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Message: [QUOTE="FaithinHook, post: 2988743, member: 8300"] [SIZE=6][B]Brisbane assistant coach Jason Demetriou says Broncos players ‘elated’ at Wayne Bennett decision[/B][/SIZE] Broncos assistant coach Jason Demetriou has spoken of his relief at keeping his job and says Brisbane players were elated when Wayne Bennett declared he was staying at Red Hill. The implications for ancillary staff such as Demetriou was one critical impediment to Bennett agreeing to an immediate swap with Souths counterpart Anthony Seibold for the 2019 season. Bennett was locked in delicate talks with Broncos and Souths bosses and made it clear he would not leave until he had clarity on the futures of support staff such as Demetriou and Brisbane high-performance chief Jeremy Hickmans. Broncos players officially launch their pre-season on Monday and were resigned to Bennett joining Souths before he called a team meeting on Friday announcing he was staying loyal. There is some relief, Demetriou said. With all the media attention, we were unsure what was going on and there was definitely some anxiety. But there was a genuine relief in the room when Wayne announced he was staying. The players were elated and they can now look forward and getting on with it. At least everyone can now move forward. From a coaching point of view, everything starts ramping up. All the plans we have in place can be activated now, myself and the players can't wait to get on with it and get excited about 2019. There was a great mood around the place when we heard Wayne was staying, there was an instant lift, so we're ready to get stuck in now for a big season. While Bennett was away in England recently coaching the British national team in a Test series against New Zealand, Demetriou was in Brisbane overseeing the return of the club's younger players. Off-contract at the end of next season, Demetriou is tipped to follow Bennett to Souths in 2020, but insists he is keeping his options open, with his preference to be an NRL head coach. My priority was always my family and wanting to honour my deal with the Broncos, he said. I have another year here and I always wanted to stick around because I love it at this club. The beauty of Wayne staying is we have time to concentrate on next season. My ambition is to be a head coach but this allows me time to see what's out there and what opportunity arises. If I can continue on with Wayne into the future that would be great as well. [URL]https://myaccount.news.com.au/sites/couriermail/subscribe.html?sourceCode=CMWEB_MRE170_a_GGL&mode=premium&dest=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/broncos/brisbane-assistant-coach-jason-demetriou-says-broncos-players-elated-at-wayne-bennett-decision/news-story/45625b8f75231694b34a86e31a0ad3ff&memtype=anonymous[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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