Wayne Bennett back to the South Sydney Rabbitohs? It wouldn’t be the strangest event in rugby league

End of the story? For now.

Whenever Bennett comes off contract, a feeding frenzy of clubs, players, agents, reporters and social media bots arguing with other bots dominates the news cycle. It will be no different early next year, maybe sooner. Maybe October. Maybe next week.

Bennett might have taken Souths to the 2021 grand final, but he isn’t as loved at his former club as he might think. Many didn’t like the way he left without any fanfare at the end of that season, nor did they…