The pressure on Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou is piling up, with a former player publicly criticising his approach and communication in an explosive interview. Josh Mansour - who played over 170 games in the NRL and represented both Australia and NSW - was part of the South Sydney squad in Demetriou's first season in 2022, but managed to play just five top grade matches that year. The 33-year-old was signed by the Bunnies during Wayne Bennett's tenure and enjoyed limited success in 2021, before being shut out by Demetriou the following year. Mansour officially hung up the boots at the end of last year, but didn't miss his chance to take aim at Demetriou when quizzed on his relationship with the coach. "I didn't see eye-to-eye with the coach, which was a shame ... we just didn't have a good rapport," he told The Bye Round podcast. "I feel like every time he spoke to me he didn't live up to what he was saying and I let it get to me. I'm a man of my word, I was holding him to every conversation we had. "I was so frustrated that final year." Mansour went in-depth on the situation, revealing Demetriou opted to 'rest' the winger for an opening-round clash, only informing him of the decision at captain's run. Later in the season, Mansour was left out of the Souths lineup two more times, including for debutant Izaac Thompson - despite conversations with Demetriou that indicated he would be selected in the NRL team.
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