'I've got to not': Terrell May weighs in on bro's contract call

Terrell May has declared he's not going to pressure his brother, Taylan, into any decision regarding his contract future amid the Rabbitohs' interest. The former Panthers centre has been out of the NRL since July 2024, when he was subject to the NRL's no-fault stand down policy after he'd been arrested on domestic violence charges. Those charges have since been withdrawn with Taylan free to play. Speaking ahead of the Beer, Footy, Food Festival at North Sydney Oval this Sunday, Terrell said he'd be "happy as" to see his brother return to the NRL. "Obviously he's my brother so I speak to him every day," he told Wide World of Sports. "I just said whatever's going to make you happy and go and do that. I don't want to be selfish and try to force anything onto him. "Wherever he's going to be happy and wherever that suits him the best that's where I want him to go and play. If that's at Souths then he should go do it. "I've got to not be selfish and try to force him to come play with me, hopefully he does. I just want him to be happy and enjoy life again." In May, Taylan told 9news his preference is to play with his brother. When charges were withdrawn, the Tigers were immediately linked to Taylan. However, South Sydney's interest appeared to put Bennett in the box seat. The Tigers declined to comment when asked whether the club still has interest. WWOS has contacted Taylan's management. Terrell has previously stated his intention to play with Taylan and his other brother Tyrone. The prop said that's still the plan. "Hopefully man, that's all in god's timing, but we'll let god take care of that. No one's going to take care of that besides him," he said. Tickers for the Beer, Footy, Food Festival at North Sydney Oval are available at beerfootyfood.com

Garlick's Second Coming at Souths

Don't be surprised if handy utility forward Bronson Garlick leaves the Storm to join Souths in 2026. The 29-year-old has proved a capable fill-in for the injured Harry Grant in recent weeks but wants to be closer to home. Garlick has close ties to Souths - his dad Sean captained the club in the 1990s and he began his senior career in the Rabbitohs' under 20s in 2014. If he maintains his current form, he will put pressure on incumbent Peter Mamouzelos for the number nine jersey at the Bunnies next season.

'Long time coming': Bennett finally calls on $700k recruit

Lewis Dodd admits it has "been a long time coming" to earn a spot in South Sydney's starting team after joining the club in the off-season. Signed on big money from the Super League, the young playmaker has been constantly overlooked by coach Wayne Bennett across the opening two months of the season. But heading into Magic Round, there was simply no choice but to insert the $700,000-a-season 23-year-old into the fray with a host of Rabbitohs playmakers sidelined due to injury. Jamie Humphreys, Cody Walker, Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton will all be out of action this weekend, with the latter suffering an injury at training after initially being named to wear the No.6 jumper against the Newcastle Knights. Speaking to media at the airport on Thursday, the former St Helens premiership winner said his time in NSW Cup and on the bench will hold him in good stead. "It's been a long time coming, it feels like," Dodd said. "I didn't think it was gonna be easy, I didn't know if it was gonna go my own way. "I wouldn't have had it any other way - it will make me a better player and better person. "At the end of the day, that's all I can ask for." The injury crisis at Redfern will also see Bennett install a new captain for the trip to Brisbane for the annual rugby league extravaganza. Jai Arrow will step into the role and gave a trademark response to the decision. "I guess I'm the last one left out of the leadership group," the ex-Origin forward said. "Someone has got to hold the fort down while the rest of them take some time off." Souths will face the Knights on Saturday afternoon at Suncorp Stadium.

Wayne's expensive shake up

Reputations have never meant anything to the old fox Wayne Bennett - and that's a big reason the Rabbitohs lead the NRL ladder after two rounds. Just about every other coach would have felt the pressure to give expensive recruit Lewis Dodd the halfback jersey to start the season. But not Bennett - I wrote over a month ago that little-known bargain buy Jamie Humphreys was leading the race to play in the key number seven jumper and Bennett decided to go with the former Manly youngster. Humphreys - with just one NRL game to his name at the Sea Eagles before this season - was the match-winner against the disappointing Dragons on Saturday, landing an ice cool field goal that proved the difference. Friday night's clash with Manly was probably the most important game in the career of young Warriors halfback Luke Metcalf. After a shocker in Vegas against the Raiders, Metcalf went into the game with Te Maire Martin breathing down his neck. But against the Sea Eagles, Metcalf showed he is the right man to fill Shaun Johnson's giant boots with a brilliant attacking display, scoring a try, laying on two more and having two line break assists.

