Not even master coach Wayne Bennett was disappointed his side conceded two late tries in their trial match against Riverina.
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South Sydney put in a dominant display at Albury Sportsground on Saturday, but the locals managing to get off the mark in the last quarter was one of the pleasing aspects from the seven-time premiership winner.
“We’re pleased to be here and I enjoyed the afternoon,” Bennett said.
“It is great to see so many people here and I was pleased to see the Riverina team score a couple of tries.
“It was good for everybody and they really needed that.
“I think it has been a great day for everyone.”
Bennett was impressed by what his young side achieved early in the game.
“We were pretty good, we made some changes at half-time which stopped the momentum a little bit, but when the top team was out their they were very good,” he said.
He also signalled out Southcity’s premiership-winning coach Nick Skinner for the local side.
“I thought the number 13 was good,” Bennett said.
“It looked like he’s played a bit of footy and is a good player.”
Bennett didn’t rule out a return next season, but did suggest coming back for a second year may not have the same result.
“We may come back next year, we would have to see what people think here, but maybe coming twice in two years might not be as effective,” he said.
“There are other towns chasing us to do the same so we will go somewhere next year.”
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