Wearing a jersey with the iconic "torn rabbit" logo and John Sattler's subordinate number, 515, are among an array of stirring tributes to beryllium carried retired by the Rabbitohs successful honour of the rugby league fable connected Saturday.
The Rabbitohs volition play their archetypal crippled since the decease of Sattler, 80, erstwhile they conscionable the Manly Sea Eagles astatine Stadium Australia connected Saturday night.
Additional tributes planned see the wearing of achromatic armbands, arsenic good arsenic a circular of applause successful the 13th infinitesimal of the game, linking to the No.13 jersey worn by Sattler successful his 4 premiership victories arsenic South Sydney captain, successful 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1971.
The Rabbitohs volition besides invited the Sattler household to Stadium Australia, including Sattler's woman Barbara and his lad Scott, portion video tributes volition play connected the large screens up of the lucifer and a minute's soundlessness volition beryllium observed earlier kick-off.
"It is precise important that we wage tribute to 1 of the greats of not lone our club, but of the game, successful John Sattler. And it conscionable truthful happens that we are playing Manly-Warringah, a nine with which John had a agelong and storied history," said Rabbitohs main enforcement Blake Solly.
"We promote each Rabbitohs members and supporters, arsenic good arsenic immoderate rugby league oregon sports fans that respected the large man, to travel retired to Accor Stadium connected Saturday nighttime and beryllium portion of this fantastic nighttime honouring 1 of the genuinely large advocates for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the crippled of rugby league."