Wayne Bennett

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 1st January, 1950
Current Age
74 years and 262 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

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

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Competitions

Competition     Games W L D Win %  
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 - 1 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Great Britain - 4 0 4 0 0.00% List
Four Nations - 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
Internationals - 1 1 0 0 100.00% List
State of Origin - 25 13 11 1 52.00% List
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - 936 575 347 14 61.43% List
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Finals - 74 38 36 0 51.35% List
Anzac Cup - 3 3 0 0 100.00% List
World Club Challenge - 6 3 3 0 50.00% List
All Stars - 6 3 3 0 50.00% List
Midweek Cup - 10 6 4 0 60.00% List
Challenge Cup AU - 19 15 4 0 78.95% List
NRL Pre-Season - 4 1 2 1 25.00% List


International

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
Overall1998-2019   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


Representative

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 Firsts 1987   3 2 1 0 66.67% List
NRL 2010-13, 2015-16   6 3 3 0 50.00% List
Overall1976-2020   35 18 16 1 51.43% List


Club Career

NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Games W L D Win %  
Canberra NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup   28 17 11 0 60.71% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup   22 14 8 0 63.64% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup   23 14 9 0 60.87% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup   25 17 7 1 68.00% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1991 Winfield Cup   22 13 9 0 59.09% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1992 Winfield Cup   24 20 4 0 83.33% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1993 Winfield Cup   26 20 6 0 76.92% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1994 Winfield Cup   24 14 9 1 58.33% List
Brisbane ARL 1995 Winfield Cup   24 17 7 0 70.83% List
Brisbane ARL 1996 Optus Cup   23 17 6 0 73.91% List
Brisbane Super League 1997 Telstra Cup   20 16 3 1 80.00% List
Brisbane 1998 NRL Premiership   28 21 6 1 75.00% List
Brisbane 1999 NRL Premiership   25 13 10 2 52.00% List
Brisbane 2000 NRL Telstra Premiership   29 21 6 2 72.41% List
Brisbane 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership   29 15 13 1 51.72% List
Brisbane 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership   26 17 8 1 65.38% List
Brisbane 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership   25 12 13 0 48.00% List
Brisbane 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership   26 16 9 1 61.54% List
Brisbane 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership   26 15 11 0 57.69% List
Brisbane 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership   28 17 11 0 60.71% List
Brisbane 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership   25 11 14 0 44.00% List
Brisbane 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership   26 15 10 1 57.69% List
St George Illawarra 2009 NRL Telstra Premiership   26 17 9 0 65.38% List
St George Illawarra 2010 NRL Telstra Premiership   27 20 7 0 74.07% List
St George Illawarra 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership   26 14 11 1 53.85% List
Newcastle 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership   24 10 14 0 41.67% List
Newcastle 2013 NRL Telstra Premiership   27 14 12 1 51.85% List
Newcastle 2014 NRL Telstra Premiership   24 10 14 0 41.67% List
Brisbane 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership   27 19 8 0 70.37% List
Brisbane 2016 NRL Telstra Premiership   26 16 10 0 61.54% List
Brisbane 2017 NRL Telstra Premiership   27 17 10 0 62.96% List
Brisbane 2018 NRL Telstra Premiership   25 15 10 0 60.00% List
South Sydney 2019 NRL Telstra Premiership   27 17 10 0 62.96% List
South Sydney 2020 NRL Telstra Premiership   21 12 9 0 57.14% List
South Sydney 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership   27 22 5 0 81.48% List
Dolphins 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership   24 9 15 0 37.50% List
Dolphins 2024 NRL Telstra Premiership   24 11 13 0 45.83% List

NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Games W L D Win %  
Canberra 1987   28 17 11 0 60.71% List
Brisbane 1988-08, 2015-18   631 402 217 12 63.71% List
St George Illawarra 2009-11   79 51 27 1 64.56% List
Newcastle 2012-14   75 34 40 1 45.33% List
South Sydney 2019-21   75 51 24 0 68.00% List
Dolphins 2023-24   48 20 28 0 41.67% List
Overall1987-2024   936 575 347 14 61.43% List

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  • Basil
    15/09/2023

    Ben Aiken is x son inlaw

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio