Bennett is the good cop Souths need – but can’t be trusted with their future

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If Souths do land Bennett as expected, those in charge at the Rabbitohs will need to make sure they don’t make the mistakes that created the mess they presently find themselves in.Bennett can’t be allowed to appoint his successor, nor can he have too much say in the roster. Instead, he believed the club was working behind his back and had already appointed Kevin Walters – a suspicion that didn’t come true, with the job going to Anthony Seibold.

“Craig, well done — that’s great,” he said. “But it’s not about them, it’s about these boys in here …As Gorden Tallis, who was in the room, has told me: “You wouldn’t treat your assistants like that, would you? Craig Bellamy handled it like the professional that he was.” Bennett is prehistoric in comparison to the young, free-spirited players he coaches, but he gets them onside by playing the dag, by being Grandpa Simpson.

Souths chief executive Blake Solly was bombarded with tough questions at an all-in media session at Heffron Park on Wednesday, and he handled them with typical aplomb.

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