Epic tale from ‘minimum wage’ to favourite son
The Burgess name will be forever linked to South Sydney long after the fourth of a band of brothers plays his final game.
The Burgess name will be forever linked to South Sydney long after the fourth of a band of brothers plays his final game.
Latrell Mitchell won’t play in the NRL again this season, but the star will play rugby league again during grand final week.
South Sydney ruled Latrell Mitchell out for the season weeks ago – now the club is embarking on an embarrassing campaign that should be called out.
The NRL has come to a decision on whether a push for Latrell Mitchell to serve a one-game suspension on Friday night will be allowed.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ season from hell hasn’t got any better against the Dragons as the lingering Latrell question won’t go away.
Latrell Mitchell had a night to forget in his return from suspension, as Dragons stars Zac Lomax and Jaydn Su’A pressed their claims for Origin selection after heaping more misery on Souths.
Latrell Mitchell is set to make his return for a near-unrecognisable Rabbitohs side on Saturday, with Ben Hornby saying fans will see a version of the star fullback they haven’t seen in a “little while”.
Anthony Mundine has called on Latrell Mitchell to ‘not give a sh**’ if he is jeered by Dragons fans in his NRL return, saying it would be ‘un-Australian’ to boo the Rabbitohs star.
The Cowboys have signed an outside back to join the club immediately on a deal that will keep him in North Queensland until the end of the 2025 season.
In his first interview since parting ways with South Sydney Rabbitohs, Jason Demetriou addressed his exit from the club and the myth about taking the reins Wayne Bennett.
Cody Walker has addressed the axing of coach Jason Demetriou with a heartfelt sentiment, also giving an honest assessment of his own performances this season ahead of his milestone 200th game with the club.
Gorden Tallis believes Wayne Bennett is the right man to fix the Rabbitohs’ broken culture, but has questioned whether he can solve South Sydney’s biggest problem.
South Sydney’s year from hell finally has some good news with suggestions the club is privately, morbidly celebrating the Broncos’ calamity.
The Rabbitohs must get more out of their star Latrell Mitchell and need to change his position in order to salvage their season, but it’s not to the centres, writes David Riccio.
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