The St Helens halfback will arrive in Australia as one of the Rabbitohs’ highest-profile recruits in years - and there has been a huge show of faith from the embattled club.
History offers mixed results regarding coaches who return to their former clubs,and nostalgia has a tendency to distort the reality of past break-ups.
The super coach craves immediate success,but do the Rabbitohs have a squad capable of delivering it?
Wayne Bennett and Michael Cheika have both shown interest in coaching South Sydney,starting from the completion of this season.
Wayne Bennett is a proven winner,but the long-term future of the Rabbitohs can’t be left in his hands.
Rabbitohs chief executive Blake Solly also said on Wednesday that the club will speak to the Wayne Bennett about a possible return.
Ivan Henjak,Steve Price,Rick Stone and Anthony Seibold have all had the unenviable task of succeeding Wayne Bennett. As sacked Souths coach Jason Demetriou has discovered,it usually doesn’t end well.
Russell Crowe wanted his representatives to fight against the coach’s firing. Five hours later,Jason Demetriou’s exit was unanimous. This is their coaching hit-list.
After earning the past two wooden spoons,running the Wests Tigers is arguably the toughest gig in Australian sport. However,Shane Richardson has a bold plan for success.
South Sydney chairman Nick Pappas says the coach will be given time – if he can get his team to lift. But have the Rabbitohs stopped playing for him?
There is only one man who can pull South Sydney out of the mire while Bennett has unfinished business - with himself and Souths.