The NRL master coach has revealed the last conversation he had with the late premiership-winning mentor. 9WWOS
Wayne Bennett and Paul Green speak during the official 2015 NRL Grand Final press conference. "I think he was born into rugby league - he played it, he coached it, he loved it and he was a great ambassador for our game."
Green went on to lead the Cowboys to premiership glory in 2015, his side beating Bennett's Broncos in one of the most thrilling and memorable grand finals in the game's history. "He made a great contribution so I don't know how you measure that, but he certainly had a lot of coaching in front of him," Bennett said.
"I think he was keen to come, but we were just trying to work out a contract with him. That's how much I thought of him."Bennett spoke repeatedly with Green after he handed over the reins to Queensland in 2021, acknowledging the"I was watching him from afar and I certainly was close to him in the Origin last year. I kept in contact with him when he got the job - taking it off me - and I knew there was a real challenge in front of him ," he said.
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