Bennett says that he stays up until he hears otherwise

Wayne Bennett met with the Brisbane players to advise them. He still intends to honor his contract for next year.

He talked about his coaching future at a press conference at Broncos headquarters.

When asked why he was staying, he replied: "It's the same thing that convinced me in the first place, the staff, the players, the fans.

"[Broncos chairman] Karl Morris supported me from start to finish, he told me that he wanted my presence here for 2019. "

When asked if he could still part with the Broncos later in the day, he added, "There is always a possibility.

"I set a deadline to ensure that today 's day was well advanced.

& # 39; & # 39; The deadline for me was because … when speculation went up and all the other parties that went with it, I was going back to training on Monday.

& # 39; & # 39; I did not want to spend two days training the Broncos and they ended up somewhere else. "

When a reporter told Bennett that this coaching saga was not the way the Broncos normally do things, he said, "Do not ask me any questions about that, I know how I'm doing it." I do not judge anyone. "

Bennett attended the Broncos training some time earlier on Friday at Purtell Park, after which he told reporters that he had a big decision to make among all the drama surrounding his coaching exchange with Anthony Seibold.

He was in a cheerful fashion and spoke to the players and was also in deep conversation with badistant coach Jason Demetriou.

As he was coming out of training to get to his car, he spoke with the media and asked him about what would happen today with the exchange of training with South Sydney one year ago. earlier than expected.

"I have a decision to make and the club has a decision to make, we will fix the problem."

The Brisbane media descended on Red Hill and the players started arriving before meeting Bennett.

Adding to the plot, the former Broncos center and Chris Johns, Storm's CEO, have also arrived at the club's base.

The Broncos players were sitting, some playing cards, waiting for their meeting with Bennett.

Captain Brisbane, Darius Boyd, accompanied a television crew who asked him questions while he was heading to the drive on the parking lot.

"It's a rugby league, it's not a panacea – it's just a game," he said, adding that Bennett was being treated like a criminal benefiting from the fact. intense media coverage.