Superstar fullback Latrell Mitchell has accepted a one-match suspension which implies his season may very well be over if the Rabbitohs can’t win with out him.
Mitchell was charged with a grade harmful contact cost for an elbow to the again of Knights ahead Tyson Frizell on Sunday.
On Tuesday, the membership took the early responsible plea and averted a two-game ban if Mitchell misplaced on the judiciary.
Souths have the bye this week which implies the No. 1 will miss their much-win conflict towards arch rivals the Roosters in Round 27.
That match will possible determine which of the 2 groups makes the highest eight.
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It was a irritating afternoon for Mitchell towards Newcastle and issues boiled over within the dying seconds of his facet’s loss.
The 26-year-old delivered an elbow to the again of Frizell’s head, incomes him a sin bin on the finish of the sport.
Rugby league legends Corey Parker and Michael Ennis mentioned Mitchell’s outburst was a symptom of the Rabbitohs’ season “slipping away”.
“It certainly wasn’t Latrell’s day and this, as we’ve seen before, was a bit of frustration,” Parker mentioned.
“The elbow wasn’t overly brutal, but it was the intent of the elbow. Showed the frustration of Latrell Mitchell who is the key man for South Sydney,” Ennis mentioned.
“It shows were South Sydney were at today, limited to 10 points… struggled to get going and their season is slipping away.
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“Let’s be honest, Latrell Mitchell has a lot of involvements today, but he is certainly nowhere near his best.
“Ill discipline creeping in at the back-end, has really hurt the Rabbitohs today.”
Souths coach Jason Demetriou was additionally disillusioned by his star fullback’s actions however backed Blake Taaffe to fill the void ought to Mitchell be suspended.
“I think he gets him in the head, I think it is just silly from Latrell… he got his medicine so will have to wait and see,” Demetriou mentioned.
“There’s no point talking about it, wait for the verdict tomorrow and wait and see but Blake Taaffe has been playing some great footy for us this year.”
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