‘No!’: Rabbitohs coach’s blunt reply after Latrell query

Grey completed the sport in a moonboot after struggling a syndesmosis harm, whereas halfback Dean Hawkins went off with a quad harm creating some choice complications.

“No,” Hornby bluntly replied when requested if he thought-about bringing Mitchell again within the centres earlier than Grey’s harm.

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Captain Cameron Murray is happy for Mitchell’s return and simply desires him to be himself.

“He has been coaching properly, he has been prepping us very well and carving up at coaching,” Murray mentioned.

“Latrell performs greatest when he simply retains it easy in his head, so we’re not anticipating him to return in and clear up all our issues and make us into the in type workforce of the NRL.

“We simply need him to return in and simply be him. Clearly he has received a presence about him and he will certainly are available and increase our moods and confidence a bit of bit.”

Hornby supplied an replace on his injured stars submit match with each unlikely to play subsequent week.

“Not good,” Hornby mentioned.

“Jye seems to be like he’s received a syndesmosis and Dean’s received a quad pressure so not supreme.”

Hornby was pressed on Izack Tago’s hip drop deal with on Grey

“You noticed it as properly, didn’t you? Can’t do it,” Hornby mentioned.

Regardless of the loss Hornby was happy together with his facet’s effort after they led 12-0 and trailed 18-12 into the second half.

“Yeah we noticed loads of it (effort),” Hornby mentioned.

“I believed we actually began properly clearly. Getting Jai within the bin clearly damage us however there was effort all day.

“I don’t suppose we deserved that rating line however on the finish of the day it’s what it’s, so we’ve simply received to maneuver ahead.”

Nevertheless, Souths light, with a present attempt to Taylan Might from a 20 metre faucet summing up their horror season, however Hornby defended his workforce’s blunder.

“I believe the ball went useless,” Hornby mentioned.

“The boys try to get again as shortly as they will. We’ve executed lots of work by then so fatigue goes to get you at some stage.

“Taylan made an incredible play too so credit score to him.”

Hornby revealed the workforce tried to maintain their regular strategy regardless of the turmoil surrounding the sacking of Jason Demetriou.

“We tried to maintain it as regular as doable,” Hornby mentioned.

“I do know that’s not doable in that kind of week, however we tried to do as greatest we might.

“I believed Cam and the senior gamers did an incredible job with that. Earlier than the sport we had been excited for the sport. We’re going up in opposition to the premiers. We get an opportunity to make a press release and I believed we did that.

“Now it’s about shifting ahead, taking that very same want and dedication and do it for longer durations.”

Skipper Cameron Murray defended his facet after their conceded 42 straight factors within the last 62 minutes.

“Yeah, look I do know the rating line didn’t mirror it and I do know you’ll be able to nitpick totally different situations and moments on the market the place you’ll be able to say there was no effort,” Murray mentioned.

“There was lots of fatigue in our defensive position. Lots of people enjoying out of place, Jai within the bin, just a few accidents there too.

“We had been enjoying wounded however I nonetheless suppose there are some good moments in there and a few good issues to mirror again on and actually base the best way we need to play our footy shifting ahead.

“Nonetheless emotional, everybody hates dropping. It’s not all smiles in that change them, in no way. We tried to show up in the present day and make a press release, however we got here up in opposition to a very good opposition.

“Little moments in there that had been good however we’re going to be preventing onerous for the remainder of the season I believe and simply making an attempt to get again to our greatest footy.

“I’m nonetheless happy with the boys. We talked about lots of effort, significantly for Cookie’s two hundredth and he’s a particular participant in our facet.

“His biggest trait is his effort and giving himself to his teammates and we actually tried to channel that and provides it again to him in the present day.

“I do know the rating line didn’t mirror that however there have been some moments on the market that we could be happy with.

“It actually was an honour to play in certainly one of our good mates two hundredth video games so we’ll transfer ahead from this.”

Murray revealed the gamers weren’t as affected by the skin noise surrounding their former coach this week as a lot as some had been suggesting.

“It’s not supreme circumstances so I’m not going to take a seat right here and lie and say it was simple however in saying that it most likely wasn’t as onerous as everybody thinks it was,” Murray mentioned.

“On the finish of the day we’re footy gamers and it’s in regards to the males within the change room and us turning up as a gaggle and teammates and simply making an attempt to go on the market and be good teammates and make good reminiscences on the market and play to your mates.

“We’re footy gamers and that is what we like to do. What occurs on the skin and what we are able to’t management is irrelevant for us.

“The extra time we spend worrying about that, the extra time it takes us away from what we are able to truly management and that’s simply turning up and making an attempt to play our greatest footy and making an attempt to be good teammates.

“We attempt to hold the messaging fairly easy and hold it regular. It’s been a troublesome week.

That’s footy we’re gonna transfer on.”

Murray wouldn’t be drawn into stories Wayne Bennett is ready to rejoin the membership.

“To be sincere, it’s a tough query to reply as a result of it doesn’t actually matter,” Murray mentioned.

“Wayne or whoever’s teaching us subsequent yr is teaching us subsequent yr. We’re frightened about subsequent week. Benny’s right here as our interim coach and that’s that.”

Hornby believes the excitement phrase for Souths is enchancment each week for the remainder of the season.

“Precisely that. We need to enhance,” Hornby mentioned.

“We’re not comfortable the place we’re. We need to enhance it subsequent week and the week after and the week after. So nothing’s modified for us.

“One other effort like that with a bit of bit extra smarts round it and a bit extra disciplined.”

Hornby joked that Bennett had taken his job earlier than he coached a recreation, however admitted he’ll lean on the grasp coach for recommendation.

“I’m undecided. I imply, me and Wayne discuss frequently so I’ll ask for his recommendation like anybody would,” Hornby mentioned.

“I believed we’d put in a very good efficiency there for lengthy durations. We simply received to be doing it for longer.”

Hornby revealed Wayne’s recommendation for him earlier than his first recreation on the helm of Souths.

“Simply to be me, that’s what Wayne says practically each time,” Hornby mentioned.

“Simply be you. Can’t try to be another person. Simply be you.”

Murray conceded he and the gamers had been comfortable the conjecture surrounding the coach is over after the Demetriou choice was made last.

“Yeah, I assume in a approach most likely,” Murray mentioned.

“We tried to not let the exterior strain have an effect on us. Nevertheless it’s most likely at the back of our minds to be sincere and everybody’s on socials, so everybody’s scrolling and seeing every thing that’s happening there. So yeah, possibly a bit of bit.”

Hornby conceded he could have to make use of Jack Wighton and Cody Walker within the halves given the harm to Hawkins.

“We had been most likely a bit of bit clunky in that division, but it surely’s onerous to say,” Hornby mentioned.

“I simply don’t know what we’re going to choose subsequent week with the accidents we’ve received, so we simply have to take a seat down with the remainder of the workers and see what we are able to give you to get the end result we wish.”

In some good harm information Jai Arrow shouldn’t be anticipated to overlook time regardless of copping some knocks to his injured shoulder.

“Yeah, he’s superb. I spoke to him in there,” Hornby mentioned.

“He mentioned he’s received a few whacks on it. So we had been going to consider taking him off on the again finish of the sport, however he mentioned, no, I’m good to remain at his facet. That’s normally a very good signal for us.”

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