Should Wayne Bennett be an Immortal coach? | Wide World of Sports

[@whitebuffulo]

Resounding yes, what he has done for the game moulding and influencing young men in a very positive way. His name and legacy will be remembered more so than some immortals already.

[@spaceinvader992]

Yes, he's been one of the most influential coaches of rugby league in its history. To Coach winning teams across all levels of the game including tests is second to none.

[@Giveme1goodreason]

Yes. Obviously. Him and jack Gibson. I’d argue everyone in the team of the century should immortal. They’ve already been declared the best in their position for an entire century. Jack Gibson and Wayne Bennett should be immortals too. I can’t think what more he would have to do.

[@FREE_SKAPA9]

bro someone said he had to coach the warriors to be the greatest 🤣🤣 ffs

[@sloppygoo]

Yes two decades ago. His stint at the 90s broncos the best any coach ever and he’s had a mountain of other achievements across all rep formats too

[@clutch7548]

The 90s doesnt seal it, those teams were stacked to the brim of international level talent Getting the most out of underdog teams and players, thats his greatest legacy i think. He gets players to perform at their best.

[@Giveme1goodreason]

@@clutch7548 those teams were built by Wayne and became stars under Wayne. Don’t pretend it was handed to him. Those players all became stars under Wayne.

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

@@Giveme1goodreason Yep they were star studded teams rippling with Origin players and by 1990 they had 13 internationals at the Broncos .Bennett had a mountain of talent to work with from day 1 when the the Broncos hoovered up the best of the best from the Brisbane comp with a few Sydney siders in the club too. A capital city of 1.3 million people at the time with 1 club and a tonne of talent to burn , yeah Wayne Bennett had blokes who were already stars in their own right in the first place .

[@avrahamgoyenstein5117]

Yup. Uninformed, sub par evaluators of the game will tell you that Bennett is over rated because of the star power in those 90s teams, however those in the know understand that those same players, in most cases, wouldn't have been stars if they weren't playing for Wayne.

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

@@avrahamgoyenstein5117 Sub par evaluators ? According to whose metric- yours ? 😂 Well constructed observation , mostly fluff of course , masquerading as coming from a higher level of Rugby League awareness. Those in "the know " understand the difference between reading simple facts, as opposed to finding some kind of backhanded criticism .

[@hombrealfisti3997]

Obviously YES!

[@percyfree9831]

Rekon so Immortal for Wayne, love to see Coote and Ken Irvine get there already for me Immortal status,

[@Jasedabass]

Of course. An immortal team needs an immortal coach & thats Bennett 💯

[@craigpilgrim5793]

I grew up playing rugby league for Redcliffe Dolphins-great club. Dolphins kill sharks, but are killed by Orcas (which are not whales, but ironically a member of the dolphin family). A new N.R.L. club called The Orcas??

[@FREE_SKAPA9]

wellington orcas are a thing 👀😂

[@MusMasi]

Yes

[@CJH94]

💯%

[@jimmurihiku8009]

It's not even a debate.

[@braxle1181]

Is that even a question? OF COURSE! 🤣

[@JontyPeters-q9h]

Only one coach deserves immortal status and it’s Ricky Stuart

[@m3rl707]

He's a decent coach but his resume is much less impressive than Bennett or even Bellamy

[@JontyPeters-q9h]

@@m3rl707 Ricky is god

[@jettstream2886]

😂

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

The "weak gutted dogs " would never allow Ricky to reach immortal status . 🐶

[@ITaps-pj1jr]

What type of question is this.. he should have been there already.

[@SilkySkillsUnited]

The term Immortal has lost all meaning. Now, apparently all you have to do is be good at footy before people start calling you a future immortal 😑

[@samgreer8274]

Of course he should be

[@nickrad6966]

Queensland teams coming into form before Origin

[@0M4REDITZ]

Yeah ofc

[@rabbits77]

Yes and do a statue that can double as scott minto

[@macfin4862]

If he can get the dolphins to a grand final I think absolutely

[@johnmadden6482]

name one more successful coach?

[@wperfect]

@@johnmadden6482 billy slater

[@maducrutz9384]

@@wperfect 🤦‍♂️

[@wperfect]

@@maducrutz9384 brett Finch's wife

[@s2561828]

Well if he isn't, who is?

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

Not before Jack Gibson .

[@victorramirez3148]

It’s a no brainer

[@avrahamgoyenstein5117]

Oh boy, judging by how salty Knights fans are on places like LU, this vid must have a couple of them seething. Was very convenient having old man Wayne to blame for all their failures. Some even tried to convince me that Nathan Brown is a better coach. 🤣

[@bluelabel774]

Is that even a question

[@teariki-barefist2932]

Watching him swear at training wouldn't be Couch.

[@jinjaman101]

Wot I thought he was??

[@youareawesome5236]

Uncle Wayne, Rabbits n Sterlo.

[@AshleyJOsborne]

If you ignore reality, his knights stint, sure.

[@Giveme1goodreason]

Oh yes that horrible time he took them within 1 game of the grand final, and the following year had the season smashed to pieces by garbage ownership and a player breaking his neck. All so very clearly Wayne’s fault. So much so that all the players still sing his praises.

[@jimmartin9704]

And one for the ball boys also, come on immortal is for players, hall of fame yes

[@cheyne198]

Yes

[@shauntaylor9503]

Yes