In the post season, he won Victorian selection for the first time.
He won selection in the touring squad and was named as captain.
He then won selection for the 1949 tour of New Zealand.
However, only Kabia won selection for the final eight.
The song received mostly positive reviews from critics and the commercial audience, being the favorite of all three songs to win the selection.
While in that position, he won selection to be the Labor candidate for the seat of Griffith at the 1996 federal election.
He also won selection for the Scotland U19 and U21 sides.
Onex's bid of $750 million for 69% of the company won the final selection in October 1996.
Benton won the selection to fight the second by-election in Bootle.
He played every game in 1948 and missed only one in 1949 when he won interstate selection.