All eyes are on South Sydney for one last possible move in the NRL coaching merry-go-round after Wayne Bennett was given assurances he would remain at Brisbane in 2019. Already signed to join South Sydney in a swap with Anthony Seibold for 2020, Bennett met with Broncos chairman Karl Morris on Saturday morning to discuss his more immediate future. The outcome of that meeting is that Bennett will not be pushed out of the last year of his contract, allowing him to see out his 26th and final year at the Broncos.
It also means Seibold won't be able to join Brisbane next season, leaving him to spend another year at Redfern unless pressure mounts against him. Bennett had long maintained he wanted to remain at the Broncos next year, while any forced early exit would likely have come at the cost of $1 million to Brisbane. "I asked him what was happening in 2019 and he said: 'Nothing has changed Wayne. I gave you a commitment you would be here in 2019 and that is the way it is going to remain'," Bennett told NRL.com of his meeting with Morris. "There were a lot of rumours and innuendo flying around but the bottom line is that he has put that to rest and we can all move forward."
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