What may have been lost in the chaos at the back end of Souths' win over Newcastle was it's clear that not only does Latrell Mitchell have his teammate's backs, but that the squad looks completely different with him returning."To have Latrell back and just his aura and his confidence that he brings to the squad. It's so good to have him back especially as he's worked his arse off over the last 12 weeks to get his body right," Rabbitohs forward Jai Arrow told Wide World of Sports."He's the fittest I've seen him in my time at the club, and when Latrell's putting in the hard work and playing the way he is, it's so satisfying."Five-eighth Cody Walker looked like a different player, having his best game of the season, while several other key men stood up and were counted despite the number of players unavailable through either State of Origin selection or injury.But what is it that makes Mitchell such a great teammate?"It's his confidence, his willingness to work out and how approachable he is," Arrow said."There's a lot of scrutiny that comes with Latrell in the media, as everyone sees, but I don't think everyone realises how good of a guy, and how out of his way he goes for the community - and the work he does with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people."He goes to the moon and back to try and make himself a better person, and to try and put smiles on people's faces."Mitchell has been back in the team for two games, after missing almost half the season with a hamstring issue. The Rabbitohs have won both, and scored 70 points in the process."The younger boys sort of look up to him and want to follow in his direction - and the scary thing is he's only 25-year-old, he's got the world at his feet," Arrow said.
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