Bennett 'mind mechanics' to fix 'temperamental' duo

Wayne Bennett's greatest strength in his 'golden' years is not so much as a coach but more as a man manager - and that skill may propel South Sydney up the ladder in 2025. After a dismal season in 2024 when they won only seven games and were just edged out by the Tigers in the wooden spoon battle, the Rabbitohs have gone back to the master coach after his two-year stint kicking off the Dolphins in the big league. In star duo Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker, the Bunnies have two of the most talented - but also most temperamental - players in the NRL. Rival players and coaches know the pair can easily be baited and niggled off their game - and this is where Bennett's mind mechanics come in. If he can get the pair thinking football and keeping their cool, the Rabbitohs will be well on their way to being in finals contention. The club under-achieved with the lack of a consistent halfback one of their major problems, but they have moved to fix that by signing St Helens playmaker Lewis Dodd. But he may take time to adapt to the NRL after an underwhelming start to his Sydney career in the trials last weekend. Another option at half if Dodd struggles is Jamie Humphreys from the Sea Eagles, a talented youngster who could prove a surprise packet. Watch for Bennett to work his magic on another enigmatic player, fellow Manly recruit Josh Schuster. There is no doubting Schuster's talent but he has lost his way in the past couple of seasons and Bennett will hit his reset button - watch for him to shine. The Bunnies will miss Thomas Burgess and Damien Cook - two of the mainstays of the pack in recent years - and haven't really signed anyone to replace them. Peter Mamouzelos has been groomed to take over at hooker but may take a while to learn what it takes to be a regular NRL player in the demanding dummy-half role. Injuries have already been unkind to Souths, with luckless centre Campbell Graham and veteran winger Alex Johnston unlikely to be fit for round one.

2025 gains - Jamie Humphreys (Sea Eagles), Euan Aitken (Dolphins), Lewis Dodd (St Helens), Josh Schuster (Sea Eagles), Jayden Sullivan (Wests Tigers).

2025 losses - Thomas Burgess (Huddersfield), Damien Cook (Dragons), Dean Hawkins (Eels), Taane Milne (released), Michael Chee Kam (Sea Eagles), Leon Te Hau (released), Lachlan Ilias (Dragons), Izaac Tu'itupou Thompson (released).

Luckless star's vow to teammates after injury setback

Injury-plagued South Sydney star Campbell Graham has vowed to teammates that he will run onto the field for round one next month despite breaking his hand at training last week. Graham, who missed the entire 2024 season with a sternum injury, is officially listed as "out indefinitely" after the training mishap. But Graham has told his fellow players there is no way he will miss the Rabbitohs' opening game against the Dolphins in a major boost to the club at the start of Wayne Bennett's second coming. The tall centre, who was sorely missed as Souths struggled for potency out wide throughout the 2024 season, has five weeks to get himself back into match-playing condition. He may even play with the hand not 100 per cent healed, with thick bandaging or a protective guard around the injury. "He has said he will be there for round one," a Souths source told Wide World of Sports. "It has been a frustrating couple of years for him and this has only added to his determination to be on the field with his mates."

Immortal leads tributes after death of Rabbitohs great

Ron Coote played rugby league for over a decade in league's toughest era - and never saw a harder tackler than the great Gary Stevens, who died on Wednesday night. "When he hit them, they stayed hit," Coote said of his former South Sydney teammate, who was 81. "It was a tough era and plenty of stuff went on out on the field, but Gary never shirked it and gave as good as he got. Born in Pagewood in the heart of Rabbitohs territory in 1944, Souths player number 539 Stevens won two premierships with the club during its golden era, playing a total of 228 grade games between 1964 and 1976. He finished his career with 25 first-grade games for Canterbury in 1977 and 1978. Renowned for his fitness and defence, Stevens represented Australia in 11 Test matches between 1972 and 1975, played seven games for New South Wales and three matches for City Firsts. He had been ill with dementia for some time, supported by his children and former teammates. "His wife died several years ago, and he had been in a nursing home for some time," Coote said. "He was a great player, a tough fella. "Off the field he was a gentleman but on it, he wouldn't take anything from anyone. "We played many games together and I haven't seen a better or harder tackler. "It's a pity we never had tackle counts back then - he would have topped the count every week. "It's a sad day for rugby league and a sad day for South Sydney."

