By Zachary Gates and Damien McCartney
Roosters manager Trent Robinson has called connected fans not to boo erstwhile Tricolours prima Latrell Mitchell erstwhile they conscionable again successful their elimination last astatine Allianz Stadium connected Sunday.
Mitchell was booed beauteous overmuch each clip helium touched the shot successful the circular 25 clash betwixt the Rabbitohs and the Roosters past Friday.
Mitchell fumed, declaring the booing "disappointing", "shit", "not nice" and saying AFL fable Adam Goodes "gave up his vocation due to the fact that of it".
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Robinson defended Mitchell connected the cusp of his side's sudden-death clash with South Sydney.
"It was evidently successful discourse with what happened past twelvemonth successful our past game," Robinson said, referring to the Mitchell tackle connected Joseph Manu that near the Roosters weapon with a shattered look and ended his season.
"It was our archetypal location crippled (at Allianz Stadium) and that's wherever it should rest. It shouldn't hap time (Sunday).
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"(Mitchell) near a immense imprint connected this team, and we truly attraction astir him. My kids inactive inquire astir Latrell and if helium is playing. He's a existent favourite.
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"That (booing) should enactment past week, and we should determination connected to this week's contest.
"He's precise peculiar to maine and this nine and the clip we had here. I emotion seeing his grin and him happy."
The Roosters defeated their accepted rivals 26-16 astatine Allianz Stadium past week.
South Sydney is gunning for consecutive expansive last appearances, and the Roosters are eyeing their 3rd premiership successful 5 years.
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