The top eight won’t be decided until the last siren of the NRL season. And Wayne Bennett is settling family business along the way.
and “settle all family business” as the Knights and Dolphins square off next Sunday to decide the last top eight spot in the final game of the NRL regular season.
The 2024 campaigns of St George Illawarra, Brisbane and Canberra all ended up buried beneath a 36-14, Kalyn Ponga-inspired victory that kept Newcastle’s own unlikely finals hopes alive. When it was put to him that the key trio hadn’t trained in those positions leading into the Battle of Brisbane, the 74-year-old only smirked and offered, “I will have to talk to those players. They’re talking too much.”before rejecting a multi-million dollar offer to be the Dolphins’ inaugural marquee player, will hold as much influence next Sunday.
If it’s Cronulla that draws that unenviable road trip, a Saturday week one finals fixture looms given they’re playing the Manly next Sunday. If it’s the Roosters,Meanwhile, the winner of Friday’s Bulldogs-Cowboys clash will claim fifth place and a home final in week one.
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