Wayne Bennett's secret Newcastle trip on eve of sudden death final

[carcharias]

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Can't believe this hasn't been discussed at length in here.

or has it ?

anyway .....not good timing, all things considered.

 

[dogslife]

Says it was done in his spare time, no biggie imo. Wonder how dragons fans will see it.

"Where's the rest of my teammates?"

"I guess we're going our separate ways now? See you next year on the field ya dawgs #RunStr8Fool."A few of da anti Wayne Bennett Boys r drinking at @JzEbByT house while they have a #Rank meeting with Bennett. Worry about da Dragons u 9Ball.

"Just hanging with De Gois n Kaufusi just laughing about Wayne Bennett! Dis guy is coach of da Dragons but is havin a meeting wit all my boys. Sounds like I'm hating but he's a 9ball and I wish he was a player so I could fold him like my washing bahahahahaba #EatDeez

Mark Taufua on the other hand... No wonder Bennett didn't want him, I'm sure he would much rather see Mark go and finish grade 4 before he gets a spot.

 

[Evenflow]

Shocking timing and i'd be mighty pissed if it was my clubs coach. Surely he could've waited til Sunday when his commitments to the Stains have finished.

 

[Haffa]

Rothfield beat up.

It was his day off, he's entitled to spend a few hours not focused on the dragons.

I hope the Saints get up just so Slothfield ahs to come up with something new next week to put the Saints off.

 

[tumblingdice]

Says it was done in his spare time, no biggie imo. Wonder how dragons fans will see it.



Spare time but still highly unprofessional and unexpected if its true. Saints fans are having an emergency meeting in one of their private forums planning a mass suicide.

 

[Hutty1986]

Shocking timing and i'd be mighty pissed if it was my clubs coach. Surely he could've waited til Sunday when his commitments to the Stains have finished.

:roll: We'll see buddy.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Dont care really it was in his spare time.

 

[sting]

I'm sure all the players knew anyway. No big deal

 

[RHCP]

Yeah, nothing story. It's his day off, I'm sure his players are doing things not related to St. George Illawarra (it is their day off after all) so why shouldn't he be able to.

Zeb Taia being with the 'unwanteds' is the only intriguing part. I assume that it was only a select group of players, the outside backs, the props, etc. meeting with Wayne, but even then why would Taia host an 'anti Wayne Bennett boys' gathering at his place.

 

[Parra]

There is no such thing as spare time for an nrl coach in finals week.

This attitude says a lot about what has happened to Saints this season.

 

[betcats]

Mark Tafua has spent some time on the LU forums i think.

 

[nrlnrl]

Rothfield beat up.

It was his day off, he's entitled to spend a few hours not focused on the dragons.

I hope the Saints get up just so Slothfield ahs to come up with something new next week to put the Saints off.

it was in the SMH too http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...eve-of-clash-with-broncos-20110915-1kc74.html

plus tv & radio will lap it up

Hornby's response
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/bennett-still-focused-hornby/2294462.aspx

 

[aqua_duck]

There is no such thing as spare time for an nrl coach in finals week.

This attitude says a lot about what has happened to Saints this season.

That's ridiculous, there's 200 odd waking hours in a week, take out say 16 hours for training, 32 hours to watch every broncos match this year, another 10 hours to devise a gameplan and 20 hours to eat, shit, shower, etc, that still leaves you with over 120 hours to kill, let's remember Wayne is a 60 something year old man who lives away from his family, he's not exactly going to be doing much at home. The last thing the dragons need is Bennett sending the players Brian Smith style SMS messages all day.

 

[eozsmiles]

It's poor form.
Did Darius go up there for a training run and practise some backline plays with the boys too?

 

[betcats]

Its his day off sure but id still be a bit annoyed if it was my club.

 

[aqua_duck]

It's poor form.
Did Darius go up there for a training run and practise some backline plays with the boys too?

For all we know it could simply have been WB and Jeremy Hickmans giving a few of the guys instructions before they fly off to Bali, could simply have been "look after yourself, you're expected back on this date, we're commencing pre season a week early because you dopes can't play for 80 mins"
Would anyone care if WB spent 3 or 4 hours playing bingo at the RSL?

 

[Butters]

There is no such thing as spare time for an nrl coach in finals week.

This.

 

[Pierced Soul]

Would anyone care if WB spent 3 or 4 hours playing bingo at the RSL?

would it be ok for darius boyd to go up there as well? what it says to the dragons is my minds on next year already.

maybe players going to new clubs next year should go hang out on their days off with their new teamamtes as well

 

[carcharias]

I'm sure all the players knew anyway. No big deal

doesn't look like it.

 

[muzby]

it's just a mistake all round..

the experts said that to beat the broncos, he'd need more speed out of dummy half..

someone told him he should ring gids and that he could help..