South Sydney recruit Jai Arrow has revealed the awkward yet amusing response from Wayne Bennett that came when the Rabbitohs coach snubbed Brian Fletcher and Nathan Hindmarsh for a Fox League interview.

Bennett and Arrow were set to feature in the pre-season shoot last week, with the latter arriving to the promotion alone and Bennett nowhere to be seen.

Speaking onย Triple M's The Rush Hour,ย Arrow revealed Bennett's two-word response when contacted for the media duties.

โ€œHeโ€™s a hard man to get a hold of. We did the Fox League promo shoot and me and Wayne were meant to do an interview with Fletch & Hindy,โ€ Arrow said.

โ€œI rocked up and thereโ€™s no chance Wayneโ€™s going, so Iโ€™ve sat down by myself and they said โ€˜whereโ€™s Wayne?โ€™

โ€œI said โ€˜well, heโ€™s not here, I donโ€™t know where he is.โ€™ They said โ€˜can you go get the next best thingโ€™ so I went and grabbed Liam Knight whoโ€™s a bit of a character and they asked if we could ring him.

โ€œSo Knightyโ€™s called Wayne and he answered saying โ€˜Liam, what are you doing.โ€™ Liam replied โ€˜oh, weโ€™re just waiting for you... youโ€™ve got an interview with Fletch and Hindy.โ€™

โ€œThen literally, through his lips, (Bennett) said โ€˜f*** off.โ€™ We call cracked up and he said โ€˜Iโ€™ll see you at training tomorrowโ€™.

Arrow joins an exciting group of new faces at Redfern, with league veteran Benji Marshall and Panthers winger Josh Mansour set to feature in Bennett's final campaign with the Bunnies.

Well known for his uncharitable contribution when fronting the media, Bennett's pending departure at the Bunnies will end another historic chapter in his coaching career which started in 1976.

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  1. This is funny is it? Depending on who you are and which club you support, if Wayne was perceived as being in a bad mood he would be called a grumpy old bast$rd or something similar.

    Nothing but a lolly water story.

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