Master coach Wayne Bennett has delivered an icy response after he questioned regarding Kenny Bromwich’s crucial late sin bin.
The 31-year-old backrower collected Rabbitohs winger Taane Milne with an ugly high shot as he attempted to catch a high ball.
Bromwich’s shoulder struck Milne directly on the chin and referee Ashley Klein raised ten fingers and gave the former Storm forward his marching orders.
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The Rabbitohs went on to score three tries in the 10 minutes Bromwich was off the field, adding to their 30 unanswered second half points to secure a 36-14 win.
Bennett has a history of being blunt with media, but the 73-year-old was particularly cold after losing to his former assistant Jason Demetriou.
“Were you surprised by the sin bin, or did you think it was fair?” a reporter asked in the post-match press conference.
“There’s been a lot of sin bins this season,” Bennett said with his arms folded.
“Too many?” the reported said.
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“I haven’t been counting them, but there’s been plenty of them,” Bennett said.
Bennett was then asked about his praise of Cody Walker during the week and the experienced coach said: “Cody (Walker) is one of the most skilful players that I coached”.
Walker recorded three try assists and a four pointer of his own on Thursday night in a playmaking masterclass.
“He was difficult to contain, and I thought he put his stamp on the game, didn’t he?” a reporter asked.
“Yeah sure…. we done?” Bennett said as he left the press conference.
Meanwhile, Demetriou said Bromwich got his tackle “really wrong” and the backrower could be facing a stint on the sidelines.
