A fifth straight victory for Trent Robinson’s men has put them on the cusp of sealing a finals spot, and also capped a miserable fortnight for South Sydney.
How did it come to this? How did the team which led the competition after 11 rounds, with three byes still up its sleeve, only make it to September 1? That will be for the club and coach Jason Demetriou to sift through in the coming weeks.
But on Friday night at Accor Stadium, in front of an underwhelming crowd of 36,263, the story is undoubtedly how the Rabbitohs ran out of chances. In 26 rounds, Souths spent one week out of the top eight. This makes it two, and it’s the one that really counts.Junior Pauga scores a first-half try for the Roosters.Suspended Latrell Mitchell’s replacement, Blake Taaffe, went off concussed after 18 minutes and didn’t return.
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