Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett has warned that Felise Kaufusi ought to “stay out of my way for a couple of days” after the second-rower’s trio of dropped balls throughout Friday night’s victory over the Newcastle Knights.
The NRL’s seventeenth membership are celebrating a third-consecutive win to start out their inaugural season, defeating the Knights 36-20 win at McDonald Jones Stadium regardless of what Bennett described as some “rubbish” soccer.
Kaufusi was placed on report twice and sin-binned through the Round 3 contest, placing the Tongan worldwide liable to lacking subsequent weekend’s highly-anticipated derby in opposition to the Brisbane Broncos.
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The 30-year-old was placed on report for a excessive sort out within the 63rd minute after which handed his marching orders 5 minutes later for a late shot on Newcastle halfback Jackson Hastings, who was despatched for a HIA.
When requested within the post-match press convention whether or not he was involved Kaufusi could possibly be unavailable subsequent week, Bennett claimed he was extra nervous concerning the veteran ahead’s dealing with errors.
“I’m more concerned with his three dropped balls than anything else,” Bennett smirked.
“He shouldn’t be (happy with his game).
“He wants to stay out of my way for a couple of days. I have no doubt he won’t be happy to see my face.”
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Bennett branded the Dolphins’ scrappy efficiency as their worst within the season thus far, describing the 16-point triumph as “the good, the bad and the ugly”.
“The good was the 30-something points we scored, and the bad was the 20 we gave up, and there was a lot of rubbish in between,” Bennett stated.
“Of the three games it certainly would have been our poorest performance tonight, but we still managed to hang in there, which we‘re good at doing and getting a result our way.
“You can’t ask for more than that. I think we all know the consequences of 0-3, so it’s a good place to be.”
Attention shifts in direction of subsequent weekend’s conflict with Bennett’s former membership at Suncorp Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm AEDT on Friday, March 24.
“There’s no pressure this week. It’s (the derby) the easiest game in the world to coach,” Bennett stated.
“Everybody wants to play in it. If you’re a football player you want to be there at the best stadium in Australia. I don’t think anyone will need motivating to be there.”
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