Reynolds right up to speed

RABBITOHS halfback Adam Reynolds had never beaten former teammate Chris Sandow in a foot race - until Saturday night.

RABBITOHS halfback Adam Reynolds had never beaten former teammate Chris Sandow in a foot race - until Saturday night's remarkable try-saving tackle at ANZ Stadium.

"He's pretty quick, Chrissy," Reynolds said yesterday as he reflected on that memorable 90m effort that was the talk of the NRL.

"I've never beaten him in a race before.

"He was always one of the quickest at Souths. He was pretty quick off the mark and he maintained it, so he always used to get me at training."

But when Sandow took that intercept on Saturday night, Reynolds took off in pursuit and eventually bowled Sandow into touch with only centimetres to spare.

"We were up by 12 at that point, so I just wanted to keep him out wide for the kick," Reynolds said.

"But I was closing in, so I just dug a bit deeper and got him in the end.

"I never doubted myself and I didn't want him to score, so I put my head down and went for it."

It was a moment that perfectly summed up the two individuals' seasons.

While Sandow has been struggling since signing his $550,000-a-season deal at Parramatta, Reynolds has emerged as the NRL's boom rookie whose worth is growing by the week.

It's safe to say Sandow currently earns at least four times as much as Reynolds, but you get the feeling it won't stay that way for too much longer.

At 21, Reynolds still lives at home with his mum and dad, along with his two daughters - Makylah, 3, and Aaliyah, 2.

He signed a new deal with Souths before the kick-off to this season that keeps him at the club until the end of next year.

But he said he has no intentions of leaving.

"I have got incentives in my contract, so there is a little bit there," he said. "But hopefully I just keep playing good footy and that will look after itself."

After growing up a torpedo pass away from Redfern Oval, he said all the money in the world couldn't buy the dream he's living today.

"I grew up in Redfern just around the corner from the oval and I always wanted to play for Souths," he said. "My whole family loves Souths. It's in my blood."I'm just happy playing first grade and I want to play semi-final footy, so hopefully we can get there this year."

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