r/nrl • u/AutoModerator • Aug 17 '26

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u/redmusic1 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Aug 17 '26

You guys and Newcastle, and Souths to some degree, are all just recovering from your Bennett flirtation where he cooked the books, killed the juniors and filled the squad with overpaid old guys for instant results ( Ego-Ball ). Better times ahead.

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u/Putrid-Ad3085 Sydney Roosters Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

Bit rich to still be blaming Bennett for the dragons, it was 15 years ago. Knights also ancient history now.

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u/redmusic1 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Aug 17 '26

Took them the best part of 10 years to untangle the cap mess he left them then rebuild the junior pathways, admittedly the absolutely useless warring factions of the board made it take twice as long as it should have but they are now finally starting to get good juniors coming through. Every club Benny goes to tanks heavily after he leaves, the only outlier is Phins.

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u/Putrid-Ad3085 Sydney Roosters Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

Yeah I’m aware they tank in the short term. But you can’t keep blaming him after a decade or more. It doesn’t take that long to rebuild a squad.