Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 1st January, 1950
- Current Age
- 76 years and 86 days
- Place Of Birth
- Allora, Queensland, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Dally M Coach Of The Year
- 1987, 2000, 2015
- RLIF Coach Of The Year
- 2005, 2010
- National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
- 2024
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Bob Bennett
- Uncle
- Eddie Brosnan
- Son-in-law
- Ben Ikin
- Brother-in-law
- Phil Veivers
- Greg Veivers
- Father-in-law
- Jack Veivers
Coaching Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 35 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 65.71% | List | |||||||
| Other International Matches | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| Anzac Tests | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| Tri-Nations | - | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60.00% | List | |||||||
| World Cup | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||||
| Four Nations | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| State of Origin | - | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 52.00% | List | |||||||
| Club Career - Australia | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| BRL/NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership | - | 963 | 586 | 363 | 14 | 60.85% | List | |||||||
| BRL/NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Finals | - | 74 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 51.35% | List | |||||||
| Anzac Cup | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | |||||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 78.95% | List | |||||||
| Other | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| World Club Challenge | - | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | |||||||
| Charity Shield - AUS | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
| All Stars | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
| NRL Pre-Season | - | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37.50% | List | |||||||
| QRL | - | 170 | 87 | 80 | 3 | 51.18% | List | |||||||
| Overall | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| First Class | 1223 | 775 | 528 | 20 | 63.37% | List | ||||||||
Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Australia | 1998, 2004-05 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 73.33% | List | |||||||
| England | 2016-18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75% | List | |||||||
| Great Britain | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
| Overall | 1998-2019 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 62.86% | List | |||||||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Australia | 1998-2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| England | 2016-2017 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Ipswich | 1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
| QLD | 1986-88, 1998, 2001-03, 2020 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 52.00% | List | |||||||
| QLD Resident Maroons | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
| QLD Firsts | 1987 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| QLD (SL) | 1997 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| All Golds | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| NRL | 2010-13, 2015-16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
| Overall | 1976-2020 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
BRL/NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Southern Suburbs | BRL 1977 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| Southern Suburbs | BRL 1978 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 42.86% | List | |||||||
| Southern Suburbs | BRL 1979 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| Past Christian Bros | BRL 1980 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 63.64% | List | |||||||
| Past Christian Bros | BRL 1981 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 23.81% | List | |||||||
| Past Christian Bros | BRL 1982 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 28.57% | List | |||||||
| Southern Suburbs | BRL 1984 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 62.50% | List | |||||||
| Southern Suburbs | BRL 1985 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 73.91% | List | |||||||
| Canberra | NSWRL 1987 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 60.71% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NSWRL 1988 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 63.64% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NSWRL 1989 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 60.87% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NSWRL 1990 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68.00% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NSWRL 1991 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 59.09% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NSWRL 1992 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NSWRL 1993 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 76.92% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NSWRL 1994 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 58.33% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | ARL 1995 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 70.83% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | ARL 1996 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 73.91% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | Super League 1997 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 80.00% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 1998 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 1999 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 52.00% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2000 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 72.41% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2001 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 51.72% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2002 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 65.38% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2003 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 48.00% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2004 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 61.54% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2005 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 57.69% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2006 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 60.71% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2007 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 44.00% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2008 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 57.69% | List | |||||||
| St Geo Illa | NRL 2009 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 65.38% | List | |||||||
| St Geo Illa | NRL 2010 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 74.07% | List | |||||||
| St Geo Illa | NRL 2011 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 53.85% | List | |||||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2012 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41.67% | List | |||||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2013 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 51.85% | List | |||||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2014 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41.67% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2015 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 70.37% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2016 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 61.54% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2017 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 62.96% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2018 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2019 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 62.96% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2020 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2021 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 81.48% | List | |||||||
| Dolphins | NRL 2023 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||||||
| Dolphins | NRL 2024 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 45.83% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2025 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2026 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
BRL/NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Southern Suburbs | 1977-79, 1984-85 | 113 | 64 | 48 | 1 | 56.64% | List | |||||||
| Past Christian Bros | 1980-82 | 57 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 40.35% | List | |||||||
| Canberra | 1987 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 60.71% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | 1988-08, 2015-18 | 631 | 402 | 217 | 12 | 63.71% | List | |||||||
| St Geo Illa | 2009-11 | 79 | 51 | 27 | 1 | 64.56% | List | |||||||
| Newcastle | 2012-14 | 75 | 34 | 40 | 1 | 45.33% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | 2019-21, 2025-26 | 102 | 62 | 40 | 0 | 60.78% | List | |||||||
| Dolphins | 2023-24 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 41.67% | List | |||||||
| Overall | 1977-2026 | 1133 | 673 | 443 | 17 | 59.40% | List | |||||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Bill Bates, Stephen Bell, Rugby League Tables
Your Say
15/09/2023
Ben Aiken is x son inlaw
26/05/2024
Did wayne Bennett coach a Qld police academy team which didn't have a try scored against them all season.And they played against Norths,souths,East's,wests,Wynnum manly,valleys,Redcliffe and brothers..In the under 18s comp.
08/08/2024
He is a very good coach
25/08/2025
GOAT Coach
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