A shattered Jason Demetriou has taken duty for the Rabbitohs’ beautiful decline and vowed to study from the “tough lessons” the membership received throughout season 2023.
The Rabbitohs’ finals hopes have been killed by arch rivals, the Roosters on Friday night time in a 26-12 loss.
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They are the primary staff because the introduction of the highest eight system to overlook finals after main the competitors in Round 11, in response to AAP’s Scott Bailey.
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Demetriou admitted the outcome was “hard” to take given the optimistic indicators within the first half of the 12 months.
“From where we got to, the pre-season we had and the first half of the season, disappointing,” he stated.
“That performance probably summed up the back end of our year — just not quite nailing a few things. Our effort and fight was outstanding, but just not capitalising off our opportunities and then leaking points.”
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When requested in regards to the implosion at his membership, he put the onus on himself — and pinpointed the State of Origin interval because the second issues began to go pear-shaped.
“It’s going to be a part of a deep review, for sure,” Demetriou stated.
“I’ve got to hold my hands up there, I’m the head coach, it’s on me to make sure we’re better (and) we’re not falling like we were.
“I could sit here and make excuses but it hurts. It’s a tough lesson to learn but I’ll learn it.”
“I’ve got to have a deep look at how I handled that situation, that mid-part especially through the Origin period and how we came out of it.
“Like I said it hurts now and there’s tough lessons but I’ll learn it.”
The loss tops off a horror couple of weeks for the membership the place assistant coach and membership legend Sam Burgess was proven the door after reportedly questioning particular remedy given to Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker.
Then there was a leaked textual content message revealing Rod Churchill — son of rugby league legend Clive — known as Mitchell a “cancer” on the membership.
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When requested in regards to the exterior noise Demetriou stated: “It’s disappointing because as a club we haven’t had that the last few years.
“We’re a pretty tight ship. Like any club we work on our things together and inside the four walls so it’s disappointing that things are getting out or are being said. A lot of it isn’t true but at the end of the day we can’t change it.
“It’s a small part to probably a lot of little things that have added to where we are at.”
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Meanwhile, Rabbitohs skipper Cameron Murray — who inked a three-year extension in the course of the week — agreed with the coach that the outcome was “disappointing.”
But he hopes it’ll gentle a hearth within the taking part in group for subsequent season.
“It’s hard to put your finger on where it went wrong,” he stated.
“We’ll just make sure we remember how much this hurts… Just use this as motivation to never feel this feeling again.”
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