The former coach has broken his silence on his dismissal from the club.
On May 11,while the rugby league world poked fun at the Eels for not pursuing Bennett’s services,club bosses boarded a flight to Brisbane to meet him at his farm.
Brad Arthur’s tenure as Eels head coach is over following a poor start to the 2024 season – but Wayne Bennett won’t be replacing him at Parramatta.
He’s in career-best form and in contention for a Dally M Medal,but the departing St George Illawarra star said he had been unsettled as far back as the pre-season.
All the focus is on Brad Arthur and the Eels’ position on the NRL ladder,but things aren’t looking rosy under the surface either.
Good judges are convinced Dylan Brown is not a No.7 – so what do the Eels do for the next two months without Mitchell Moses?
The teenage whiz kid was getting his school lunch still packed for him five months ago. But on Monday,he came back to haunt his junior club in just his third NRL game before a bitter aftertaste.
Blaize Talagi had a dream NRL debut with a win and try for the Eels. But as an under-age star,a serious health issue stifled his development.
The minor premiership door is wide open for the Broncos - but that will be the least of Ivan Cleary’s concerns with doubt over whether his star five-eighth will play again this season.
Coaching against his son for the first time this weekend isn’t the stressful experience you’d think it might be for Parramatta coach Brad Arthur.
On the final day before Brad Fittler picks his NSW team to save the State of Origin series,one of his old favourites tormented the Bulldogs.