'Removed dead bone': Souths star's injury return confirmed

It's been over 500 days but South Sydney star Campbell Graham is ready to return to the NRL. Rabbitohs fans missed Graham in 2024 with the former Kangaroos centre forced to stop playing due to surgery and recovery from a sternum injury he picked up the year before. Campbell needed 29 pain-killing injections to get on the field in 2023, winning his club's player of the year award despite playing through pain, and was initially expected to be fit for the 2024 season but was forced to sit after complications arose. "They removed the dead bone from my sternum, took a bone graft from my left hip, then put the fresh bone into the sternum, and covered it with a couple of plates," Graham told The Sydney Morning Herald. "There was no blueprint in terms of when I could return. I was hoping I could be back around round 16 (2024), but it was up to the surgeon, and he told me when I could run and when I could do weights." Such was the club's concern, it decided to keep Graham off the field for the entire season and focus on a 2025 return. Graham says the decision has proved to be the right call. "I've been doing full contact since November, and I feel like a footy player again," Graham said. "I pulled up sore, and in a funny way I never realised I would miss that. Just having that contact, you don't realise how good it is to have the collision." Graham said coach Wayne Bennett had urged him not to "rush" back but he felt the time was right. "He told me to not rush things and think I should be playing fit for day one of pre-season. He gets you into that head space where you need to understand you won't be at your best your first game back, that you need to accept that, and how you can only be the best you can be and build on that. "Wayne simplifies everything, that's the way he coaches. It's not rocket science, and he instils belief and simplicity."

'Unwanted' halfback Jock Madden could solve South Sydney's playmaking woes

Unwanted halfback Jock Madden could be the answer to South Sydney's halfback woes. Madden played some decent football when called into the Broncos team last season, but Ben Hunt's arrival has made him surplus to requirements. South Sydney have had halfback problems since Adam Reynolds shifted to the Broncos in 2022 in a move that still angers many of the club's faithful. Souths have tried several players in the No.7 jumper with limited success and are banking on English import Lewis Dodd to prove their saviour next year. But the former St Helens half is untested at NRL level and may take time to adjust to football the way it is played down under. Madden's management intends to approach Souths coach Wayne Bennett this week in the hope of securing the 24-year-old from Scone a deal. The playmaker would come cheap, with the Broncos paying a fair slice of his contract, and Bennett is a shrewd operator who loves a bargain … watch this space.

'Lost a bunch of weight': Latrell impresses on day one

South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell has delighted the Rabbitohs with his fitness levels in his return from his end-of-season break on Monday. The Rabbitohs formally began the Wayne Bennett era with a group session at their Maroubra headquarters on Monday and all eyes were on Mitchell. The enigmatic superstar looked trim and terrific and had a broad smile on his face as the players went through their paces. "Wayne gave them all a warning that they better not come back overweight and clearly the message sunk in - not just with Latrell but will all of them," chief executive Blake Solly told Wide World of Sports. "But Latrell really caught the eye - he has lost a bunch of weight and is a lot fitter than at this stage last year. "It's a good sign because he finished last season with a foot injury and could have just taken it easy. "But he has clearly been working in the gym and watching what he has been eating and it is a great sign for the club." Mitchell didn't have surgery on the foot but was ordered not to run for several weeks. But he is back on light duties and the club is hoping he can now play in round one by serving his one match suspension for this season's white powder scandal in the All Stars game. Injuries restricted Mitchell to just 11 games last season - the least in his five seasons at the Rabbitohs and also the least since he burst into first grade with the Roosters in 2016. The star fullback is the key man in Souths' finals bid in 2025 after the club experienced a horror season this year.

