Dolphins grasp coach Wayne Bennett has revealed he and Cameron Munster had made peace after the Storm five-eighth snubbed the merger membership.
Bennett was left red-faced when Munster introduced he had signed a four-year $4 million greenback deal to stay with Melbourne.
The Dolphins had been closely courting Munster to turn into the face of their franchise and the playmaker appeared all however sure to turn into their marquee man in 2024.
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Munster knowledgeable the Storm of his choice after which boarded a aircraft with the Kangaroos squad headed to the World Cup in England.
Bennett then blew up with a livid tirade, labelling Munster’s lack of a courtesy name “ordinary” and questioning the gun playmaker’s integrity.
Speaking to The Courier Mail, Bennett has now revealed the whole lot has been smoothed over.
“We have spoken since then and we sorted it out. It’s all good,” Bennett mentioned.
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“I told the truth at the time. He hadn’t called me, but I’ve moved on.
“It wasn’t a huge issue at the time in my eyes, but I just spoke honestly about what happened and my relationship with Cameron is fine.
“Cameron is a wonderful player and I’ve always had a good relationship with him.”
Bennett’s spray got here years after the pair famously received the 2020 State of Origin sequence with a Maroons aspect that was labelled the worst in historical past.
When requested if he thought Munster was going to be a Dolphins participant, Bennett shrugged off the query.
“I don’t know. You have to ask Cameron if he was ever close to signing, but, yes, we were interested and he decided to stay at the Storm,” he mentioned.
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“The reality is Cameron isn’t playing for the Dolphins, he is with the Storm and there’s no dramas between me and him and no issue with the club.
“I will talk to Cameron like I always have, it’s no big deal to me now.”
Speaking on NRL360 on Wednesday evening, host Braith Anasta, who can be Munster’s agent, mentioned the Queensland No.6 was “disappointed” with Bennett on the time.
“He’s on the flight over there and Wayne just loads up the semi-automatic and goes bang, he questions Cameron’s integrity – which was wrong,” Anasta mentioned.
“Cameron was disappointed because he loves him… it was unnecessary because Cameron respects him and loves the guy and was always going to call him, he gave him 24 hours.
“It was a drama that didn’t need to be there and obviously Wayne was upset because he’d missed out on a few players.”
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