South Sydney forward Jai Arrow is confident the side will be able to handle the void left by Latrell Mitchell with the star fullback set to be sidelined for at least Friday night s clash against the Titans.
Mitchell has pleaded guilty to a grade-two dangerous contact (head/neck) charge on Wests Tigers winger David Nofoaluma in Saturday night s thriller at Stadium Australia but will seek a downgrade at the NRL judiciary on Tuesday night.
If Mitchell is successful, he will miss one match. If he is unsuccessful, he will receive a four-match ban, ruling him out of clashes against the Titans, Raiders, Storm and Sharks.
The call was in. The hands were up. The right boot at the ready.
Adam Reynolds 23rd NRL field goal – which would be the most of any current player – loomed on the fourth tackle.
A two-pointer had already been nailed from 40-plus metres out, a penalty and follow-up drop punt hooked one way, then sprayed the other.
Reynolds had already had not one crack, but two.
Watch the replay of what proves the last play in a madcap 81 minutes though and it s clear. This is still meant to be Reynolds moment, not Tom Burgess s. That was the plan, Souths hooker Damien Cook told NRL.com.
Luke Brooks insists he remains the right man to end Wests Tigers decade-long finals drought and rejected suggestions he will seek a fresh start elsewhere with his career at a crossroads.
Brooks so nearly delivered a remarkable redemption on Saturday night as he raced 105 metres for a golden-point try against the Rabbitohs, six days after he and his Tigers teammates were booed by their own Leichhardt Oval fans.
Only Tom Burgess s fingertip touchdown for his own spectacular match-winner denied the Tigers No.7, who produced a much-improved showing on his underwhelming effort against North Queensland last week.
Despite the devastating loss, Brooks fronted reporters after full-time to field questions around his future.
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