Golden point heroics seal perfect tribute to icon

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Lachlan Ilias enactment the finishing touches connected a stirring nighttime of tributes to John Sattler.

Lurking behind the 20-metre enactment aft 81 minutes of pulsating enactment betwixt the Rabbitohs and Sea Eagles connected Saturday night, the young halfback welcomed a Damien Cook rocket and drilled a tract goal.

On a crippled time dedicated to Sattler pursuing the South Sydney legend's decease astatine the property of 80 connected Monday, Ilias delivered the Rabbitohs a 13-12 aureate constituent triumph astatine Stadium Australia.

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Megastar teammate Latrell Mitchell had failed to nail a tract extremity effort successful the last infinitesimal of regular time, arsenic had Manly maestro Daly Cherry-Evans, but Ilias pinged the shot implicit the achromatic dot to spark glorious celebrations.

A swarm of the celebrated "torn rabbit" jerseys with a achromatic collar, and cardinal reddish and myrtle greenish hoops, swamped Ilias successful an instantly iconic infinitesimal successful Rabbitohs history.

The Rabbitohs looked resplendent successful the vintage jersey, which Sattler had worn during the 1970 expansive last synonymous with him playing 77 minutes with a breached jaw. That crippled saw Sattler skipper South Sydney to his 3rd of 4 titles arsenic Rabbitohs skipper.

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A minute's soundlessness was observed earlier kick-off connected Saturday night, arsenic a visibly affectional Scott Sattler, John's son, joined a ellipse of Rabbitohs players successful a beauteous moment.

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The nighttime of tributes rolled connected erstwhile the Rabbitohs' authoritative protagonist group, "The Burrow", led a circular of applause successful the 13th minute, acknowledging the jersey fig worn by Sattler successful his 4 premiership victories arsenic South Sydney captain.

"I was conscionable saying to (captain) Cam (Murray) retired connected the field, looking up astatine the scoreboard astatine 13 points ... evidently John's fig ... To person his household present contiguous is beauteous special," said South Sydney manager Jason Demetriou.

"Got to cognize 'Satts' a just spot implicit the past fewer years. Great family. So for america to beryllium capable to wage tribute (was great).

"I privation to wage respect to our full club: (chief executive) Blake (Solly), the commercialized team, the media team. The tribute, the full week has been fantastic.

"We didn't speech astir it a large woody arsenic a squad due to the fact that we could spot it. It was there, it was evident passim the club.

"I conscionable felt astatine times contiguous we didn't merit to suffer that game, and I'm truly thankful we got the 2 points."

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