TIMANA Tahu has told his Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett he wants back in on State of Origin.

EXCLUSIVE: IT'S the inner-sanctum only few are allowed to see and no journalist has ever been invited to - Wayne Bennett's dressingroom.

WAYNE Bennett has rubbished the belief he joined the Newcastle Knights to become the first coach to win premierships at three different clubs.

WAYNE Bennett has rubbished the belief he joined the Newcastle Knights to become the first coach to win premierships at three different clubs.

KURT Gidley is convinced veteran Newcastle hooker Danny Buderus is returning to the NRL in better shape than when he left.

WHEN Darius Boyd was weighing up heading to the Titans or following Wayne Bennett to Newcastle, the master coach had these wise words.

PAUL Gallen was the most popular pick, while Wayne Bennett sprung two surprises with his coach's pick in naming the NRL All Stars side. Team

JUST because they're tough, don't think your favourite NRL players are only interested in partying during the off season.

REIGNING premiers Manly face the possibility of being torn apart at the end of this year.

TERRY Campese's hopes of resurrecting his NSW Origin career received a huge boost yesterday when he was named in the emerging Blues squad.

A FIT and healthy Kurt Gidley expects to move into the halves to accommodate Darius Boyd at fullback in Newcastle's NRL side this season.

WAYNE Bennett is set to boast more influence over NRL betting markets in 2012 than Billy Slater, Johnathan Thurston ... even Benji Marshall.

PHIL ROTHFIELD delivers his fearless predictions on what to expect in the 2012 NRL season.

RUGBY league supercoach Wayne Bennett, current mentor of the NRL All Stars, could switch teams and coach the Indigenous All Stars in 2013.

ADAM Cuthbertson was only half joking when he quipped it might take Wayne Bennett "a year" to get to know all the players at the Newcastle Knights.

MASTER coach Wayne Bennett announced he can build something "really special" in Newcastle at his first Knights session.

WAYNE Bennett takes control of the Knights for the first time today - and maligned playmaker Jarrod Mullen could be the big beneficiary.

WAYNE Bennett can expect a playing group "buzzing with anticipation" when he clocks on for his first training session with the Newcastle Knights.

THE influence of supercoach Wayne Bennett has prompted one of Australia's biggest bookmakers to install Newcastle as 2012 premiership favourites.

THE Knights have slammed suggestions the Nathan Tinkler-backed club attempted to stall the formation of an independent commission.