perverse said:
Bennett and Lockyer have my utmost respect. If you think brisbane would have been anywhere near as successful without him you are absolutely kidding yourself. Bennett has MADE champions of many of the brisbane stars over the years, so while yes he's always had great teams.. he is also largely responsible for that.
Thats right.
Whilst Wayne started off with the stars in Wally, Miles, Dowling, Langer and a few others, he also has been there to CREATE new stars.
Sure, the Lockyers, Webckes, Sailors, Lotes, Peteros might have been star players at age 16, but many a "star" kid has gone onto do nothing because he didnt have the right coaching around him. Look at Craigie. Superstar kid, but his career went to waste as he didnt have a coach to guide him thru. Sure, Wayne has not been successful with some players like ONeill, Seymour and Costigan, but no coach is perfect.