Bennett’s exit starts a coaching cull
THE bloodletting at the Brisbane Broncos has continued, with Wayne Bennett’s assistant Jason Demetriou sacked.
Demetriou had his contract torn up yesterday, leaving Bennett’s right-hand man at Brisbane without a job just three weeks before Christmas.
And more heads are set to roll, with high-performance chief Jeremy Hickmans and Bennett’s chief analyst Scott Barker expected to follow Demetriou out of Red Hill in the next day.
Demetriou was summoned to a meeting with Broncos chief executive Paul White yesterday where he was advised he was surplus to requirements.
Demetriou was contracted to the Broncos until the end of next year but has been offered an immediate payout as Bennett’s replacement Anthony Seibold ushers in a new era at Red Hill.
Seibold presided over Broncos training yesterday with a team of fresh faces including Peter Gentle, Ben Cross and high-performance manager Paul Devlin, with whom he worked at South Sydney.
Demetriou was expected to follow Bennett to Redfern but it is understood that won’t happen, with the Rabbitohs committed to contracts with their existing staff.
The sacking of Demetriou has capped a turbulent period for Bennett’s assistants.
Demetriou, Hickmans, Barker and trainer Tannath Scott were advised to stay away from Broncos HQ for a week while Seibold’s squadron settled in.