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A heart-to-heart with master coach Wayne Bennett has delivered Benji Marshall his wish of an NRL lifeline, with the veteran playmaker signing a one-year NRL deal with Brisbane.Marshalls manager Mario Tartak confirmed to AAP on Friday that he had inked the deal which will reunite him with Bennett.Bennetts relationship with Marshall - from coaching him in New Zealands 2008 World Cup win and the NRL All Stars - played a big part in getting the deal over the line.(Bennett) is someone that Benji looks up to, Tartak said. He placed a lot of calls to him during the year. They had a heart-to-heart. They talk a lot, just for advice.?And he just said he wasnt ready to retire.Brisbane are well stocked for halves with Ben Hunt and Anthony Milford at Red Hill, leading some to question why they would sign Marshall.Hunt has been linked to Parramatta however Bennett this week guaranteed the future of both of his star halves.Marshall could be used in the bench utility role, which has been occupied by Kodi Nikorima in recent times, while Bennett said he planned to use the 255-game, 27-Test veteran as a centre or back up to fullback Darius Boyd.Marshall is considered one of the all-time greats, having changed the way the game was played in the mid 00s and encouraging innumerable imitators with his trademark footwork.However its been questioned whether the 2005 Wests Tigers grand final winner is capable of recapturing his best and he faces a steep learning curve to learn a new position so late in his career.Broncos centre Jack Reed was this year forced into retirement though the club has recruited Gold Coasts David Mead as a replacement.Marshall was left without a club after St George Illawarra declined to renew his deal after a disastrous 2016 in which Paul McGregors side finished 11th and were heavily criticised for their boring playing style.He fell out of favour and was dropped for the second last round. 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Its the second straight game Bell has scored in extra time for Kelowna, which beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-5 on Friday, and he now has four game-winning goals on the season.Lewis Hamilton has slipped 43 points behind championship leader - and Mercedes team-mate - Nico Rosberg after being dogged by misfortune so far in 2016. Whether its reliability problems, first-lap collisions or slow starts, his title defence is already severely under threat.But how many points has bad luck really cost Hamilton? Australian GPGrid: 1st; Race: 2nd (18 points)After dominating all three practice sessions and beating Rosberg to pole by 0.3 seconds, the stage looked set for Hamilton to ease to victory at the season-opening race.But after a poor getaway, both Hamilton and Rosberg were passed by the fast-starting Ferraris and the world champion even fell as low as seventh on the opening lap. Toto Wolff has strongly denied claims from some fans that the team are sabotaging Lewis Hamilton Hamilton blamed his struggle off the line on wheelspin but it was contact with Rosberg - who nudged the Englishman wide at Turn One - which had the biggest effect on his race. Hamiltons front wing had to be replaced following the red flags and, despite having difficulty passing Toro Rossos Max Verstappen, was able to recover to finish second. He was never able to worry Rosberg, though, who profited from Ferraris tyre strategy blunder to win. Points lost through bad luck: 0Rosbergs move was forceful, but certainly not against the rules, and with a better start and entry into the corner Hamilton wouldnt have found himself in that position. Unlucky? It was in his hands - and he couldnt point to Mercedes mechanical failures on this occasion. Bahrain GPGrid: 1st; Race: 3rd (15 points)Hamilton produced the fastest lap ever recorded at Bahrain to secure pole but, once again, he came undone at the start. Whereas wheelspin was the culprit in Australia, Hamilton admitted his own reactions couldve been sharper under the lights in the desert - although he was still on Rosbergs tail into Turn One before an over-eager Valtteri Bottas - handed a drive-through penalty for his error - rammed into the side of his Mercedes. Hamilton defends Merc issues Brit has defended Mercedes despite more reliability issues Lewis left the door open but Valtteri shouldnt have walked through it. He was a day late and a dollar short, said Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle.Mercedes calculated the damage done to Hamiltons W07 was worth a second of track time per lap but he still battled back to