Bennett Farewell's skipper

Bennett's tribute to departing skipper

Wayne Bennett took the opportunity to farewell his skipper Justin Hodges. Hodges wasn't the only player to be singled out with fellow retiree David Stagg and UK bound Mitchell Dodds also receiving kind words from the master coach and Corey Parker and Jack Reed acknowledge for individual milestones. Despite the success of the team in 2015, having making it all the way to the grand final but after a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Cowboys, But Bennett had the large crowd in the palm of his hand whenever he spoke. On the stage before Broncos faithful is where Bennett belongs and the highlight of the evening was his tribute to hodges, the man he dropped to reserve grade 14 Years ago when he announced he was heading to the Roosters.
Hodges ended up coming backing after three years laters and after time at the Dragons and the Knights so did Bennett and said he had no hesitation in making the Queensland and Australia representative captain of the club. Bennett farewelling Hodges for the last time, saying that "Hodges will be never forgetting and will always be history".