The Latest Breaking News from Wayne Bennett

Brisbane gears up for battle for the city that not even the NRL could have scripted

Friday’s inaugural Dolphins-Broncos derby marks the opening of a new chapter and also a return to a vanished golden era

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2023

The past and the future of the Dolphins and Broncos to collide in the NRL's first Battle of Brisbane

Ahead of the NRL's first Battle of Brisbane, the Broncos are fighting hard to find something they lost while the Dolphins are holding tight to something they've found.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023

Close lifts lid on Bennett's Brisbane Battle mind games

It has the makings of a classic NRL ambush but Chris Close doesn't expect Wayne Bennett to make the Battle for Brisbane personal, at least not until full-time.

AAP · Mar 22, 2023

Hunt targets NRL coaching with Bennett as his template

Dual international Karmichael Hunt relishes his role as a mentor of young men as Souths Logan Magpies coach but has ambitions to progress to NRL level.

AAP · Mar 16, 2023

Stone rubs the right way on Dolphins in NRL

Wayne Bennett says the fighting qualities he values in Ray Stone have rubbed off on the lock's Dolphins teammates following a 2-0 start to life in the NRL.

AAP · Mar 16, 2023

Two Dolphins gurus give Brenko Lee a healing rebirth

Dolphins centre Brenko Lee has played just eight NRL games in two years but says he's found the secret to managing his soft tissue injuries.

AAP · Mar 15, 2023

No animosity after ditching Dolphins: Newcastle's Young

Dominic Young admits it will be "interesting" to see Wayne Bennett again, after the Newcastle winger snubbed the supercoach's offer to join the Dolphins.

AAP · Mar 14, 2023

Dolphins 'Iceman' Isaako is hot again under Bennett

Dolphins winger and NRL leading point-scorer Jamayne Isaako is playing with full confidence again and credits his coach for rebooting his confidence.

AAP · Mar 13, 2023

NRL close in on concussion call for 11-day stand down

The ARL Commission will make an announcement next week on mandatory stand down for concussed players, with calls for flexibility and different 'gradings'.

AAP · Mar 11, 2023

Stars of fame resurrected at Civic Theatre

Topics: Stars of fame, an old song about the future and working in your 70s.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 10, 2023