- Wayne Bennett snubs Brad Fittler on live TV
- Pair haven’t shaken hands since 2019
Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett has continued his ongoing feud with footy legend Brad Fittler by refusing a fist-bump on live television before his side’s clash with the Dolphins.
The legendary coach has made a cheeky habit of snubbing Fittler since 2019 and was back at it again on Friday night.
‘Haven’t had to shake hands for a while but how about a fist-bump?’ Fittler asked at the end of the interview.
Bennett turned away saying ‘see ya mate’ before walking out the door with a grin.
‘Good luck, Wayne,’ Fittler said.
‘Emma, over to you.’
Wayne Bennett has continued his feud with Brad Fittler by refusing a fist-bump on live TV
The legendary coach hasn’t shaken hands with Fittler since 2019
Channel 9 presenter Emma Lawrence was laughing on the broadcast.
‘Love ya work Brad. That’s brutal. Wowee,’ she said.
Meanwhile, South Sydney are staring down the barrel of another backline shortage with Jack Wighton facing a ban over his high tackle on Kulikefu Finefeuiaki.
As Rabbitohs players rallied around luckless winger Tyrone Munro and his injured collarbone, Wighton was handed a grade-two charge on Saturday morning.
It means the South Sydney centre will miss next Saturday’s clash with St George Illawarra with an early guilty plea, or risk a second week on the sideline if he fights it.
Wighton’s hit went unpenalised in the 50th minute of the Rabbitohs’ 16-14 defeat of the Dolphins, before Finefeuiaki left the field with a concussion.
In a costly night for Wighton, the former representative star has also copped a $1000 fine for leading with his forearm into a hit up.
Wighton’s ban will leave the Rabbitohs without their two left-edge starters from Friday night’s win, as Munro also braces for more time on the sidelines.
Fittler’s broadcasting team found the entire incident hilarious
The winger scored two first-half tries against the Dolphins, but did not return after the break.
He was later seen with his right arm in a sling and, after only one game to begin the year, told teammates he feared another collarbone injury.
A long-term injury would be a bitter blow for Munro, who managed only four games last season as a result of two separate collarbone fractures.
‘He’s done one in both shoulders now,’ Souths coach Wayne Bennett said at full-time on Friday.
The Rabbitohs are already severely depleted in the backline, with Latrell Mitchell missing the first month of the season with a hamstring tear and Alex Johnston still recovering from an achilles rupture.
Fletcher Myers will likely be asked to come onto the wing next Saturday in Wollongong, but the Rabbitohs are stretched beyond that.
Playmaker Jayden Sullivan could again fill in at centre as he did on Friday night, with uncapped Auckland-born centre Haizyn Mellars the other back in the Rabbitohs’ squad.
English halfback Lewis Dodd is due back from suspension next week, but there is no certainty he will regain his spot from fill-in No.7 Jamie Humphreys.
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