NRL: The Round 26 clash between the Brisbane Broncos and Dolphins will be 'personal' as Wayne Bennett looks to defeat his former club.
All eyes will be on Wayne Bennett when the Dolphins host the Broncos in a must-win blockbuster clash at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.
Bennett was the Broncos’ inaugural coach in 1988 and led the club through to the end of the 2008 season. Following stints with the Dragons and Knights, Bennett returned to Red Hill in 2015 and guided the team to a grand final appearance that year.every game of every round this NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo?However things took a turn and he was sensationally sacked via a voice message at the end of 2018.
But Tallis is expecting the emotion to trickle down to the players too given both clubs are Brisbane-based and have been building a rivalry since the Dolphins’ entrance to the competition last season.“When you’re in Brisbane, you know it’s a rugby league city, flags are everywhere, it’s on the radio, So I think the players are under a lot of pressure too,” he said.
The NRL 360 panel raised legitimate things that could be hurting the Dolphins — injuries, an ageing forward pack and lack of depth — but Crawley believes it all comes down to ill-discipline.
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