NRL super coach Wayne Bennett dismissed a possible return to the Broncos as little more than speculation as South Sydney celebrated securing the services of Alex Johnston for two more years | samphillips06
But the seven time premiership winning coach fronted reporters on Wednesday and immediately dismissed questions about the story.
"You don’t leave me in a position not to make a statement. The statement was made at the other end and I was only responding to that," Bennett said. Wayne Bennett won six premierships with Brisbane and is often linked with a return to the embattled club.Bennett also denied he had come to an agreement with Souths to walk away at the end of this season, should he be able to secure his long term future elsewhere."I’ve had no discussion with anyone about it. It was a speculative piece of journalism."You can talk as much as you like about it but you’re not going to have me buy into that.
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