Spine-tingling reception leaves Latrell shaken

Rabbitohs prima Latrell Mitchell has been near struggling for words pursuing a rousing reception from the team's loyal fans in the aftermath of the elimination last triumph implicit the Roosters.

Despite an up-and-down season, the Rabbitohs person begun to play their champion shot erstwhile it matters astir and precocious to the semi-finals pursuing a 30-14 triumph implicit their bitter rivals.

The hotly-contested lucifer was played successful beforehand of a capableness assemblage wrong Sydney's marque caller Allianz Stadium, and the ambiance near Mitchell, who made his archetypal finals quality since 2019, visibly shaken.

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As Mitchell spoke to Nine's Brad Fittler for a post-game interview, helium struggled to find words owed to the crowd's unthinkable ovation. Fittler, for his part, admitted he'd ne'er heard truthful overmuch sound successful a stadium before.

Mitchell was visibly shaken by the spine-tingling ovation from the Souths faithful aft the lucifer (Nine)

"It's beauteous emotional. It's a ripper tonight," helium said.

"I'm truthful gladsome Souths fans turned up and springiness it backmost and enactment america each the way. It's however it's been each twelvemonth and I cognize it hasn't gone the mode we wanted, but we're starting the caller season.

"It's semi-final footy present and we're coming."

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Mitchell was engaged successful respective scraps with his erstwhile teammates during the lucifer but was respectful of his aged squad aft ending their season.

"I've spent astir of my vocation determination and I can't convey the Roosters capable for giving maine an accidental to beryllium Latrell Mitchell," helium said.

"Now I get to explicit that with the champion nine successful the satellite and it's conscionable truthful good. I emotion the community, I'm home, and I truly bask being present and being astir South Sydney."

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