Latrell Mitchell

Latrell Mitchell starred for the Rabbitohs and provided the game-breaking moment when he sent Alex Johnston over for his second on the left edge with scores ...

“I thought for us to game back from behind several times in the game showed where this team is going and we’ve got some pretty important players come back into the team next week which will raise the bar again. His efforts to link with Kodi Nikorima and score a try was a statement that should shake the rest of the competition. We did improve our defence a little bit in patches but again the game is 80 minutes and we’ve got to be more resilient.” - Bulldogs coach Mick Potter I thought our boys played some good footy to counter and scored five tries but the problem is they scored seven and that’s too many. - Rabbitohs winger Alex Johnston scored the 10th hat-trick of his NRL career. Both sides traded three tries each in the second half to set up a tied ball game before Johnston crossed for the third hat-trick of his season and 10th of his career.

Of all the reasons the Blues lost the State of Origin series, maybe one reason stands above all others: South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell.

They both came up with some pretty big plays to set the tries up. They keep standing up and if they keep doing that we’ll be in a good place come finals.” It was the hardest decision I’ve had to make personally [ withdrawing from contention]. I didn’t want to be selfish in that space. Said South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou: “With no Cam and Cooky, we needed Latrell and Cody to stand up. Missing NSW regulars Cameron Murray and Damien Cook, Mitchell also threw the final pass for the match-winning try five minutes from full-time as Alex Johnston bagged another Accor Stadium hat-trick. Would it have been different at Suncorp Stadium, in one of the greatest rugby league matches ever played, had the South Sydney superstar been wearing sky blue?

Latrell Mitchell helped South Sydney avoid a banana skin against Canterbury as the Rabbitohs wrapped up a 36-28 win to strengthen their grip on seventh spot ...

But just when the Bulldogs looked to be heading towards victory, a rampaging run by Mitchell on his way to his sole try of the night turned the game in the Rabbitohs' favour. Mitchell sent Tevita Tatola and Johnston over to score before the winger added his third. In just his third game back from a hamstring injury, Mitchell showed signs he had returned to his best as he carried the Rabbitohs to their fifth win in six games.

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We’re not playing well but this is how we’re going to do it. “He is on this war path of NRL dominance at the moment and it’s hard to see anything or anyone getting in front of him. “I’ve played with Latrell and I’ve played against him and sometimes he probably needs to be pushed or moved into positions to get into the game or be intense but he is really dialled in and he is self motivated,” Cronk said on NRL 360.

Latrell Mitchell declared Matt Burton's Blues jersey as his following a fiery head-to-head battle with the ...

"But big credit to (Burton) - he really showed up. He also scored a try of his own after he bulldozed former Origin teammate Josh Addo-Carr in the 60th minute. "That three jersey is mine. "It was the hardest decision I had to make, and I wanted to pay forward to the club and didn't want to be selfish in that space where the club's invested so much in me," Mitchell said of his decision to withdraw from the Origin finale. The rivalry between the pair was apparent throughout this contest as they got into each other's faces on several occasions. Mitchell was scintillating in the Rabbitohs win.

Latrell Mitchell made a bold declaration about the New South Wales' No. 3 jersey after starring in the Rabbitohs' 36-28 win over the Bulldogs on Sunday.

“You talk about Tom Trbojevic … he’s arguably been the best player on the field in these three games back. “He went away for 12 weeks, got his body right and his mind right. He was available for the decider but instead put a line through himself so he could focus on South Sydney. Join Kayo Freebies now, no credit card required > “I told you that three jersey is mine. “He literally wants to throw South Sydney on his back and it’s a scary sign for the rest of the competition because that and what he’s done the last two weeks, that makes South Sydney scary towards the back end of this season.

South Sydney fullback Latrell Mitchell gave NSW a reminder of what they missed in the State of Origin...

"I wanted to pay the club forward. "I really wanted to turn up tonight and prove a point and I think I did. "It was the hardest decision I've had to make," Mitchell said.

He was clutch: the Bulldogs scored with 12 minutes to play to lead 28-22, only for the fullback to create two tries and win his team the game. Not only does he ...

He returned the ball to the five eighth, who found his partner Flanagan and then the onrushing Paul Vaughan for a barely believable try. Kodi Nikorima slipped an offload to Mitchell and the fullback slalomed through the defence before planted a fend square on the chest of Addo-Carr, bouncing him out of the way and scoring with a grin. As he hit the backfield, he drew Mitchell and passed to Flanagan, who dumped on to Jake Averillo for a spectacular try. Canterbury spread on the halfway line on the last tackle and Burton got Waddell into space. Waddell then made an error on his own 30m line and gifted Souths a good ball set to close the half. Flanagan nicked the ball from Johnston on play one to move Canterbury back into position, and when Mitchell intervened to stop a Matt Burton kick, he was dumped into touch by Casey and Addo-Carr. Only dogged Souths defending kept them at bay. They spread inside their own ten and Casey put a step on Tass to break the line. They’ve been doing that the last month and if they keep doing it, we’ll be in a good place come finals.” I spoke to them through the week about times in a season where those guys need to stand up. This week was a good build up, we knew they were going to come out tough and we had to put it to them tonight. I’m starting to learn to bring the boys together, get eyes and get confidence. It was a really good game, I enjoyed that battle and I seen a lot of character out of my players as well.”

Latrell Mitchell has shown just what a destructive force he can be in a performance that will send chills t...

South Sydney currently sits seventh on the NRL ladder after 18 rounds, with a 10-7 record in their 17 matches this season. "You talk about Tom Trbojevic ... he's arguably been the best player on the field in these three games back. "He went away for 12 weeks, got his body right and his mind right.