Legend's truth bomb after Schuster finds new home

Josh Schuster has been granted an NRL lifeline at South Sydney next season, but only one man can truly turn the enigmatic star's career around. And no, that man is not the legendary Wayne Bennett. In a bold move by the incoming head coach, Schuster officially put pen to paper on a one-year deal with the Rabbitohs, just months after he was let go by Manly. The 23-year-old has dealt with form and fitness issues for the past few years, casting doubt over whether or not he would reach his potential in the sport. While many believe Bennett is the perfect coach to unlock Schuster's talent, Andrew Johns has instead put the onus on the Samoan international to perform. "We keep saying 'if' but it's gotta be when [he performs] and it's not up to Wayne - it's up to Josh," he said on Wide World of Sports' Freddy and The Eighth. "Hopefully he has sorted his off-field stuff out and is focused. "Everyone knows the talent, but it's up to Josh. If he commits to training and he's rock-hard fit, he would be the most creative player in the game - he's a freak." After turning his heads in 2020 with his NRL debut at five-eighth, which Benji Marshall described as the best debut performance he'd ever seen, Schuster had his best year in first grade the following season, establishing himself in the back-row in what eas supposed to be an apprenticeship while Kieran Foran wore the No.6 jersey. The Sea Eagles always had designs to move him into the halves alongside Daly Cherry-Evans but when they allowed Foran to leave that plan ultimately backfired. Schuster's move to the Bunnies has again raised question marks over his best position, with former NSW coach Brad Fittler weighing in. "The comments [from Bennett] was that he looked pretty fit," he said. "That in itself for Josh would be the game-breaker, to be fit. If he ever got rock-hard fit, he'd be dangerous on the field. He's exciting and he can play a few positions. "I think he'd be a great old-school lock forward." Johns disagreed with Fittler's selection due to Schuster's fitness. "For me, he's a five-eighth," he said. "I don't think he's got the work rate to play in the middle." It appears likely that Schuster will be used in a bench utility role given the presence of Cody Walker in the No.6 jumper and the fact that the club's captain, Cameron Murray, has a mortgage on the lock position for the cardinal and myrtle.

Meninga's message to Latrell amid surprise footy return

Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga has urged Latrell Mitchell to focus on South Sydney's pre-season training with the Rabbitohs star set to take part in the First Nations Knockout. South Sydney has given Mitchell the green light to play in the annual event for his home town Taree, which will take place on the first weekend of October, before the NRL season officially concludes. Mitchell's cameo at the Koori Knockout last year initially left Meninga "surprised" after South Sydney informed the national coach he would be unavailable to represent Australia due to a finger injury. Fast-forward a year and Mitchell's fitness has again hogged the headlines as Souths launched a push for the fullback to serve his suspension for the white powder picture during last Friday night's clash with the Sydney Roosters. The club submitted evidence from three doctors that the fullback was fit to play, after suffering a foot injury earlier in the year, but the NRL did not budge and ruled the star player will serve his suspension in round one next year. Even though Mitchell played a pivotal role in helping NSW level the State of Origin series in game two, Meninga said the Indigenous star wasn't a realistic option to appear for the Kangaroos in the Pacific Championships. "He just hasn't played any footy really (to be considered)," Meninga told SEN radio. "In my mind, it's important that he gets himself fit and healthy, apparently he's going to play in our First Nations knockouts, but I think he needs a really good off-season. "Let's hope and pray that he has an injury-less season and plays really well." While Mitchell has committed to play in the local competition, Souths boss Blake Solly has reportedly requested a meeting with the NRL after being left confused by the star's suspension for the 2025 season. The First Nations Knockout will be hosted in Bathurst this year and will take place on NRL grand final weekend. Mitchell represented Newcastle Yowies in 2023.

Fascinating dilemma facing Bennett over 'problem child'

One of the worst starts to a season since Souths were founded in 1908 ensured this would be one of the sorriest years in the Rabbitohs' history. Regarded as a big chance for finals footy back in March, the Rabbitohs lost nine of their first 10 games and never looked like making up the lost ground. Popular coach Jason Demetriou was a casualty of the terrible start, replaced by Ben Hornby who warmed the seat for his mentor Wayne Bennett in 2025. The club did enjoy a brief revival mid-season, winning six games from seven, to give their fans hope of finals footy. But it was all too brief, with losses in their last seven straight games capping a year to forget, with only the Tigers finishing behind the battered Bunnies on the ladder. Marquee man Latrell Mitchell managed just 11 games, his season marred by ill discipline on and off the field and it will be fascinating to see how renowned hardman Bennett handles his talented problem child. Souths' other magic man Cody Walker had a better season - 21 try assists from 21 games - but didn't look a happy camper for much of the year. Big signing Jack Wighton was something of a disappointment in his first season in red and green, playing some good footy but overall not finding his Canberra form. Inspirational skipper Cam Murray struggled with injury throughout the year, playing only 14 games, and they took a toll on him as he did much of the defensive work up front. Damien Cook had some good touches in his final season at the club and the heat will be on youngster Peter Mamouzelos to steer the team around the park in 2025. Special mention for Thomas Burgess, the last member of the marvellous family dynasty, who played his heart out in his final season, appearing in every game and scoring a try and booting a goal in his farewell appearance.

South Sydney Rabbitohs: 2023 finish: 9th | 2024 finish: 16th.

