Blunt Bennett admission revealed before epic win

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Wayne Bennett admits helium wasn't excited astir the Dolphins coaching gig successful a clip from Stan Original's three-part documentary.

In the 2nd occurrence of Dawn of the Dolphins, which volition beryllium released to the nationalist connected Monday, imaginativeness is played of Bennett addressing nine unit not agelong aft helium signed connected to manager the enlargement squad past year.

The supercoach, 73, has beauteous overmuch done it each successful rugby league.

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He has 7 premierships, astir 900 games, arsenic good arsenic planetary and State of Origin achievements among his accomplishments.

So however did helium consciousness astir taking connected the enlargement job?

"Some feline asked maine if I was excited, I looked astatine him and I said, 'mate that's the past happening I consciousness is excitement'," Bennett says successful the documentary.

"It's true, I haven't. I haven't felt excitement.

"I volition erstwhile we commencement to play, but I haven't, due to the fact that I cognize what we've got successful beforehand of us.

The Stan Original Documentary Series Dawn of the Dolphins is present streaming, lone connected Stan.

"I cognize however overmuch has got to beryllium done, I cognize what we've got to bash here."

The code to unit happened months earlier the Dolphins kicked disconnected their NRL beingness with a stunning 28-18 triumph implicit the Roosters.

The roadworthy to get to past Sunday's upset triumph was long, and bumpy.

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Bennett had forewarned as overmuch erstwhile helium spoke to the Dolphins staff.

"We'll person guys connected a cardinal dollars travel present to play, we'll person guys connected $100,000, but they volition not beryllium treated immoderate differently," helium said.

"This NRL is simply a full antithetic beast. The unit you're going to get, and the things you're going to spot happen, you haven't seen hap before.

"You've got distant with a full batch of crap here, and nary one's disquieted astir you.

"We privation to physique thing that volition basal the trial of time. You can't get distracted present due to the fact that you're successful the NRL."

The Dolphins adjacent play the Raiders connected Saturday.

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