Add CategoryWhile South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett has ruled out retirement after his current contract runs out in 2021, it would seem farm life could be his ultimate destination.
He has continued expanding his farming holdings in his native Queensland over the summer break. Bennett, who hasn’t bought back in Sydney since his move south, has held land in the Southern Downs region for nearly three decades.
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He recently secured two more farms including a $150,000 outlay for seven hectares in Gladfield. He has also spent $450,000 on a 24-hectare cattle and breeding operation that sits across the road from the 40-hectare irrigation block he has co-owned since 1994.
When Bennett signed his three-year Rabbitohs deal, he sold the contemporary Brisbane home he shared with partner Dale Cage for $2.12 million.
It is expected when Bennett leaves the Rabbitohs at the end of next year, his assistant Jason Demetriou will take on the senior coach role for the 2022 season.
Bennett may head north again to helm a new Brisbane team.