Dolphins expected to unveil inaugural NRL coach

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Wayne Bennett is expected to beryllium unveiled arsenic the inaugural manager of the Dolphins this morning, with the nine to marque a "major announcement" astatine 10:30am (Queensland time).

The NRL announced past week that the Dolphins had won the contention to participate the NRL successful 2023, beating disconnected bids from the Firehawks and Jets to go the 4th Queensland squad successful the competition.

It's the archetypal clip a caller nine has been admitted since Gold Coast re-joined the contention successful 2007.

Bennett has been wide linked to the role, having expressed a tendency to instrumentality to Queensland aft his declaration with Souths finished this season.

He said past week that helium was "99 per cent" definite a woody to manager the Dolphins would beryllium agreed aft gathering with nine officials.

"Long, bully meeting. Really pleased with it," Bennett said.

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"We haven't finalised thing yet, it's heading successful the close direction.

"There's a mates of things we person to benignant out, but there's thing major.

"I'm 99 per cent definite we volition get it each worked out."

Wayne Bennett (Getty)

Bennett is expected to manager the broadside for astatine slightest the archetypal 2 seasons successful the NRL, successful 2023 and 2024.

Attention volition present crook to the club's roster, with players coming disconnected declaration astatine the extremity of 2022 capable to motion with the Dolphins from November 1.

The 71-year-old Bennett knows precisely what's progressive successful mounting up a team, having served arsenic the manager of the Brisbane Broncos erstwhile they entered the contention successful 1988, a relation helium held until 2008.

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