The Rabbitohs’ 48-6 loss against the Roosters, according to South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou, might be the “lowest point” of his career.
The Rabbitohs are without a win after their loss at Sydney Football Stadium on Friday night. They might potentially conclude the weekend at the bottom of the league for the first time since 2010.
A halfback change, a vulgar radio interview by Latrell Mitchell, and a criticism of Demetriou by former player Josh Mansour culminated in an extraordinary week of off-field scrutiny at the Rabbitohs.
On the field, though, the Rabbitohs were plagued by a careless attack and moments of distraction, as they gave up eight tries to the formidable Roosters.
“It aches,” stated Demetriou.
Right now, it’s most likely the lowest moment in my career.
“We have a monkey on our back, and
Lachlan Ilias’s substitute While Cody Walker and Dean Hawkins were unable to ignite the Rabbitohs’ assault in the second half, Hawkins’ team was plagued by inconsistencies that prevented him from having much of an impact.
Rabbitohs captain Cam Murray stated, “We made a lot of mistakes, put ourselves under a lot of pressure, and to back it up we weren’t resilient enough to defend our line.”
On the Rabbitohs’ left edge, rookie Jack Wighton and Alex Johnston struggled to find a rhythm, and the Roosters’ three first-half tries were from errors on defense twice.
“It’s Jack’s first game, he wasn’t going to come in and be the saviour,” Demetriou stated.
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