The South Sydney Rabbitohs are reportedly pushing to prove Latrell Mitchell's fitness this weekend so he can serve his one-game ban before the start of next season. Mitchell copped a one-game ban and a $20,000 fine from the NRL after bringing the game into disrepute after the photo leak scandal. Mitchell has not played in the NRL since July after injuring his foot and it appeared he wouldn't return with South Sydney already out of finals contention. Rabbitohs coach Ben Hornby had previously declared that Mitchell wouldn't play again this season due to a foot injury and his conditioning, which meant he'd have to serve the ban in 2025. However, The Daily Telegraph have reported the Rabbitohs reached out to the NRL to seek further clarification on how to prove Mitchell can play in the round 27 clash against the Roosters. Mitchell underwent further examination to prove his fitness and South Sydney are preparing their case to prove Mitchell is fit to play this weekend. Fans have already expressed their frustration with the Mitchell saga with many feeling the 26-year-old shouldn't be able to serve his ban in 2024 having already been ruled out for the season by the coach. While Mitchell was expected to miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury, Hornby also recently backflipped on his claim the $1.2 million fullback would be out until next year. The South Sydney coach claimed there was an "outside chance" he would play against the Roosters in a dead-rubber game for the Rabbitohs. “Obviously (he’s) still got a bit of a process there to go through. So he is just trying to tick the boxes," Hornby said on Friday.
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