Wayne Bennett

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 1st January, 1950
Current Age
74 years and 77 days
Place Of Birth
Allora, Queensland, Australia

Awards & Accolades

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

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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Competitions

Competition   Games W L D Win %  
State of Origin 25 13 11 1 52.00% List
NRL 914 564 335 15 61.71% List
NRL Finals 74 38 36 0 51.35% List
National Panasonic Cup 5 4 1 0 80.00% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 4 4 0 0 100.00% List
World Club Challenge 7 3 4 0 42.86% List
Anzac Tests 2 2 0 0 100.00% List
Tri-Nations 10 6 3 1 60.00% List
Anzac Cup 3 3 0 0 100.00% List
All Stars 6 3 3 0 50.00% List
Four Nations 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
Internationals 1 1 0 0 100.00% List
World Cup 6 4 2 0 66.67% List
Tour Matches Great Britain 4 0 4 0 0.00% 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 %  
QLD 1986-88, 1998, 2001-03, 2020 25 13 11 1 52.00% List
NRL 2010-13, 2015-16 6 3 3 0 50.00% List
Overall1986-2020 31 16 14 1 51.61% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season Games W L D Win %  
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
Souths NRL 2019 27 17 10 0 62.96% List
Souths NRL 2020 21 12 9 0 57.14% List
Souths NRL 2021 27 22 5 0 81.48% List
Dolphins NRL 2023 24 9 15 0 37.50% List
Dolphins NRL 2024 2 0 1 1 0.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - 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 Geo Illa 2009-11 79 51 27 1 64.56% List
Newcastle 2012-14 75 34 40 1 45.33% List
Souths 2019-21 75 51 24 0 68.00% List
Dolphins 2023-24 26 9 16 1 34.62% List
Overall1987-2024 914 564 335 15 61.71% List

Your Say

  • Basil
    15/09/2023

    Ben Aiken is x son inlaw

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