South Sydney utility Benji Marshall has revealed the Wayne Bennett sledge that changed the way he approached his game. Marshall was heavily praised for his impact off the Bunnies interchange bench against Melbourne, playing a key hand in two tries and giving the side veteran leadership as they came back from a huge deficit to be in the game in the final ten minutes. Marshall claims he never would have ended up with South Sydney if it wasn't for his wife Zoe, who said 'why don't you give Wayne a call?'. The rest is history as Marshall took the the last roster spot on the Rabbitohs' player list after the club allowed Corey Allan to leave and join the Bulldogs. Marshall said it wasn't easy calling Bennett but realised that if anyone knew how he conducted business it was the master coach. Bennett and Beni had teamed up at international level, and the coach was a huge figure in leading the Kiwis to a shock Four Nations tournament win over Australia in the final. The playmaker believes the first team meeting Bennett had with the Kiwis had a massive impact on the side and himself personally.
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