’Brutal’ spray fires up Bkuninghtns

Cowboys shocked by Scott scare

NORTH Queensland coach Paul Green has spoken of the club’s SOUTH devastation Sydney players after learnhave ing lifted that the Matt lid Scott, on the the “brutal” Cowboys’ Wayne greatest Bennett prop, honesty had sufsesfered sion that a stroke. spared no one after their Green shock says loss doctors to Canterbury. are confident In the Scott lead-up will make to Bennett’s a full recovery showdown after against he suffered his former a mild stroke club Brisbane just 24 hours and after former the Cowboys’ Souths coach 42-6 Anthony loss Seibold to the Knights on Friday, in Newcastle Rabbitohs last stars Satreurday vealed night. the “brutal’’ game review Scott has is them currently believing recovering they in can hospital become in the Brisbane. first team Cowto boys win the teammates NRL premiership were from informed outside the of the top news four. yesterday, plunging Lock Cameron the club into Murray a state said of shock that Bennett’s ahead of spray Friday’s had home the clash Bunnies against itching the Panthers to redeem in Townsville. themselves against the Broncos Scott at Suncorp announced Stadium. his retire

“It is always uncomfortable to have those tough conversations but you have to do it,” Murray said.

“You have to be honest with each other to grow. There is no hiding from the fact that no one played as well as we can in the loss to the Bulldogs.

“Now we’ve had the tough ment chat, everyone at season’s knows end what last we month, have got but his to Cowboys do to turn career it is around. almost certainly over with the “But 34-year-old time is running unlikely thin to play because in we the need club’s to final start puttwo games. ting some Green good said performances the club was reeling. together before we hit in the finals. “It’s pretty upsetting news, everyone “You can’t is processing go into the it at finals the moment,” without having he said. some momen

“It’s tougher formatt and his family as well. We need to tum make and sure they confidence are OK. behind you. “It’s pretty serious, I’d be surprised “Finals if footy he does is play a different again, beast but that’s and the you least need of to his be worprepared.” ries at this stage. He’s in good hands, The he Rabbitohs is getting are the in right fifth position support with and treatment, three games so reI maining have confidence against in the Brisbane doctors. (away), They are Warriors confident (away) he will and Roosters make a recovery.” (home).

Scott In the showed NRL era no since ill-effects 1998, no on Saturdaywhen team has won the he played premier36 ship minutes after in finishing thecowboys’ outside heavy the top loss four. to the Knights. Feeling his usual Murray, self, he though, declined insists an opthe Rabbitohs portunity fromgreen aren’t to worried sit out about the second the record half. books.

But “We the are following not sitting morning, back, looking Scott woke at all up the feeling stats unwell. and saying, ‘if we don’t — do Peter this statisti- Badel NEWCASTLE will part ways cally, with coach then we Nathan are no Brown chance’,” at he the said. end of the current season.

The “We’ve news always broke yesterday got that belief afternoon, in ourselves, hours after so regardless the of coach where reportedly we finish told we his know we can players perform he was well walking in the away finals. from “We’ve the gig. shown what we can do The this club year later and confirmed we know that it. we “Nathan have it in will us.” go down as one of the Souths most important halfback coaches Adam Reynolds in Knights history,” said the club Rabbitohs boss were Phil Gardner revelling said. in being discounted “When as he genuine joined our contenders club this ahead season. of the 2016 season, it was “It at is its a lowest good position ebb. The for us to sheer be in,” size Reynolds and scale said. of the task he “Everyone was faced with has written was us off and monumental. I love hearing everyone write “It would us off. have It just broken gives a us an incentive lesser man.” and more drive.”