone who is eligible and wants to come, they will be part of the mix"

hulldailymail Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:12:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "Sometimes the debate and all the stuff that goes on around the game – the circus that is outside the actual football field – does impact on them. "

theage Saturday, June 15, 2019 3:19:00 PM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "It's serious enough that he can't play but it's not something that'll be 2-3 months,"

newshub Thursday, June 6, 2019 10:51:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I can't even remember what it was. "

newshub Thursday, June 6, 2019 10:51:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He certainly got up very slow and very sluggish but he managed to get through the game. No one's sure how he did that. Obviously in a lot of pain," "X-rays showed later on showed a small fracture in the lower back"

newshub Thursday, June 6, 2019 10:51:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He won’t be playing. He has a small fracture in his back from last weekend’s game. It’s serious enough that he can’t play but it’s not something that will be two or three months,"

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:44:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "He got a knee in the back early in the game underneath the goal posts there. He managed to get through the game. No one is sure how he did that. Obviously in a lot of pain. Scans showed later on that he has a small fracture in his back," "He will be out as long as he is in pain. We don’t know. It could be a month, it could be three weeks, six weeks, five weeks. There is no surgery required"

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:44:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "We all need a bit of help I suppose,"

brisbanetimes Thursday, May 30, 2019 11:54:00 AM EAT

Wayne Bennett said : "I haven't brought him here to play second grade,"