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Bennett dogged Griffin pretty badly IMO
On par with Stewart... piece of shit .
Bennett dogged Griffin pretty badly IMO
Naw, Broncos fans thinking Bennett will bring back the glory days :lol:
Isn't that cute...
I said the broncos were a top four side before the season started, got laughed at. Hoffman in the 6 has cost us at least two games, those points would see us equal first right now.
To all those who think Wayne will bring back the glory days. How is Wayne doing lately?.. This hardly makes me fear the Broncos will return to the glory days. They are only in the top 8 due to their favourable draw. They still routinely choke in tight games, only against other choker in the Warriors did they get a tight win. It's still one of the worst Broncos teams and bringing back a dinosaur coach who won comps with quality rosters doesn't change that.
Not looking for the glory days - just sick of a coach who makes stupid decisions consistently.
Not looking for miracles from Bennett, but just fostering a commitment to developing young players which has absolutely vanished from the Brisbane culture.
If you doubt Bennett's ability in this area, just look at the Queensland State of Origin success. Bennett has been the mastermind behind the scenes putting the structures in place to bring through the younger players.
It's like this - even though Brisbane are in the eight, most Brisbane fans are unhappy. Why? Because of the stagnation in the place. No vision for the future. No encouragement of young players - it all just seemed to be about Griffin's survival.
Naw, Broncos fans thinking Bennett will bring back the glory days :lol:
Isn't that cute...
Broncs junior recruitment suffered with the loss of Cyril Connell.
It wasn't Bennett who was scouting regional Qld and putting 12 year olds on scholarships.
Broncs junior recruitment suffered with the loss of Cyril Connell.
It wasn't Bennett who was scouting regional Qld and putting 12 year olds on scholarships.
he didn't have lockyer at the dragons either.Bennett won't have Lockyer to lean on.
Doubt we'll see much improvement from this year when Broncs miss the 8 again.
LINKOPINION: Why Wayne Bennett should go now
By KEVIN CRANSON
July 21, 2014, 7:44 p.m
WHOEVER is running the Knights at the moment should show Wayne Bennett the door immediately and appoint Rick Stone as head coach.
The news that Bennett is heading back to the Broncos makes his position at Newcastle untenable, and those left to clean up the mess at the Knights cant get on with that job while they dont have a coach.
Bennett is going to the opposition. Its as simple as that.
He cant plan the revival of the club he coached to six premierships and oversee Newcastles battle to avoid the wooden spoon at the same time.
At best, his attention will be divided; at worst, there is a potential conflict of interests.
We are constantly being told that rugby league is a business these days, and a situation such as this would not be acceptable anywhere else in the business world.
Bennett has already said that rebuilding the Knights will take four or five years and that he is not the man for the job.
What he does want, we now know, is to do that job at Brisbane.
When the Knights, bankrolled by then-billionaire Nathan Tinkler, appointed Bennett to a four-year deal in 2012, Stone was moved aside in the understanding that he would learn from the supercoach and succeed him when he moved on.
Sure, Stone became the highest-paid reserve grade coach in the game as a result, but he has upheld his end of the bargain.
The deal should be honoured if that still means anything in the game even if those he made it with are no longer at the club.
The fact that Stones coaching record at the Knights is better than that of Bennett and achieved with far fewer resources and a weaker roster adds weight to his claim, as does the stated preference of club CEO Matt Gidley for a coach with local roots.
And yes, Bennett got the Knights to within a game of the grand final last season, but that was done with an ageing side that finished seventh and, as demonstrated this season, has clearly peaked.
Bennetts impending return to Brisbane is not the only reason he should go.
He has given up on the Knights.
He said so himself on Sunday after the bitterly disappointing 22-8 loss to the Titans at Hunter Stadium on Rise For Alex day.
We finished up raining on our own parade. Its just been such a crazy season, Ive given up trying to work out why, Bennett said.
Theres no reason for that type of performance here today from us. I just cant get my head around it.
And there was this, too: I cant get my head around why weve won three in a row and we turn up here today on such a great occasion, wanting to repay everybody for their faith and their donations and everything, and we just, well, you watched it.
You saw it. I dont have to add much more to it.
Maybe Im too hard. Maybe there are a lot of those issues that still linger with them regarding Alex. Youd have to ask each one of them individually, and I dont intend to do that.
Those comments about players, who by their own admission had let our mate down, seem at odds with a man renowned as a caring coach.
Its reminiscent of other comments Bennett has made after a loss.
Stuff like not knowing which team is going to get off the bus.
Well, its his job to know, and if hes given up trying to work out why the Knights are so inconsistent, its time to move on.
It was even suggested in the Sunday edition of the Knights official paper, The Daily Telegraph, that Bennett has lost parts of the dressing room.
That kind of talk borders on sacrilegious when it comes to the most esteemed coach in the game. But if there is an inkling of truth to it then the situation wont be helped by the knowledge that Bennett was deep in negotiations for a return to his spiritual home of Brisbane while his Newcastle players were preparing unsuccessfully we now know for the emotion-charged homecoming of Alex McKinnon for Sundays match.
Bennett is entitled to try to get himself another job, but now that he has done so he should go immediately.
The same should apply to Darius Boyd, who has reportedly already told friends he wont be here next season.
If Matt Gidley, chairman Paul Harragon, NRL boss Dave Smith and the interim Knights board are serious about rebuilding the club, then ensuring that those employed by it have their heart in the job would be a good start.
he didn't have lockyer at the dragons either.
didn't seem to matter.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 12:00AM
Over the past five years, Brisbane have won just nine of 34 games without Lockyer for a success rate of 26 per cent.With Lockyer in their side over the same time-frame, Brisbane have won 64 of 94 games for a stunning strike rate of 68 per cent.
That means Brisbane win 42 per cent more games with Lockyer available.
$4 mill over 3 years, Broncos are crazy
How'd the Broncs go when Lockyer was out?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/n...n-darren-lockyer/story-e6frfgbo-1226143799598
Without Lockyer, Broncs were spooners.
Like the Knights without Johns.
That stat is slightly misleading. Generally when Lockyer was missing, so were other rep players.
Not to say we didn't rely on him. Just not THAT much.