Wayne Bennett makes 素晴らしい 発覚 as supercoach moves to '最高の，を越す of the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）' in South Sydney's search for Jason Demetriou's 交替／補充

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Wayne Bennett has 確認するd he is 利益／興味d in a fairytale return to the Rabbitohs, as South Sydney go all-in on 追求するing the seven-time NRL 首相の職-winning coach.

Souths 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Blake Solly has 示すd Bennett sits '最高の，を越す of the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）' of 可能性のある 後継者s to Jason Demetriou, who was 解雇（する）d on Tuesday に引き続いて 12 months of poor results.

長，指導者 operating officer Brock Schaefer was on Wednesday 報告（する）／憶測d to have chosen to follow Demetriou out of the door after nearly a １０年間 at the club.

The Rabbitohs are hoping to 任命する a new coach for 2025 in a 事柄 of weeks and have 誓約（する）d an 'exhaustive 過程' to find an experienced 選挙運動者.

'We'll take as long as it needs, but we'd probably prefer to have it done in weeks, not months,' Solly said on Wednesday.

Wayne Bennett has 確認するd he wants to return to coach the South Sydney Rabbitohs

The Bunnies parted ways with Jason Demetriou on Tuesday まっただ中に a poor start to the season

'(The new 長，率いる coach) will be experienced. They don't やむを得ず have to be experienced coaching in the NRL.

'(But) we're not going to go with a coach who hasn't coached first-team football before.'

Bennett was Demetriou's 前任者, guiding the Rabbitohs to a 狭くする grand final loss against Penrith in 2021 - his last season in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金.

The 核心 of the club's 現在の roster were on the 調書をとる／予約するs during Bennett's three seasons at Souths, all of which stretched to at least the 予選 決勝戦.

The 74-year-old is 予定 to step 負かす／撃墜する at the イルカs at the end of the season.

AAP understands Bennett 知らせるd the イルカs on Wednesday he was 利益／興味d in speaking to the Rabbitohs.

L ong-time Souths assistant Ben Hornby, 暫定的な coach for Thursday's 衝突／不一致 with Penrith and the 残り／休憩（する） of 2024, appears ありそうもない to be considered.

Ex-Wallabies boss Michael Cheika, Souths' most-最近の 首相の職-winning coach Michael Maguire and 最高の League guru Steve McNamara have all been floated as other 選択s.

But speaking on 2GB, Solly said Bennett was '最高の，を越す of the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）' of 見込みのある 雇うs, though the club had yet to make a formal approach.

'Wayne had 広大な／多数の／重要な success here, left the club on very good 条件,' Solly told reporters on Wednesday.

'We'll speak to Wayne and if he's 利用できる and 利益／興味d, certainly we'll 進歩 that.

'He left the place in very good 形態／調整 when he left.

'He got us through some really difficult times during COVID, a bit of a 再編する of the playing group when John (Sutton) and Greg (Inglis) and Sam (Burgess) retired.

'He was a 楽しみ to work with.'

Demetriou was 助言者d by Bennett but his stint as 長，率いる coach did not work out 井戸／弁護士席

Solly said Bennett's proven ability to get the best out of fullback Latrell Mitchell and five-eighth Cody Walker made him worthy of strong consideration.

The 星／主役にする pair are 耐えるing 哀れな individual （選挙などの）運動をするs.

Solly 定評のある the Rabbitohs had a 'unique playing group' that 要求するd careful 管理／経営.

An assistant under Bennett and Demetriou, Burgess looks ありそうもない to make a return to Souths in 2025.

The 伝説の Rabbitohs 今後 left the club last season まっただ中に 報告（する）／憶測s of a 落ちるing out with Demetriou over perceived preferential 治療 for Walker and Mitchell.

He is now coaching English 味方する Warrington, with his 契約 予定 to 満了する／死ぬ at the end of 2025.

'We wouldn't want to 混乱に陥れる／中断させる that,' Solly said.

'My 見解（をとる） is that (Warrington) is Sam's 適切な時期 to show the world that he can coach. We wish him every success with that.'