Wayne Bennett appears set to return to Brisbane after six years away, with the Broncos board to meet on Tuesday to usher back the seven-time NRL premiership coach.

Current coach Anthony Griffin has one more year left on his contract but has reportedly been told his services won’t be required in 2015.

Griffin is in his third season in charge at the Broncos, and has the team currently sitting sixth following their stirring 28-22 win over the Warriors at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.

He’s received overwhelming support from his senior players and chief executive Paul White but senior board-members have worked behind the scenes to lure home their foundation coach.

Players have been called to an 11am (AEST) meeting at the club’s Red Hill headquarters.

Bennett won six titles in 21 years at Red Hill before leaving at the end of 2008 to link with St George Illawarra.

The 64-year-old had also been in talks with the Broncos to return at the end of 2011 but ultimately turned them down to take up a bigger $1.4 million per season deal at Newcastle.

A Fairfax Media report on Monday said Bennett had convinced News Corporation boss Lachlan Murdoch he could return the former glamour club to their previous heights and rebuild team culture.

News owns 67 per cent of club shares.

Former Broncos skipper Gorden Tallis, an outspoken critic of Bennett, felt the move to secure the current Knights mentor was tough on Griffin.

“I think the decision has already been made and it goes to a board meeting on Tuesday,” he told Triple-M Radio in Brisbane.

“The players are playing for Griffin.

“The Warriors came out absolutely on fire and if Brisbane weren’t going to play for their coach that was the night they were going to pack their bags and go home because they would have had enough excuses.

“But they didn’t. They dug deep.”