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2024 Rabbitohs Round 27 - Vs Roosters

Thadius

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Score flattered us but that’s ok.

It was a very poor Souths side selected and Hornby wears that, it was JD stuff.

Won’t have to see Hawkins, Host, Gagai and Keppie in first grade next year.

Big off season coming up, hope the newbies and Benny lift our fortunes.

Gray, you’re a f**king lion heart, hope you get thrown the halfback guernsey in the Charity, just to give us a look what might have been.
 

speedster

Juniors
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906
Wayne has to find a spot for Jye Gray in our best 17 next season. No doubt.

Cody's not done just yet but little Jye is a gem that has to get a run and will eventually inherit the 6 jersey. I'd play him in the 14 to start the season and see how things pan out considering we will also have Wighton and Dodd floating around.
 

Rabbits20

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So nice to see Tommy score at the end.

The Munro try had everyone stamping their feet!

At least we didn’t give up.

I will miss Tom and Cookie greatly got tears in my eyes there. So proud of them but sad that’s it for them.

Oh and as for Atkins Solly was right there is corruption Atkins has it in for us always has. Some of those calls tonight 13-8 count 4-1 six agains to them they laid all over us. How fitting the year ended in an Atkins penalty you just knew it would end like that. Some of those calls tonight it was deliberate against us.
 
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My oldest was 9 months old when Sammy arrived for 2010. I got some pre season training photos with Sammy holding him (along with Sutton and Axe). His first game was Sam’s debut in Rd 1.
My youngest was born late 2011. Together they’ve missed maybe 5/6 home games in 15 seasons and been to 3-5 away games a year. So for them, there’s always been a Burgii. Plus they’ve loved GI, AJ, Reyno, Cooky, Cody…

Last night, when Tommy scored, and despite it being our worst season in their life, they were still there, still cheering at the end, we just hugged a bit before waving Tommy and Cooky goodbye.

We started talking about eras on the way home and I told told them it’s special. I remember the 80s and dark 90s years fondly just because there was always plenty of memories of players and fans (some now sadly gone). Up or down, there’s always something to look forward to and Jye and Munro are the future excitement machines.

They’ll always be Souths fans. Even when I’m gone too, they’ll take their kids, and tell them tales about the 2010s and 2020s and of the big Burgess boys.

Thank for the memories lads.
Enjoy the off season. Loves youse all.
 

BotanyBorn&Bred

Juniors
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My oldest was 9 months old when Sammy arrived for 2010. I got some pre season training photos with Sammy holding him (along with Sutton and Axe). His first game was Sam’s debut in Rd 1.
My youngest was born late 2011. Together they’ve missed maybe 5/6 home games in 15 seasons and been to 3-5 away games a year. So for them, there’s always been a Burgii. Plus they’ve loved GI, AJ, Reyno, Cooky, Cody…

Last night, when Tommy scored, and despite it being our worst season in their life, they were still there, still cheering at the end, we just hugged a bit before waving Tommy and Cooky goodbye.

We started talking about eras on the way home and I told told them it’s special. I remember the 80s and dark 90s years fondly just because there was always plenty of memories of players and fans (some now sadly gone). Up or down, there’s always something to look forward to and Jye and Munro are the future excitement machines.

They’ll always be Souths fans. Even when I’m gone too, they’ll take their kids, and tell them tales about the 2010s and 2020s and of the big Burgess boys.

Thank for the memories lads.
Enjoy the off season. Loves youse all.
Well said, here here!
 

callmack1

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A loss to finish the Season, but I'm glad we did finish the year on a good note. It's obviously not a nice feeling to lose any game, and it especially burns losing to the arch-rivals, that hurts, but I do think the boys performed admirably last night and it was a game we can be proud of all things considered. That is all we can really ask for right now.

The first half especially I am proud of. I know the Roosters were off their game, but I thought we somewhat forced them to play that way. Our lads looked a little slow to start, but they certainly warmed into it and looked as switched on as I've seen in any game this year. Our aggression and physicality was pretty good, and we didn't take a backwards step, I liked that. They really tried their guts out in the opening stanza. The sad thing was, despite all the field position we had, we simply didn't have the attacking weapons in our side to capitalise. Just a lack of troops really. They still did their best, and the tries to Jye and Cody were pretty good.

The first 20 minutes of the second half was a real let-down though and that was simply not good enough. We lost focus and undid all of that good work in the first half. Honestly, some of the defensive efforts in this period were disgraceful and I was pretty angry at this point. It felt like the Season was going to end in the worst way possible, with us being dominated by our hated rival.

But to the boys credit, they never gave up, and they really dug in and turned it around. The last 15 minutes were just about the most enjoyable 15 minutes of the entire Season. We played some great Footy!! And the Roosters simply couldn't stop us it seemed. Yea, they probably clocked off, but I'll still take it. Scintillating tries to Munro, and the team try to Gray was amazing! But the highlight was certainly Tommy scoring and then converting! Really proud of that effort from the boys and it was nice to get it to a respectable scoreline. Losing by eight with all the outs we had ain't bad. Not the worst way to end the year.

last night was extremely emotional for me though. I shed a tear watching Tom and Cook walk out of the tunnel for the first time, then the guard of honor for Coote was pretty cool. But the emotion really hit me when Tom was on the sideline about to come on for his last ever stint. Then it really got me when Tom went over for his try, what a moment. I'm glad he got that and he certainly deserves it in his final game. I was a blubbering mess for both him and Cookie from that moment on til the end of the game and probably the ten or so minutes after halftime. It was just hard to comprehend and believe that the Burgess era is over. That Tom's time here is done. So too Cookie, both modern-day legends of our club. I'm not afraid to admit I cried thinking of that in the dying minutes and watching them do their thing in the Red and Green for the last time. But it was also somewhat happy tears.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. And I am certainly happy to have lived in a time where I got to watch these guys and cheer them on every week. It's been a privilege.

A mixed night to end a shitty Season, but I am mostly proud today. Losing to those ******s sucks, but we can be proud of that performance and that's something.

Hard to believe it's all over now, but I will admit I am a little relieved it is.




One of the great press conferences in South Sydney history there. That was perfect. Funny and emotional. Loved that.

 

Steenson123

Juniors
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627
Reduce your blood pressure all.
Easts are going nowhere and will soon be at Henson Park with the rest of the also rans.
They should have run 60 or so up but failed to do so and allowed basically a reserve grade squad + Walker/Cook to run up 18 unanswered points on them. It could have been even closer.
With The Chin returning, Penrith should be full of confidence and Easts' record against them is pathetic.
 

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