Bennett, Dolphins torched for 'really bad' mistake

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The Dolphins' recruitment has been deemed the "poorest I've seen" by league large Scott Sattler aft a winless pre-season run for the NRL newcomers.

Wayne Bennett's broadside drew 22-all with the Cowboys earlier receiving a 40-16 drubbing astatine the hands of the Titans to circular retired the pre-season.

Sattler, who won a premiership with the Panthers, criticised a deficiency of marquee signings made by Bennett's nine earlier its NRL entry.

"There were immoderate existent marquee players connected the marketplace that they could person tried to entice," Sattler told SEN.

"They didn't instrumentality a recruitment mindset going into getting the 17th (NRL) licence, they conscionable spoke astir however overmuch wealth they had.

"But your archetypal mates of years person got to beryllium truly important astir aboriginal signings and bringing those marquee players to your club, truthful however you're seen from the extracurricular from the archetypal time is truly important."

Bennett attempted to lure the likes of Cameron Munster, Kalyn Ponga and Reece Walsh to the club, but each 3 declined the invitation, with Munster and Ponga remaining astatine their respective clubs, portion Walsh joined the Brisbane Broncos instead.

Despite the cardinal signings of Jesse and Kenny Bromwich, Felise Kaufusi and Anthony Milford, Sattler has doubts implicit whether the Dolphins volition people capable points to triumph games successful their debut season.

"I've got to say, the Dolphins' recruitment has been immoderate of the poorest recruitment I've seen successful rugby league," helium said.

"(It's) really, truly atrocious recruitment, I mean, they've got large experienced forwards that are going to support them successful the conflict defensively but wherever their points are going to travel from, I don't know.

"A batch of their players, I mean if you were looking for positions and to motion players, determination wouldn't beryllium galore players from the Redcliffe Dolphins that you'd look astatine to effort and instrumentality from them to bring to your club."

The Dolphins look a stiff task successful their archetypal NRL outing erstwhile they look the Sydney Roosters astatine Suncorp Stadium successful circular one.

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