The Big Breakfast with Marto, Margaux and Nick Cody returns from 5:30AM weekdays on Brisbane’s 104.5 Triple M. Grab the catchup on the Triple M App now! Ben is a former director of the North QLD Cowboys and is high in demand as a keynote speaker and Master of Ceremonies. Former Bronco and Fox League host Ben Ikin has opened up about the cheeky swipe Wayne Bennett took at him when he revealed the results of his personality test during his playing days at Red Hill. Ben is based in Brisbane with his wife Beth and four children, Will, Joe, Grace and Bella. Former Bronco and Fox League host Ben Ikin has opened up about the cheeky swipe Wayne Bennett took at him when he revealed the results of his personality test during his playing days at Red Hill. The article comes off the back of Darius Boyd’s lambasting of the media’s ongoing coverage of Latrell Mitchell’s off-field issues. The seventeen-time Queensland Origin representative, who is now host of NRL 360 on Fox League, spoke this morning on The Big Breakfast, defending his stance against those who criticize the media for doing their jobs. His presentations are a mix of sport and business, intertwined with his enriching life experience.
Alan Ikin, Ben Ikin's father, last night listened to a radio call of the State of Origin, refusing to watch the Channel 9 coverage his son had just walked away from. Bennett, 70, was slammed by his son-in-law and former NRL player-turned-commentator Ben Ikin on Fox Sports last week after he was fined for breaching the code's strict COVID-19 biosecurity protocols
Ben Ikin Reveals the Brutal Sledge He Received from Wayne Bennett, if playing professional Rugby league is bad for a players mental health then the NRL may not be for the best place for them. Ikin, who played a total of 150 NRL games across three clubs also shared his thoughts on the NRL’s decision to revert to a one-referee system. When quizzed on whether clubs are doing enough to protect the mental welfare of vulnerable players Ikin went on to reveal his, then, coach’s response to outcome of a personality test he undertook provided by the team’s sports psychologist.
Bennett asked that the media respect his family’s privacy at the time and such is his aura that largely they did, although it was common knowledge that Ben and Beth Ikin were furious and sided 100 per cent with the devastated Trish Bennett.
“It’s the exact opposite of what you should be saying to somebody who’s clearly got sensitivity issues” Ikin told Marto, Margaux and Nick Cody. Ikin is married to Beth (Elizabeth) Bennett, the daughter of Wayne Bennett, who had coached Ikin at both the Brisbane Broncos and in the Queensland State of Origin and Australian Test teams.
Ben represented QLD 17 times and played 2 tests for Australia and still holds the record as the youngest player ever to play State of Origin football. Ben Ikin is a former professional rugby league footballer who played 150 games in the NRL with the Gold Coast Seagulls, North Sydney Bears and Brisbane Broncos.
Wayne Bennett's lover has hit back at claims of an ugly family rift, just days after lashing out at the NRL coaching legend's estranged family. Wayne and Trish Bennett (pictured with their three children) were married for 42 years Ikin, who is the son-in-law to the supercoach, penned a column for Fox Sports yesterday suggesting that if playing professional Rugby league is bad for a players mental health then the NRL may not be for the best place for them .