'You write it': Question Bennett refused to answer

Dolphins supercoach Wayne Bennett was successful nary temper to sermon inconsistencies with the NRL judiciary erstwhile helium was peppered with questions by journalists connected Thursday.

The contented is successful the spotlight erstwhile again pursuing Dolphins hitman Felise Kaufusi having a three-game prohibition accrued to four, having failed to downgrade a unsafe interaction complaint connected Tuesday night.

Kaufusi was deed with a people 2 complaint aft rushing retired of the antiaircraft enactment to whack Knights playmaker Jackson Hastings precocious and successful the backmost connected Friday night.

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But critics person highlighted a akin offence by Roosters centre Joseph Suaalii the week prior, which was deemed a lesser grade and carried nary suspension astatine all.

When Bennett fronted media up of Friday's all-Brisbane blockbuster astatine Suncorp Stadium, helium was asked for his sentiment connected the matter.

Dolphins manager Wayne Bennett talks to the media astatine Suncorp Stadium. (Getty)

"I'm not going to speech astir that today, that's not what I'm present for," helium said.

"We've got a crippled to play time and I don't privation to distract ourselves from what we're doing."

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When the journalists refused to fto the contented die, the seasoned manager became testy.

"I've got an sentiment connected tons of things, but I don't privation to stock them with you," helium quipped.

"We moved on. The determination is 4 weeks, present we've got to get connected with our football.

"I don't cognize what portion you don't understand, I'm not going to reply it. I don't privation to marque that a header today.

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"You constitute it, it's your prerogative. You don't request my help.

"You tin speech arsenic agelong arsenic you similar but thing changes. He got 4 weeks and we've got to get done without him, truthful let's determination on."

Bennett confirmed Poasa Faamausili volition travel into the line-up to regenerate the suspended Kaufusi, who had been 1 of the enlargement team's champion players done their unbeaten opening 3 rounds.

Even with the hitman's absence, Friday night's caller Brisbane derby promises to beryllium a mouthwatering brushwood for a fig of reasons.

The 2 teams are yet to beryllium beaten this play and beryllium atop the NRL ladder - a daze to astir considering the Dolphins were expected to beryllium bottommost dwellers this year.

The crippled besides holds other value for Bennett, who was the inaugural manager of the Broncos successful 1988 and led the nine to six premierships.

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He is present the inaugural manager of the Dolphins - Brisbane's 2nd NRL squad - and says Friday nighttime volition clasp a peculiar spot successful his heart.

"(It means) a large deal. Rugby league has been my beingness and I've done the champion I tin to marque a publication to it, arsenic a subordinate and arsenic a coach," helium said.

"It's beauteous peculiar (coaching the Dolphins against the Broncos).

"Suncorp? I came present arsenic a 16-year-old constabulary cadet, it's ever been my location ground.

"I sat determination day aft afternoon, hoping 1 time to play. You could spot Lang Park from the constabulary barracks, and I lived successful the constabulary barracks for six years.

"There wasn't a time went by that I didn't privation to play oregon beryllium a portion of it."

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