Brisbane ‘never had a chance’
CAMERON Smith will always be the one that got away from Brisbane.
But Broncos coach Wayne Bennett has revealed he never got the feeling Smith wanted to sign with them in the first place.
Broncos fans will again wonder “what if” when Smith leads Melbourne out against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium tonight.
History shows a teenage Smith knocked back Bennett’s overtures and snapped up a $5000 bargain basement deal to begin a glittering career with Melbourne.
But Bennett said it was no surprise to him, saying he walked away from the meeting with a bad “vibe”.
“I don’t believe that (Smith wanting to come to Brisbane) actually, never have,” Bennett said of his initial talk with future Immortal Smith in the early 2000s.