How Latrell made peace with awful Manu post-script

If there's one thing Latrell Mitchell is sick of talking about, it's his much-anticipated return against the Roosters in round three."Mate, it's all I've heard for the last few months," he told Wide World of Sports at Souths' media day yesterday.Mitchell hasn't played since he was suspended for a high shot on former teammate Joey Manu. He has not been named to play in this weekend's Charity Shield clash with the Dragons despite earlier getting the green light to be involved.Yet that team list news was overshadowed yesterday afternoon when it was revealed that the superstar would get a concession from the NRL, freeing him to return for the Rabbitohs' Round 2 clash with the Storm.That will put him on the field a week earlier than expected, and potentially cool some of the hype around the Bunnies' Round 3 clash with the Roosters, who were filthy at him after the Manu tackle.Mitchell is a polarising figure in sport, to say the least. Capable of plays that few others, if any can make, but equally capable of a rush of blood to the head, like with Manu or with David Nofoaluma earlier in the season.He refers to his decision to stay with the team - and now-departed coach Wayne Bennett - through the finals series, despite not being able to play, as one of the catalysts for his personal growth."I put my hand up to stay in the bubble and be there for the boys - and I knew if I'd called it quits and kicked stones and got back to Taree and my comfort zone, I wouldn't have grown as a man," Mitchell told Wide World of Sports.