Wayne Bennett .....

[firechild]

The only time Bennett is prepared to open his mouth is when he wants to have a whinge. He'll whinge about King and Matai (who made no contact with the head) yet you'll get the sound of crickets when it comes to Brett Stewart copping one across the jaw.

 

[Jono1987]

Obsessive Dragons Disorder (ODD). It's going around. Lots of ODD behaviour in game day threads, random threads, other teams forums. No antidote it seems.

It's a funny one though. Those affected appear more active and hyper when the Dragons are winning. As if to try and bring them down...When the boys struggle a bit, they seem to relax and almost disappear.

Poor old Carcharias...his monthly Bennett whinge.

 

[Hutty1986]

The only time Bennett is prepared to open his mouth is when he wants to have a whinge. He'll whinge about King and Matai (who made no contact with the head) yet you'll get the sound of crickets when it comes to Brett Stewart copping one across the jaw.

Fien was penalised and put on report for an accidental high shot. Origin joke King's was intentional and of course Catai's most definitely was as well

 

[Charles Bronson]

1/10 OP

you get 1 mercy point cause ur a sharks fan

 

[hitman82]

The only time Bennett is prepared to open his mouth is when he wants to have a whinge. He'll whinge about King and Matai (who made no contact with the head) yet you'll get the sound of crickets when it comes to Brett Stewart copping one across the jaw.

so Wayne Bennet looks like Clint Eastwood AND has a plague of crickets living inside his mouth? Terrifying

 

[carcharias]

I know Dragons fans can't take any negative talk surrounding their team or their coach.
But......He has upped the bitchfest quite considerably of late.

I used to enjoy his routine after games...now he is like Hasler...the journo's are baiting him nicely.

 

[DRAGONZ_RULE]

Bennett can be very sly and witty. But I do agree with the original post, the more he talks lately, the more he comes across as just someone who complains about anything that isn't perfectly suited for him or his team. He used to have more credibility than that, I guess he doesn't care about his image as much anymore now that he is considered as being untouchable.

Pretty sure that he is playing the media exactly as he wants to .. when he wants to go back to saying nothing, he will .. I imagine it will be not long after the Origin series finishes.

By constantly bitching about it during Origin, he removes any pressure that the players may otherwise have felt due to a poor W/L record over the period, as they may feel more pressure to "have to win" when they are available to play.

I'd be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt on this one .. after all, it's not like this is the first time in his coaching career that he has had to deal with Origin.

The difference is that in Brisbane, they are a one-team town who get a media love-fest 24/7, so he didn't need to deflect pressure from the players as much .. in Sydney, the media are a pack of wolves baying for blood, and at the slightest inclination of trouble they all jump in and tear teams to pieces.

 

[grouch]

I used to enjoy his routine after games...now he is like Hasler...the journo's are baiting him nicely.

lol you nimrod. Did you watch the presser? He volunteered the complaint without prompt. The journo's didn't know what he was talking about to begin with. He's playing them (and you) like a piano

 

[besthalfbackPEARCE]

Wayne Bennett should respect the media more it is a disgrace the way he insults journalists and reporters

 

[carcharias]

actually I didn't watch the one from Monday.
Only heard the bitching he did on the radio
so ...you are wrong.

 

[DRAGONZ_RULE]

Wayne Bennett should respect the media more it is a disgrace the way he insults journalists and reporters

You should respect civilization more, it is a disgrace the way you are an insult to humanity.

 

[Charles Bronson]

Wayne Bennett should respect the media more it is a disgrace the way he insults journalists and reporters

I agree, he needs to be more relaxed...like brian smith eh?

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[besthalfbackPEARCE]

 

[woodyk2]

Bennets Bennet...sly way of getting more noticed. Damn he does it well.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Jose Mourinho is the only person who makes press conferences interesting

 

[2010Dragons]

At least when Wayne Bennett COMPLAINS about an issue in the game such as a late TRIP to one of his players he does it with humour and dignity.
His team was raped with the penalties and dodgy calls in the BRONCOS game and he just said "these things happen"....with dignity.
His witty one liners are beyond most people on this forum and beyond most people in the NRL.
Many other coaches and players carry on like pork chops....e.g Hassler, Belamey.

 

[Patorick]

First question.

Journo: Wayne, a packed stadium, 2 great teams, great advertisement for the game.

Wayne: Thanks.

rofl'd

Calling Andy Raymond a journalist is a bit of a stretch.

(Assuming he said that. Sounds like something he'd say)

 

[Wato]

A Roosters fan criticizing others over money :crazy:

 

[lockyrulz]

Wayne Bennet should go and coach the sharks.

then he wouldn't have to worry about rep season, premierships, finals, winning...

 

[cleary89]

Journo (?) - Did you think it was intentional then?

Wayne - hahahahahahahahahahahaha (pause for a bit) hahahahahahahahahaha

Journo (?) - Just the way you laughed about it, if someone got hurt and was out injured it wouldn't really be a laughing matter would it?

Wayne - (HEAD EXPLODE) I was laughing because you thought it might not have been intentional, not because I thought it was funny.



Another good one was how the finished up with him telling Fien he has Hornby better trained.