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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2607762, member: 1899"] A very bittersweet moment. The boys are back in town. It was inevitable that Wayne would return to Brisbane and choosing now to do so suggests that he feels the end of his career is nigh and has chosen to finish what he started with the Broncos. I have a lot of time for Bennett as a coach and will be very interested to see what he makes of the current roster and how he plans to win a premiership with it because make no mistake about it, a 8th premiership would be the only premiership he needs. I feel for Anthony Griffin. He'll be remembered as a failure at the Broncos, just another factor in the post-Lockyer years who failed to get the most out of his team. A mere Bennett knock off if you will. Under Hook, the Broncos very rarely surrendered, they fought to the bitter end even when the execution was off. Hook never lied, the effort more often than not was always there but unfortunately the team lacked guidance and confidence. As beneficial as Hook had been to a lot of these players careers at both the Dolphins and at the Broncos NYC side where I believe his legacy should be remembered as he was very very good at those levels. At the end of the day, I believe the prevaling thought on Griffin's career is that certain coaches are great at certain levels but the NRL competition is a different beast entirely. Very few coaches have succesful careers and while all you can do is give them a shot, more often than not, it's a complete lottery in terms of how they'll perform. Some coaches inherit a side filled with fantastic players, others have to basically rebuild a side. The way I see it, there was only one viable alternative to Griffin, and that was Bennett. Sure, there could be a greater coach out there, somewhere, but it was always going to be a risky situation. Under Bennett, a succession plan can be put into place and instead of half-assing it like they did last time by appointing a third-rate Henjak, the coach will be sure of their standing and their ability to coach the side. At least as long as the Price is right. [/QUOTE]

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