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Wayne Bennett on Souths’ $3 million development project amid Darren Lockyer’s call-up to Dolphins Bennett’s possible return to the South has raised questions for the Dolphins.
Wayne Bennett has agreed a verbal deal with Souths owner Russell Crowe worth at least $3 million and “will be at South Sydney next year”, according to Fox League’s James Hooper.
The Dolphins coach is said to be being offered a three-year contract from 2025 to replace his former protégé Jason Demetriou – who was sacked as Souths coach last month – but NRL great Darren Lockyer insists the veteran mentor will not raid his old club when it comes to bringing in new recruits .
Rabbitoh house.
Bennett showed interest in playing games with reporters when asked about his coaching future at the NRL press conference on Wednesday.
And Hooper believes it’s because the 74-year-old “holds all the assets,” knows he’s a wanted man and his future is decided, even though he reminded reporters that He will quit after this season as his current deal with the Dolphins runs out and assistant Kristian Woolf takes over.
“He’s really loving life because he’s got all the aces,” Hooper said on NRL 360.
“The deal was done, the deal was done verbally with Russell Crowe over phone.
He will be in South Sydney next year.
“I think it’s going to be a three-year deal when it’s finally approved and official, I think it’s going to cost at least a million dollars per season, if not more.
” What the Rabbitohs really want is for Wayne to continue more, they want Wayne to continue coaching until he is 79, maybe even 80.
That means he has coached over 1000 games.
Wayne Bennett ‘loves theatre’ over his NRL future The Daily Telegraph’s Michael Carayannis added: “He loves it, he loves theatre, he loves being in demand.
He likes people who work behind the scenes for him.
Contact other clubs etc.
I think everything is in place for Wayne and he’s loving every minute of it.
Bennett’s succession plan after joining the Dolphins and handing over the reins to Demetriou at the Rabbitohs ultimately did not go as planned for South Sydney.
But NRL great James Graham says much depends on Bennet’s qualities as a coach and his proven ability to deliver success to the clubs he coaches.
He has the ability to get the best out of players,” Graham told the NRL 360 panel.
“Sometimes during training, the right message is sent to the wrong person.
Each coach delivered strong messages to his group of players.
But when Wayne gives that message, you have to pay attention and do it.
He is someone who, because of his position in the game, you cannot let yourself down.
That’s where Wayne’s magic lies, this time in South Sydney, things are very different.
he has a lot of work to do.
Bennett’s Dolphins exceeded most people’s expectations in their first NRL season in 2023 and he took them high again to fourth in 2024.
South Sydney, by contrast, slumped to last place and many critics said they needed a squad overhaul.
, leading to concerns that Bennett could take some of the Dolphins’ best available talent with him, as he has done at previous clubs.
Darren Lockyer says Wayne Bennett won’t attack Dolphins However, NRL legend Darren Lockyer – who won four premierships under Bennett at Brisbane – said the veteran coach had invested too much in prepare the Dolphins for future
success and that he
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