Souths coach Jason Demetriou admits he's "disaapointed" with the turmoil that has engulfed the club but has accepted blame for his side's historic late season collapse. The Rabbitohs' 26-12 loss to fierce rivals, the Sydney Roosters, means they have become the first side in the NRL era to lead the competition after 11 rounds, yet miss out on the finals.Demetriou's men were among the premiership favourites in the first half of the season but since May, they have only won four out of 13 games to slip right out of finals contention. Incredibly, Friday night's defeat in the do-or-die final round clash against the Roosters marked just the second time all season that the Bunnies have found themselves outside the top eight.Their record capitulation caps off a dreadful few weeks for the club, following the shock departure of assistant coach Sam Burgess and the controversy surrounding Latrell Mitchell. The superstar fullback was labelled a "cancer" on the club by Rodney Churchill - the son of Rabbitohs legend Clive - in a swipe that left the league world shocked and outraged.Mitchell was also at the centre of the messy Burgess saga, with reports the club great left his role as assistant with two weeks of the regular season remaining after being unhappy with the perceived preferential treatment the fullback and Cody Walker were receiving at the club. It's understood Burgess walked after refusing to back down on his assertions that standards at the club were not where they should be.
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