2025 gains: Jamie Humphreys (Sea Eagles), Euan Aitken (Dolphins), Lewis Dodd (St Helens)

2025 losses: Thomas Burgess (Huddersfield), Damien Cook (Dragons).

Souths declare 2025 will be much better

South Sydney interim coach Ben Hornby is confident his side can bounce back in a big way in 2025 following a disastrous year on and off the field that saw them finish second last after they lost seven-straight games to round out the season. It’s a mighty collapse by a club that was on top of the ladder after 11 rounds last year but ended up missing out on the finals, with that poor form continuing to start the 2024 campaign which cost coach Jason Demetriou his job. They’ve had to deal with serious injuries to key men with Campbell Graham, Jai Arrow and Junior Tatola headlining their casualty ward, while the Latrell Mitchell saga dragged on for more than a month and must have been a distraction at times. Wayne Bennett will return to the club next year and will hopefully get Mitchell back on track, and while the injured brigade will return, the master coach will have to do it all without club legends Damien Cook and Tom Burgess who played their final game for Souths in Friday’s loss to the Roosters. “The ladder is usually pretty fair after the 27 rounds, so we can’t really argue with that,” Hornby said following the 36-28 defeat. “I think you’ve seen that we’ve put in a lot of good efforts. When we had a side that was close to doing what we were capable of, we were winning games. “Next year, I can’t see why if we’re not somewhere near our full-strength side that we won’t be winning games. “We’ve got a lot of really, really good players missing at the moment, so if we get those guys back and do the right thing, the wins will take care of themselves.” While Bennett’s arrival is going to be massive, Cook – the ultimate clubman – made sure the public appreciated just how big a job Hornby has done under difficult circumstances this year. The Rabbitohs’ season was threatening to spiral out of control before he took over, but they were quickly back in finals contention after winning five on the trot. Those hopes were extinguished once Mitchell went down before the State of Origin decider, but they haven’t given up with the Bunnies staying in the fight in most games. “Clubs should be chasing him, that’s for sure,” Cook said.

Cook vows to return despite being cut by Bunnies

Damien Cook has declared he'll be back at South Sydney, albeit in a different role as he prepares to end his playing career at the club. Cook will play with St George Illawarra next season after signing a two-year deal with the Dragons, despite having a year to run on his previous contract with the Rabbitohs. The former NSW Blues hooker vowed he will return to Maroubra one day. "You'll see me back here, no doubt," Cook told media ahead of last Bunnies game. "I'll be behind the whistle, flogging the boys from a different angle." After starting his career at the Dragons, and then playing at the Bulldogs, Cook eventually landed at South Sydney in 2016. He has since played 206 games for the club. Fittingly, Cook's final match will be against arch rivals the Roosters on Friday night. The hooker admitted he was "sad" when walking into training for the final week. "No doubt there'll be some emotions definitely at the end of the game," he said. "It was sad coming in on Monday knowing it was my last week coming into training." Prop Thomas Burgess will also leave the Bunnies after the Roosters team to take up a three-year deal with Huddersfield Giants. The 32-year-old also flagged his intention to return, stating he's renting out his Sydney house, not selling. "I'll be back in a couple of years after my time in England, I'm sure I'll be back in these doors," he said.

South Sydney move closer to controversial move as Latrell Mitchell set for massive injury backflip

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.

Munro's Emotional Bravery Stands Out in Souths' Defeat

While Penrith finished easy 34-12 winners over Souths on Friday night, the game will be most remembered for the courage and commitment of a teenager on the losing side. Tyrone Munro's mother and uncle both died in the two to three days leading up to the game and club officials expected the youngster would pull out of the game following the double tragedy. But Munro opted to play - and scored both the Bunnies' tries, paying tribute to his late relatives as he did so. In his rookie season, Munro has made only a handful of appearances but has already shown he is something very special with his blinding pace. On Friday night at Penrith, at the end of the hardest week of his life, he also showed he has the drive and dedication to make it to the top in the toughest game of all.

