South Sydney Game Day: Four Games, One Club
By Steve Mavin for Bunnies TV.
There’s something different about game day when you’re all in.
Season ticket loaded. Apple Wallet ready. Red and green locked in.
And today isn’t just about one game. It’s about the full South Sydney experience.
Firstly, Bunnies fans are preparing for a huge game day from Redfern to Merrylands to Accor Stadium, it’s a full day chasing wins across the grades. Four games. One club.
Captains Run, Cameras Rolling, Wayne Holding Court
Yesterday set the tone.
We went live from the Captains Run, watching the boys go through their final touches. There’s always a buzz around that session. You can feel it building.
Then it was into the press conference with Wayne Bennett.
Didn’t have the perfect question lined up, but it didn’t matter. The room was packed. Journos everywhere. Zac Bailey, Brent Read and the rest firing away, and Wayne just doing what Wayne does best, controlling the room and keeping everyone listening.
That quiet confidence is still there. Always has been.
Stop One: Jersey Flegg at Redfern
Today kicks off where it should. Redfern Oval. Lunchtime footy.
Meanwhile, Flegg take on the Dragons, and it’s a proper test.
They’re sitting second on the ladder, and we’re coming off a tough loss to the Eels last week. No hiding from it. That one hurt.
However this is where you find out what these young Rabbitohs are made of.
Bounce-back footy. At home. In front of our people.
Stop Two: SG Ball Finals Footy in Merrylands
Next up, it’s finals time.
4pm at Merrylands. SG Ball elimination semi against the Eels.
This is where it gets real.
On paper, Souths should get the job done. The talent is there. The systems are there. But finals footy doesn’t care about paper.
It comes down to moments. Composure. Effort.
If these boys play their best, they win. Simple as that.
But they’ve got to earn it.
The Dash to Accor: First Grade Awaits
No time to breathe after that one.
Straight from Merrylands to Accor Stadium for the main event.
Rabbitohs v Dragons.
And there’s a bit riding on this one.
In Particular, Latrell Mitchell looms large. When he’s on, everything changes. He doesn’t just play footy, he controls it.
Then there’s Matt Dufty.
Back in the NRL. Back against the club that let him go.
You don’t need to overthink that storyline. He’ll be up for it.
Souths should be too strong. If they click, this could get ugly for the Dragons.
The One That Got Away
Would’ve loved to take in the NSW Cup clash as well.
But somehow the scheduling didn’t allow it.
Hard to understand how you can’t line that up on a day like this. A simple fix would’ve been stacking SG Ball before NSW Cup at Accor and turning it into a full club showcase.
Missed opportunity.
Four Games. One Goal.
This is what being a Rabbitohs fan is all about.
Ultimately, it’s not just first grade. Not just the headline acts.
It’s the pathways. The juniors. The future. The whole system moving together.
Today it’s four South Sydney teams stepping out.
And if everything goes to plan?
Four wins.
That’s the dream.
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