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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

THERE is hope the NRL commission could be in place before Christmas after the clubs agreed a much-reduced financial package.

FOR a split second, it looked like Australian rugby league's first glimpse of life without fullback Billy Slater had gone upside down.

PREMIERS Manly will kick-start their title defence with a grand final re-match against New Zealand next season.

RETURNING champion Danny Buderus is not concerned about tarnishing his Newcastle legacy with one last fling in the NRL next year.

TROUBLED star Timana Tahu is back at the Knights and says he owes his return to the NRL club's incoming supercoach Wayne Bennett.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

SUPERCOACH Wayne Bennett has promised to shake things up at Newcastle at his first press conference since joining the Knights.

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

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

AT long last, rugby league's march towards independence is almost over after the 16 NRL clubs agreed to sign club licences with the new ARL Commission.

PREMIERS Manly will kick-start their title defence with a grand final re-match against New Zealand next season.

DANNY Buderus left the door ever so slightly open for an unlikely representative comeback next season if his return to the Newcastle Knights goes to plan.

NEWCASTLE recruit Kade Snowden has given himself three weeks to prove he is over the troublesome neck injury that cruelled his season at the Sharks.

WAYNE Bennett has been pitched into the ultimate blockbuster to launch the 2012 NRL season, with the Knights hosting the Dragons on a Thursday night.