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Latrell documentary!

Well done to the club for sharing. Some clubs would likely be overly protective of some of the proprietary information shared.
 
captainrabbit said:
Well done to the club for sharing. Some clubs would likely be overly protective of some of the proprietary information shared.
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I would still think they would have held back the real gems of knowledge that Knowles shared with the Latrell.

No chance we would have seen everything.
 
Looks like he got around to a lot of places while he was there.
 
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I believe that Souths are in the process of extending Latrell's contract as reported in the media.
Like everyone else on here I’m pleased that we’re making moves to secure a deal with Latrell to keep him here over the next few seasons. He’s clearly a game breaker, probably the biggest X factor in the game. The one dark cloud, well the main one IMO is running foul of the judiciary and treading that fine line with on field actions bringing him into potential disciplinary attention. I just worry that he’s building a profile as an overly aggressive player and as we know it has already cost both Latrell and the club significant time on the sidelines. I really think that JD needs to be careful giving Latrell license to ‘play his natural game’ without pointing out that there’s a ‘risk vs reward’ aspect to aggressive play. Getting involved in stuff where there’s virtually no reward is counter productive.
There’s no point saying ‘he’s being targeted….the refs pick on him…etc’. At the end of the day these are things that are out of our control and as the song goes ‘I fought the law and the law won’.
Above all we need Latrell available for selection.
 
Gazman said:
I believe that Souths are in the process of extending Latrell's contract as reported in the media.
Like everyone else on here I’m pleased that we’re making moves to secure a deal with Latrell to keep him here over the next few seasons. He’s clearly a game breaker, probably the biggest X factor in the game. The one dark cloud, well the main one IMO is running foul of the judiciary and treading that fine line with on field actions bringing him into potential disciplinary attention. I just worry that he’s building a profile as an overly aggressive player and as we know it has already cost both Latrell and the club significant time on the sidelines. I really think that JD needs to be careful giving Latrell license to ‘play his natural game’ without pointing out that there’s a ‘risk vs reward’ aspect to aggressive play. Getting involved in stuff where there’s virtually no reward is counter productive.
There’s no point saying ‘he’s being targeted….the refs pick on him…etc’. At the end of the day these are things that are out of our control and as the song goes ‘I fought the law and the law won’.
Above all we need Latrell available for selection.
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While I mostly agree there is still an unfair element involved in so far as the media and NRL are concerned.

It's front page if Latts is "third man in" but not such a big deal for Tino.
The NRL said Latts was lucky he wasn't in the bin, no such comment about Tino.

However this is also partly Souths' fault as we usually stay pretty quiet about these things. Coaches like Robinson, Ricky and Des openly challenge these perceived incidents, and it seems to work in their favour more often than not.

This is where we miss Richo and Mr Bennett who were usually active in bringing attention to this type of bullshit.

For example, half the NSW team made no attempt to sing the anthem and not a word in the media about it, Cody and Latts do it and it was literally front page news in the Tele.

These double standards and focus on specific players needs to be challenged in public, the media need to be shown as the flogs they are.

Sadly I don't think we have anyone in the club anymore with the balls to challenge anyone.
 
Yes, 100% the media flogs need calling out. It’s gone on way too long
 
Gazman said:
The one dark cloud, well the main one IMO is running foul of the judiciary and treading that fine line with on field actions bringing him into potential disciplinary attention.
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I think the changes to the loading system and all that has certainly helped Latrell out when it comes to suspensions.
 
Did Bill teach Trell Mitt to stick out lazy arms when the ball had already moved on?
 

Bunny bargain: Souths’ bill for Latrell’s US trip revealed​

South Sydney paid just $12,000 to send star fullback Latrell Mitchell to the United States for 15 nights and the chance to work with world-renowned reconditioning specialist Bill Knowles.

Sources with knowledge of the finances behind Mitchell’s overseas trip told the Herald the initial figure put forward to the NRL was around $57,000, some way short of the reported $70,000 bill.

Sneak peak at Latrell's US trip

But one of the club’s major sponsors, Ingenia Holiday Parks, agreed to tip in around $45,000 to help with costs and bankroll a film of Mitchell’s recovery from a hamstring injury once they saw some of the video footage from America.

The two-part fly-on-the-wall documentary, titled Pushing Boundaries, this week notched up one million views across social media platforms. Previously, the most-watched content Souths had produced was a photo story from Sam Burgess’ wedding.

Mitchell flew business class to the US, which cost around $21,000, while rehabilitation physio Luke Annesley and the club’s videographer, Sunny Brar, also required flights and accommodation.

The only time Mitchell was recognised was in a New York Nike store by a young fan who had moved from Sydney to Adelaide and was on holidays in the US.

All the costs were cleared by the NRL and were classified as medical expenses, which meant they did not have to be added to the football department cap.

Given the way Mitchell has looked physically and mentally since returning to the field, Souths fans would be more than happy with the return on the club’s investment.

The gun fullback is a big reason plenty of pundits are tipping Souths to continue their winning ways against Melbourne on Saturday night.

The individual dominance in recent weeks has even evoked memories of Jarryd Hayne’s giant-killing run in 2009, which led Parramatta all the way to the grand final.

Souths coach Jason Demetriou smiled and said, “ask me in another three weeks” when the Herald mentioned the Hayne comparison on Friday.

“Latrell is in a great place, but we’ll know more at the back end of the year - it wasn’t just about getting back and playing footy, it was about staying healthy this year and the years beyond,” Demetriou said.

“I still think there’s more in him, he’ll get better each week, and over the next month we’ll see the best of him.

“He’s a presence. He’s the kind of guy who says, ‘come with me’, and people follow him. Having guys like Damien Cook and Cam [Murray] back this week [after an Origin break] will be a massive help because they do that as well.”

Demetriou never doubted the benefits of sending Mitchell abroad in the middle of the season after head of high performance Travis Touma first floated the idea. The coach is yet to speak with Knowles, but glad to “watch the videos”.

Mitchell bombed a 40m two-point field-goal against the Storm back in round two in what was his comeback game from a six-match for his hit on the Roosters’ Joey Manu.

Souths scored three tries in ten minutes late in the game, but Mitchell missed all three conversions. He was the last on the training field at Redfern on Friday practising his kicking as a handful of spectators, including Burgess and club legend Bob McCarthy, watched on.

www.smh.com.au

Bunny bargain: Souths’ bill for Latrell’s US trip revealed

The cut-price amount South Sydney spent to send Latrell Mitchell to the US for treatment on his hamstring injury can be revealed - and it might be the bargain of the year.
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