It was solely three weeks in the past that Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou urged Latrell Mitchell to get extra concerned within the sport — and famous person fullback did precisely that within the first half of Thursday’s conflict with the Panthers.
South Sydney scored first factors when Damien Cook burrowed over from dummy-half within the nineteenth minute. But it got here off the again of a flick move from Mitchell to speedy winger Alex Johnston.
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Expert analyst Michael Ennis known as it “stunning,” whereas Fox League commentator Andrew Voss declared it “is one of the best I’ve ever seen.”
The Bunnies marched their approach down the sector with the assistance of a set restart and a fired-up Cook planted the ball down underneath the posts.
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“He is reaping the rewards of this superstar fullback who just changed the game on a dime, just completely changed the whole concept of the game,” Ennis mentioned.
“As the Panthers were grafting and grinding and starting to get over the top of South Sydney, it was the (Zac) Hosking error and in the blink of an eye it was Latrell Mitchell that turned this game on its head with a miraculous flick pass.”
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It was considered one of Mitchell’s busiest first halves this season with the 25-year-old taking 9 runs for 44 metres and getting 5 deal with busts in addition to three offloads.
“We spoke about Latrell’s involvement, we wanted to see him do something early and make a statement — and he did that,” Fox League’s Greg Alexander mentioned.
It comes after Demetriou mentioned Mitchell “probably needs to find his way into the game a bit earlier” after the Rabbitohs’ gradual begin got here again to chunk them in a Round 5 loss to the Storm.
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He took simply three runs for 26 metres within the first half of that sport.
“Look it is definitely something to work on. Everyone has got something to work on and I think instead of chasing our tails in the back end we should be starting the game earlier,” Mitchell mentioned the next week.
“And for me personally I know I need to get my hands on the ball a bit more earlier and get in the game and flip the mentality.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au