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Message: [QUOTE="mal, post: 2365305, member: 1762"] [b]Re: is the master coming home[/b] [b]AP's life as we know it[/b] 1983 - Bennett coaches Queensland Police Academy Under 18s to a Premiership AP: "He will never win a Premiership with in a semi-decent league, anyone can win at that level" 1984 - Bennett takes over Souths and takes them to the BRL Grand Final but loses. AP: "See, he's shit- told you he wouldn't" 1985 - Bennett coaches Souths to a BRL Premiership against a team with the likes of Wally Lewis and Gene Miles AP: "Any coach could do that BRL is a minnow competition and Lewis and Gene Miles were shit- He could never hack it at the top level" 1987 - Bennett along with Don Furner joins Raiders who had only won 8 times in 1985 and much the same with 1986. Even though boasting the likes of Mal Meninga, Gary Belcher and Steve Walters. 1987 - Along with wining the State of Origin Series he and Furner coached the Raiders to their first Grand Final appearance, although they lost. AP: "See, told you- Can't hack it at any elite level- even with the likes of Meninga, Belcher and Walters- couldn't turn a team of champions into a champion team if he tried." 1988 - Joins Broncos - Coaches QLD to a 3-0 whitewash of NSW then retires as Origin coach to focus on Broncos. 1992 - Wayne Bennett wins his first Premiership with Broncos. A club only 4 years old. AP: "Fluke." 1993 - Wayne Bennett wins his second Premiership with the Broncos. 1994 - People who know what they are talking about award Bennett the Medal of Order of Australia "in recognition of service to the sport of Rugby League, particularly as coach of the Brisbane Broncos". AP: "Grumbles." AP: "See, hasn't one anything for a while. His true colours are showing." 1997 - Bennett's Broncos defects to Super League. AP: "Now he's gone to a league without competition, only way he can win a Premiership." 1997 - Bennett wins Super League Premiership. AP: "Told ya..." 1998 - Bennett's Broncos rejoin the newly formed NRL. AP: "Now he's fucked.." 1998 - Bennett's Broncos win NRL Premiership. AP: "All Alan Langer, any team with Alfie would win." 1999 - Langer anounces his retiredment. AP: "No more Premierships for the Broncos!" 2000 - Bennett wins another Premiership with the Broncos. 2000 - Bennett receives the Australian Sports Medal for "significant contribution to the development of sport" AP disappears. 2001 - 2005 - Bennett coaches his teams to finals appearances but no premiership AP: "He's shit- plays boring football. Not a good coach, past his best." 2006 - Bennett wins a Premiership with a team many would not expect to do it. AP: "Melbourne had a bad night. Bulldogs choked. etc etc. Luck of the irish." 2008 - Bennett announces he will be coaching St George Illawara as of the 2009 season. AP: "He won't win anything there- a bunch of chokers. Only coach who could get anything out of that team would be Bellamy." 2009 - Bennett turns Dragons into defensive unit in the competition. Dragons win minor premiership but bow out to the Broncos in the Semi- Final. AP: "See, bunch of chokers. They'll never win a premiership. Bennett is just not good enough." 2010 - Bennett coaches Dragons to their first Premiership in 31 years. AP: "Of course he did- they are a bunch of NSW and QLD Reps. He inherited a team of the best players in the NRL. He could do that with any team..." ... to be continued ... [/QUOTE]

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