Wayne Bennett has passed on his advice to FFA boss David Gallop and Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou ahead of the World Cup in Brazil. Source: FoxSports
WAYNE Bennett has done the lot in rugby league. Seven premierships at the Broncos and Dragons, coached the Kangaroos, Kiwis, Queensland and the All-Stars.
Now he's helping out with the Socceroos for their fast approaching World Cup campaign in Brazil.
On Thursday our spies spotted Bennett having lunch with Australia's coach Ange Postecoglou and soccer boss David Gallop.
In the rarefied air at the top of professional sports, there are pressures and challenges that only those in the big jobs can understand.
The lunch was organised by Gallop, who has the odd stoush with Bennett in his rugby league days.
Bennett's history of winning big matches and premierships fits neatly with Ange's thinking.
The Knights coach's renowned ability to constantly regenerate his coaching set up and playing roster would no doubt help Postecoglou in the difficult choices he has to make in picking a World Cup squad.
Who will ever forget Bennett sacking Wally Lewis at the Broncos in 1989.
Now Postecoglou has a similar tough decision to make with his skipper Lucas Neil.
We contacted Bennett to get more detail about what was discussed over lunch but he declined to comment.
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After the lunch, Bennett visited his stricken Knights player Alex McKinnon in the spinal unit at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Half a dozen Knights players were there too. McKinnon is doing well and making slow improvement.
However it's still too early to determine the long term prognosis.
New Fox Sports presenter Tara Rushton. Picture: Toby Zerna Source: News Limited
TARA HITTING FEVER PITCH
THE face of the Fox Sports 'Kick off' show Tara Rushton has taken the big leap from pundit to player.
Rushton has signed up with a grassroots club and now spends Sunday afternoons honing her skills.
The former model has improved out of sight as a media performer and has wowed audiences since joining Fox Sports for this season's A-League coverage.
Russell Packer's former Warriors teammates have visited him in jail. Source: News Limited
WARRIORS GO BUSH TO VISIT PACKER IN PRISON
Russell Packer's former New Zealand Warriors team mates have visited him in jail.
The players hired a car after the recent loss to the Cronulla Sharks to drive to the prison at an undisclosed country town.
Packer last week won an appeal against the severity of his two-year sentence and is up for parole in January.
TEST TICKETS AT THE RIGHT PRICE
THERE'S not many sporting codes where you can see a TEST match for the price of three coffees.
We found these $12.50 tickets on the livingsocial.com website to sit in the Kiwi supporter's bay for the Test against the Kangaroos on May 2.
Good on the NRL for reacting to the fans' concerns and making the game so affordable.
CHOC WILL FIND STRENGTH TO FIGHT ON
Anthony Mundine says he will fight on. Source: News Corp Australia
"I can't go out like that," Mundine said of his loss to Joshua Clottey, "It was one of my poorest performances. I want to go out on my terms.
"It's taken a toll on my body fighting at super welterweight. I don't have the strength.
"I could put a few more pounds on and move to middleweight. I know I've got more to offer.
"I'll take to my team over the next few weeks and we'll come up with a plan but I definitely want to keep fighting."
GALLOP'S THE MAN TO DRAW A CROWD
FOOD for thought … rugby league crowds have plummeted by close to 20 per cent since the great John Grant sacked David Gallop as CEO.
At the same time soccer's A League crowds have risen by more than 30 per cent since Gallop took charge.
The NRL said goodbye to another of Gallop's old executive staff, Shane Mattiske, at a farewell at The Clock Hotel in Surry Hills on Wednesday night.
RAIDERS REQUEST REF BAN
THE Canberra Raiders have written to the NRL requesting that video referee and former interim coach Andrew Dunemann not be appointed to their games.
There is bad blood between the two parties following accusations Dunemann has approached two Raiders players about the possibility of joining a rival club.
Dunemann knows the contract details of all Canberra players from his time as Dave Furner's assistant. CEO Don Furner has written to the NRL's head of football Todd Greenberg about the situation.
SAINT
A FEAST of fabulous Easter sport with the big races at Randwick, a couple of NRL blockbusters at ANZ Stadium and the A-league finals.
SINNER
THE sad departure of Wests Tigers tragic Barry O'Farrell over a bottle of grog, albeit an expensive one. Never has this state had a premier who cared so much about rugby league.
The stars of Monday Night with Matty Johns. Source: Supplied
WINNER
MATTY Johns is on fire with his Monday night show on Fox Sports. Last week's show, which followed the Storm-Dragons thriller, was the highest rating show in Fox Sports history outside of live sports broadcasts. CEO Patrick Delaney and program director Gary Burns were spotted celebrating the figures in a Los Angeles bar on the way home from the U.S. Masters. Typically, Johns palmed off the credit to Gorden Tallis, Nathan Hindmarsh and Bryan Fletcher.
SHOOSH
WHO is the rookie coach so paranoid about leaks getting out of his club that he's threatened to check the phone records of his staff? The same coach also had the girlfriend of one of his player's take down a Facebook post congratulating her man for being named in first grade because he didn't want the opposition to know.
SPOTTED
TEST coach Tim Sheens, holding a Storm cap, deep in conversation with his former Raiders five-eighth Craig Bellamy, long after Monday night's controversial Storm-Dragons game.
ANIMAL ACT
FREDDY Fittler wanted his City Origin team to stay at the Western Plains Zoo in the build-up to the match against Country in Dubbo next month. The fear of 17 elite footy stars sleeping so close to lions, tigers and snakes was too much for NRL officials who chose a local motel instead.
WHISTLEBLOWER
ONE TAB punter loved the refereeing blunder which cost the Dragons victory on Monday night. He (or she) had a 16-leg multi needing Storm to win. The outlay — $5, The collect $11,126.90.
GEM STONED
CHANNEL Nine is no longer showing live NRL on Friday night's into Adelaide on digital channel GEM, much to the disgust of NSW and QLD expats now living in South Australia.
All they get is a replay after midnight.
TACKLE COUNTS
We're loving this new line of footy merchandise — NRL undies produced by a company called Balls & Tackles. That's me modelling the Sharks XL version. I wish. You can find the full range at www.nrlundies.com.au
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