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Rabbitohs Sign Colin Best and Re-sign Shannan McPherson for 2009 and 2010
20 Jun 2008
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have announced today that representative centre Colin Best will join the Rabbitohs for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, with the Club also re-signing young back-rower Shannan McPherson for 2009 and 2010.
Best, 29, is currently playing with the Canberra Raiders, having previously had stints at the Cronulla Sharks, Hull FC and St George Illawarra Dragons. Best represented City Origin in 2001 and has played in six NRL finals series with both the Sharks and the Dragons. Best has over 150 first grade games to his name in the NRL.
McPherson, 22, is a South Sydney junior from the South Eastern Seagulls, progressing through the South Sydney junior representative teams to make his first grade debut in 2005. McPherson has become a regular first grader with South Sydney over the past 12 months, playing in eight of the Rabbitohs 12 games so far this season.
Were very pleased to be bringing someone to the Club with Colins experience and strike power, Rabbitohs CEO Shane Richardson said.
Colin has been one of the Raiders best players over the past couple of years and his experience in finals football will be invaluable to the young players we have coming through the ranks at the moment.
His ability to play centre or wing will give us some flexibility out wide as well.
Its also wonderful to see another South Sydney junior showing his allegiance to his junior club, as Shannan has done today.
He will join other Souths juniors such as Nathan Merritt, John Sutton, Fetuli Talanoa and Craig Wing on extended contracts with the Rabbitohs.
Biographies
Name: Colin Best
DOB: 22 November 1978
Junior Club: Engadine Dragons
Position: Centre/Wing
Height: 189cm
Weight: 96kg
Rep Honours: City Origin 2001
Previous Clubs: Sharks 1998-2002, Hull FC 2003-04, Dragons 2005-06, Raiders 2007-08
First Grade debut: Sharks vs Bears, Toyota Park, 30 May 1998 (Round 1)
NRL Games: 157
NRL Tries: 77
NRL Points: 308
Name: Shannan McPherson
DOB: 12 December 1985
Junior Club: South Eastern Seagulls
Position: Lock/Second row
Height: 185cm
Weight: 95kg
First Grade debut: Rabbitohs vs Bulldogs, Sydney Showground, 4 June 2005 (Round 13)
NRL Games: 24
NRL Tries: 1
NRL Points: 4