Retiring/Retired
Kurt Gidley, David Shillington, Danny Wicks,
Hanging in the balance:
- John Sutton is a chance to retire if Souths don't offer him another contract.
- Chris Heighington says he will look for another club if Sharks don't offer him a new deal.
- William Zillman has says he wants to play on next year for the Titans after putting injuries behind him. It's another matter if he gets a contract though.
- Jeff Lima I read this would be his last year, but he later said he hadn't decided.
LOCAL Rabbitohs junior John Sutton’s re-signing with South Sydney has him set to became the foundation club’s first to play a historic 300 games in cardinal and myrtle.
Sutton will turn out for a 15th season in 2018 after confirming a one-year extension on Thursday.
The 2014 premiership winning skipper is already the most capped man in Souths history, with 283 games so far since debuting in 2004.
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After speculation the 32-year-old may have been forced out of Redfern and off to the UK, Sutton will almost certainly finish a one-club man and is well placed to bring up a triple-ton of appearances in 2018.
Sutton has been offered more money elsewhere throughout his career and endured the dark days of two wooden spoons in his first three years of first grade, but has always stayed true to a Rabbitohs outfit that signed him out of Kensington United as a teen.
John Sutton celebrates the Rabbitohs 2014 title win. pic. Phil HillyardSource: News Corp Australia
“I love this club and everything it stands for and I’ve never wanted to play for anyone else,” Sutton said.
“To have the opportunity to have another year with Souths is fantastic and I want to thank everyone at the club for having faith in me to get the job done next season.”
Sutton’s signature is the first locked in under new coach Anthony Seibold, who highlighted the back-rower’s influence in guiding the next generation of Rabbitohs forwards.
“John is a leader amongst our group, he’s played more games than anyone in our jersey which shows his loyalty to the club, and those attributes are priceless to our squad,” Seibold said.
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