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WAYNE BENNET - MASTER COACH!

Ellerslie Event Center - Friday 4th June from 6.30pm

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You have heard many of the Rest - Now you can hear from One of the Best!

60 year old Wayne Bennett is considered to be one of the Greatest Rugby League Coaches of all time - and he has a record that backs it up! After his playing days which included playing 7 games for Queensland in State of Origin Matches, 2 games for Australia and for Huddersfield in England Wayne took up Coaching.

He made his debut as the Queensland Coach in 1986 and although the Reds lost the series he was retained for a further 2 years and was victorious in 1987 & 1988. In 1987 he was the co coach of the Canberra Raiders side that lost the end of year Winfield Cup Grand Final to Manly 18 - 8. The following year in 1988 he was appointed as Head Coach of the Queensland Team The Brisbane Broncos for their introductory season in the Winfield Cup.

This was to be one of the most successful individual coaching reigns of any team sport worldwide as Wayne Bennett led the Brisbane Broncos to 6 Premierships over a 20 consecutive year period with back to back wins in 1992- 3 -4. In 1998 he resumed as Coach of the Queensland Reds was also selected to ciacg the national team - The Kangaroos.

In 2001 he again took up the challenge of representative coaching with the Queensland team famously recalling Allen Langer back to the Maroons for the third & deciding game which Queensland won. Other coaching successes include an assistant coaches role for our very own NZ Kiwis who won the World cup Final in 2008. Wayne Bennett has coached over 500 premiership - only the second person to reach this incredible milestone and he is without a doubt one of the Greatest Rugby League Coaches of all time.

He is known for his unemotional and steely approach to the TV coverage of Premiership and Representative games along with his unwillingness to give indepth interviews - however there is so much more to Wayne Bennett than is unknown to many people. So at last here is a fantastic opportunity to see and listen to one of the greatest coaches of all time as he tells you of his success & failures on and off the field.

"Wayne Bennett - He believes in himself and his players and he always will" - quote from Darren Lockyer.

"Wayne Bennett seems to have a magic wand. When he waves it the results come" - quote from Mad Butcher.

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It's WINTER TIME!

It's Winter Time and The Mad Butcher is the place to shop for all those delicious and tasty slow cooking meats ideal for stews, casseroles, braising, soups, boil ups and of course the family favourite... The Traditional Kiwi Roast!

Winter cooking can save you money too, vital in todays tough economic times!

Cheaper cuts of beef & lamb are best suited to slower cooking methods associated with winter, such as braising and casseroling. Mince, lamb chops, chuck, blade and skirt steak, corned silverside and ox tails offer great value for money and are ideal for family meals. Also there is a great selection of shin on the bone, bacon bones & hocks, knuckles and brisket on the bone for hearty winter soups and boil ups. So dust off the slow cooker and casserole dishes and fill the house with those heart-warming aromas of your family favourites. Using cheaper cuts of meat doesn’t sacrifice taste or quality. And they’re healthy too!

The good old Kiwi Roast is a family favourite and there is a huge range of beef, lamb, pork and chicken cuts ideal for roasting. Choose from a large selection of bone in or value added boneless roasts. The boneless roasts are all meat and great value for moneyas are the lamb racks which are ideal for 1 or 2 people who still want to enjoy a traditional lamb roast.

So get a big roast on for the family and they will love you to bits!