Is Latrell Mitchell overrated?

[Mr. Shaman]

I predict he will go on to be the Western Bears first signing …heard it here first …

He’ll single handedly double the predicted carbon emissions and fuel consumption for those jets.

 

[Valheru]

I'd 100% be naming him the final 17 now. We'll cop a small fine for not naming him in the initial 22, but stuff them.

They shouldn't even get fined. They didn't name him presumably because they couldn't as he is suspended but apparently he is now not suspended because he isn't fit according to the NRL.

 

[Captain Apollo]

My head hurts even thinking about this. Most convoluted set of circumstances I've heard of in yonks.

 

[yobbo84]

I want Souths to put out a statement saying that on Friday we will not abide by the rulings of the independent doctor in the bunker, because the NRL have said that they don't believe the findings of independent doctors, and that the final decision on HIAs will rest with Souths doctor, and Souths doctor alone.

 

[Old Mate]

LOL Souffs

 

[Danish]

Souths should name him to play, and bring him out for warm up. I mean he’s apparently not suspended right now so he’s allowed to play, right?

call the NRL’s bluff

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Has Latrell ever been fit to play?

 

[yobbo84]

Rabbitohs make audacious bid for Mitchell to play against Roosters

The Rabbitohs’ star player will now wait until round one of next year to sit out a match, but his club still believe he’s fit enough to take on the Roosters this week.

www.smh.com.au

This is great.

 

[blue bags]

Will he be fit enough to line up

 

[10$ Ferret]

NRL have said that they don't believe the findings of independent doctors,

Thats funny. I didn't know there were any independent Drs brought in, just 4 that were paid by Souths

 

[ColdWetPanther]

Sh!tshow. I love a good LOL@50uffs as much as anyone, but they are 100% in the right here….

…. except of course for the whole drug use thing.

 

[Maximus]

Rabbitohs make audacious bid for Mitchell to play against Roosters

The Rabbitohs’ star player will now wait until round one of next year to sit out a match, but his club still believe he’s fit enough to take on the Roosters this week.

www.smh.com.au

This is great.

They f**ked up not naming him in the 22. Abdo will just block the request to bring him into the 17 and there's nothing really that can be done about it.

 

[blue bags]

Unbelievable
What a mess
Just behave Latrell
Like normal people
Big bad Benny Boyo has control now

 

[Sans Souci Saint]

 

[Fangs]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/south-sydney-remain-furious-the-nrl-wont-let-latrell-mitchell-serve-his-onegame-ban-on-friday-night/news-story/0af6876ce7eb2fd88ce526467a6f0044

The NRL has made it clear it wants Mitchell to serve the ban in round 1 next season, which is why the Bunnies have asked if he can play against the Roosters on Friday despite him not being named in the original 22-man squad.

Souths are adamant that he is fit and has been cleared by three doctors in a bid to prove he’s good to go this week.

“We are taking legal advice on the NRL’s request for further information and the proposed fitness test,” a statement from chief executive Blake Solly read.

 

[Valheru]

They f**ked up not naming him in the 22. Abdo will just block the request to bring him into the 17 and there's nothing really that can be done about it.

But they couldn't because he is suspended.

 

[Valheru]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/south-sydney-remain-furious-the-nrl-wont-let-latrell-mitchell-serve-his-onegame-ban-on-friday-night/news-story/0af6876ce7eb2fd88ce526467a6f0044

The NRL has made it clear it wants Mitchell to serve the ban in round 1 next season, which is why the Bunnies have asked if he can play against the Roosters on Friday despite him not being named in the original 22-man squad.

Souths are adamant that he is fit and has been cleared by three doctors in a bid to prove he’s good to go this week.

“We are taking legal advice on the NRL’s request for further information and the proposed fitness test,” a statement from chief executive Blake Solly read.

Good for Souths

Nothing would make the NRL look more inept than if Latrell was trotted out to play tomorrow

 

[Fangs]

Good for Souths

Nothing would make the NRL look more inept than if Latrell was trotted out to play tomorrow

I didn't post it at the time but I actually gave the NRL some credit initially.

New rule on suspensions...apply it to a meaningless game. So Souths and the other clubs won't complain much because the stakes are low. Now the mk2 version of the rule has been introduced: You have to be fit AND the stakes have to be deemed high enough for a suspension to occur (I'm guessing the end of season tests are considered meaningless to them).

Total mess.

 

[yobbo84]

Besides the stupid moving of the goalposts by the NRL... Willie Mason, of all people, made a real good point too.

By Souths pushing it for him to serve the suspension now, the whole thing gets nipped in the bud and it's done with.

By extending it into next year, we open the 2025 season with more talk of Latrell being suspended, the white powder incident, is he fit, re-hashing it all again, blah blah.

It's like the NRL want to drag out the drama as long as possible.

I'm glad the club isn't rolling over on this one.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Besides the stupid moving of the goalposts by the NRL... Willie Mason, of all people, made a real good point too.

By Souths pushing it for him to serve the suspension now, the whole thing gets nipped in the bud and it's done with.

By extending it into next year, we open the 2025 season with more talk of Latrell being suspended, the white powder incident, is he fit, re-hashing it all again, blah blah.

It's like the NRL want to drag out the drama as long as possible.

I'm glad the club isn't rolling over on this one.

Souths dropped the ball big time by not using this to get his awful contract off the books. He's a dead weight around your necks