In Part V, we look at Bennett's legacy as a mentor for NRL coaches and his role in the careers of Craig Bellamy, Jason Demetriou, Kristian Woolf and dozens of others who have worked or played under him before moving into coaching.
Others include Danny Buderus, Laurie Daley, Michael Hancock, Mathew Head, Jason Hetherington, Justin Hodges, Dean Lance, Terry Matterson, Wes Naiqama, Brad Thorn, Ben Walker and Shane Walker.Of those, Bellamy has been the most successful; steering Melbourne to nine grand final appearances since 2006, of which the club won six but later had the 2007 and 2009 titles stripped for salary cap breaches.
“I really enjoyed working with the players, like Gorden Tallis, Allan Langer, Shane Webcke, Brad Thorn and all those guys. They were really hard workers and great guys to work with, so I really enjoyed my time there.”A shoulder injury limited Bellamy to six games in Bennett’s sole season at Canberra in 1987, and he spent most of his playing career under Don Furner snr and Tim Sheens, who has overseen the second most NRL games.“To do what he has done is remarkable,” Bellamy said.
“Probably at that time I just thought coaching was coaching and you coach footy. Wayne had a little bit of a different way of going about that and managing people. Woolf is the latest coach to work under Bennett as part of a succession plan for him to take charge of the Dolphins in 2025, similar to his handover to Jason Demetriou at Souths last year.©Nathan Hopkins/NRL Photos
He has got a great ability in terms of the messages that he gives, and he is always on point with that - with his timing but also the delivery.
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