Burgess' telling Bunnies coaching admission

South Sydney Rabbitohs legend Sam Burgess has declared he's not in a rush to return to the NRL after an impressive start to life as a coach with Warrington. After 22 games, the Wolves sit third on the Super League ladder. Burgess took over the team after they finished sixth last season. The new NRL Hall of Fame forward started his coaching career as an assistant at South Sydney but left in acrimonious circumstances a year ago after a falling out with Jason Demetriou. Burgess has long been tipped to one day be head coach of the Rabbitohs, such is his legendary status at the club. However, with Wayne Bennett signing a three-year deal, his potential return as the boss is unlikely to come in the short-term. "There's no rush," Burgess told 9news at Wednesday's Hall of Fame ceremony. "I'm in no rush whatsoever. "When that day comes it'll come but for now I'm just enjoying what I'm doing at Warrington." Despite his admission, the 35-year-old didn't shy away from his ambition to one day be an NRL head coach. "At some point (I want to)," he said."That's why I got into coaching, I wanted to be successful and successful in the NRL. "First stop's being successful in Super League so we're just in the first year of that." Burgess was in Sydney on Wednesday to accept his induction into the Hall of Fame. He also had to play another role when he accepted Bennett's induction. Burgess declared the super coach is the right man to lead South Sydney back to glory. "He's the greatest coach of all time so he's the greatest you can get in that seat so he'll bring something to the club for sure," he said.

How a $20 bet led to iconic Inglis celebration

Newly inducted rugby league Hall of Famer Greg Inglis has revealed the origins of his trademark goanna try celebration. The celebration was written into folklore when Inglis scored the final try in South Sydney's drought breaking 2014 grand final win over the Bulldogs, but it was conjured some two years earlier in a phone call with his cousin. "He goes, 'alright, go and bring out something out'. I ask 'what would you like'?" Inglis began. "He said 'I want you to do a front flip'. I said no, I cant do a front flip, I'll land on my face. Plus those two have already been done anyway with Anthony Mundine and Nathan Blacklock. "So I said 'I need to bring out the goanna', and that's how I started it." In retirement, he founded the Goanna Foundation, working to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health Indigenous and other at-risk groups. "It's a $20 bet that's still going on," Inglis said. Inglis played 263 NRL games, including 117 for the Storm and 146 for the Rabbitohs. He scored an incredible 149 tries. He's the 125th inductee into the rugby league Hall of Fame. Inglis was asked by MC Yvonne Sampson if he could've imagined himself as a Hall of Famer when he made his NRL debut for the Storm against the Eels in round six in 2005 as an 18-year-old with frosted tips. "Maybe – because the first couple of words Craig (Bellamy) ever said to me was to get out of his face and work harder," he said to a laugh from the crowd. "So that always stuck in the back of my mind ... work ethic and keep pushing. "I cant help but laugh at some of that vision. What was I doing with those frosted tips?" Inglis also revealed the timing of the phone call from NRL football boss Graham Annesley informing him of his induction couldn't have come at a more emotional time. "When I got this phone call, it just brought back all these memories. There was one lady that was very special to me, and that was my grandmother," Inglis said. "She passed away on that Wednesday, (and I got) the phone call on the Friday. It was a pretty emotional few weeks. "I tried to help hold the tears back when Graham called me. She was one lady I always thought." Inglis said he was also in the car with his parents when the call came.

Why Latrell should be 'dirty' as Bunnies penalty looms

Paul Gallen has put South Sydney on blast and says Latrell Mitchell should be "dirty" if the club tries to impose a monetary fine or suspension on him.Gallen doubled down on his criticism of the Rabbitohs after first accusing the club of not dealing with Mitchell properly on Monday night's 100% Footy. Mitchell fronted the club board last week after an image was leaked of him bent over a table with what appears to be a white substance in front of him. The photo was allegedly taken in a Dubbo hotel room the weekend prior. Mitchell remains sidelined with a foot injury and will not play again this season. It is the latest indiscretion for the Bunnies superstar, who is reportedly earning $1.2 million a season from the NRL club. "I'm not trying to bag Latrell here... he put himself in a situation he probably shouldn't have been in, he's got to accept responsibility for that," Gallen said on Wide World of sports' 2GB radio on Tuesday. "But this is just a vicious circle, this is what happens every time - he does something silly or says something silly, gets suspended, does something stupid, the whole world jumps on him. "Then he comes back, plays football the way we all know he can play, becomes the best player in the game, does crazy things that other people can't do, then all of a sudden what do we want to do? We want to interview him again. "So we interview him again, the media get involved, we start asking him about this and that and then Latrell says things like 'I'll do what I want, I'll say how I want'... then what happens, it's like a vicious circle." Gallen says the onus needs to be on South Sydney. "I don't mind if he says that, but privately someone at the South Sydney club - the captain or the coach - is getting hold of him and telling him the way it should be, but I don't think that happens at South Sydney," Gallen said.