third, pushing Kimi Raikkonen before the Ferrari pulled away with the final stint. Rosberg, meanwhile, was celebrating five in a row. Hamilton collides with Valtteri Bottas at the first corner of the Bahrain GP Points lost through bad luck: 10Bottas was handed a penalty and completely at fault for the incident but with a good getaway Hamilton shouldnt have even been close to a Williams at that early stage.But after his exploits in qualifying, Hamilton would have been confident he could have caught Rosberg. His team-mate finished 30 seconds up the road in the end, though the Brits car was severely damaged. Chinese GPGrid: 22nd; Race: 7th (six points)Already in the knowledge that he would start no higher than sixth due to a pre-race gearbox change, Hamiltons weekend quickly went from bad to worse when Q1 started in Shanghai. The world champion was unable to set a qualifying time due to an engine failure, and would start the race at the back of the grid.On this occasion, Hamilton claimed he had the fastest start of the whole field and was quickly making early ground. However, as if playing catch-up wasnt a big enough challenge, he made contact with Felipe Nasr following the first corner, with the Sauber trying to avoid Raikkonen following the Fiinns collision with team-mate Vettel.dddddddddddd Russian GP driver ratings Hamilton, Alonso and Magnussen rush to impress in Russia, There was nothing Hamilton could do. Again, it was to be an afternoon of damage limitation as the race played into Rosbergs hands.Not only was Hamiltons front wing badly damaged, but the floor of his W07 then suffered damage when the wing became lodged beneath the car, severely affecting the aerodynamics.Felipe Massas sixth place proved too big an ask for Hamilton, though he didnt cover himself in glory when locked in a battle with the Williams and Daniel Ricciardo. That is quite possibly the worst lap I have seen Lewis Hamilton drive in an F1 car, noted Brundle. Natalie Pinkham joined Hamilton at Mercedes’ Brackley base for a live Facebook chat But was this just because the W07 drove like a four-poster bed? As for the problems with the MGU-H, Mercedes claimed they understood the issues and would bring the failed power unit to the next race as a spare.Points lost through bad luck: 12A Chinese GP to forget for Lewis. Mechanical issues plagued his whole weekend while he was incredibly unfortunate to hit Nasr after his flying getaway.Rosbergs performance in qualifying, especially on the soft tyre, was impressive and his race was peerless, but, without the mitigating circumstances, Hamilton would have fancied a run at Sebastian Vettel for second place - at least. Russian GPGrid: 10th; Race: 2nd (18 points)The stage was set for a qualifying shootout between Rosberg and Hamilton before more unreliability problems blighted Lewis Saturday. Again, a power unit had failed - though at least hed made it into Q3 this time.Starting from 10th, Hamilton finally managed to avoid heavy contact on lap one and the Vettel-Kvyat collision played into his hands, rising up to fifth when the Virtual Safety Car was deployed.His overtaking skills were impeccable as he rounded Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas and at one stage an unlikely race victory was in his sights. Hamilton quells rumours that the Mercedes team changes are to blame for poor fortune Hamilton had cut Rosbergs gap out in front to seven seconds before being warned of a water pressure issue which cooled off his charge to such an extent that Hamilton eased off down the straights. There wasnt a doubt in my mind that I couldnt win it, I had the pace, said Hamilton. Toto Wolff Q&A Toto Wolff discusses Lewis Hamiltons recent car troubles Points lost through bad luck: 0Wolff was quick to brand fans peddling conspiracy theories as lunatics but the problems just keep adding up for Lewis, who may already have to take his third engine of the season. Faster than Rosberg on Friday and in Saturday morning practice, he couldnt really have done any more in Sochi and his qualities were evident in the race when cutting the leaders gap. But was pole, let alone ending Rosbergs winning streak, on offer? Hamiltons team-mate held an advantage over him in Q2 and set a lap record, completing a grand slam in the process, during the race in Sochi. Rosberg was faultless and he may not have been caught.On the whole, however, Hamilton has been very, very unfortunate at the start of 2016 - with his woes costing him at least 20 points and maybe many more. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. 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