As the foundation coach of the Broncos in 1988, Bennett was one of the few people with the experience to understand what an impact the admission of the Dolphins to the NRL would have.
“I think there was always the room, it was just about being given the opportunity,” Jones said.
“People can talk about there not being enough players and all of that sort of stuff, and I know it is only early days but with the right coach and the right players it is amazing what can happen."On all of those fronts – commercially, merchandise-wise, tickets and membership - it has solidified what we always thought, but it has more than met what we were thinking.
“It is nearly 30 years since we had KPMG look at affordability of being in what was then the NSWRL and whether we could afford a team. We were pretty keen on it back then, but it hasn’t been our sole focus. “For probably the last 12 years or so, we said ‘let’s put ourselves in a position where if it does happen, we are ready to go and if it doesn’t happen, we can still be a strong outfit in the Queensland Cup’.”
After beating the Roosters, Raiders and Knights in their opening three matches, the Dolphins are yet to taste defeat but Friday night’s match against the Broncos is one that has been pencilled into their calendars since the NRL draw was released.
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