The Panthers have lost their past two games by a field goal – in the World Club Challenge and season opener against Brisbane – with Mitchell out to hand the premiers a third-straight loss on home turf.
The Rabbitohs have plenty of reasons to feel motivated themselves with Penrith’s recent stranglehold against the Bunnies there for all to see.
The Panthers have won nine of their past 10 games against the Rabbitohs including two preliminary final wins and grand final success to bundle Jason Demetriou’s side out of the premiership race in the last three years.“It’s a great opportunity and a blessing to be part of these big games. Souths are a great side and we’re fortunate to be playing in these games.”
Meanwhile, Cleary addressed the post-match scenes involving Luai and Salmon ahead of training this week with the pair clearly not showing any signs of it continuing into Round 2 with a cheeky image published by the club on Tuesday. "We had a chat – got them in the headmaster’s office – the situation was quite humorous… but we can all see how it wasn’t a great look," Cleary said.
"It was just a bit of frustration but nothing more than that. You want them to compete hard and that’s what they were doing."
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