South Sydney has confirmed the key re-signings of Cody Walker and Latrell Mitchell in a massive boost to the club.
It follows news this month that Damien Cook had inked a new contract meaning all three of the club’s off-contract stars have committed.
The deal locks in Mitchell until the end of the 2027 season while Walker’s extension keeps him at the club until the end of 2025.
Mitchell said the Rabbitohs was hos home.
“I’m so happy to have found my home here at South Sydney,” Mitchell said.
“It really does feel like family here and I know my partner Brielle and our girls feel the same. I’ve had opportunities here that I would never have had at other clubs, and we have more opportunities ahead of us in the future.
“I know I can express myself here, on and off the field, and I’m supported by everyone from the Club and the communities we represent.
Speaking to NewsCorp ,Walker revealed the conversations between himself and Mitchell.
“It wasn’t an in-depth chat, it was more like, ‘What are we doing?’” Walker told NewsCorp.
“We both wanted to stay, so ‘Let’s get the deal done’. It’s similar to how we communicate on the field, it’s not me or him talking loudly when we’re on the field, it’s just little signals here or there, knowing what the other person is doing.
“It’s an instinctive type of relationship we have on the field. We spend a lot of time together, and we might be watching footy and I might say, ‘Bra, we should be doing this’, and he’ll say ‘Sweet, let’s do it’.
Despite being 32, Walker had a message to people who thought it would be his last contract.
“Don’t write me off, I think starting late in my career has helped prolong my NRL career,” Walker said.
“I wasn’t bashed around as an 18-year-old kid, and I’m not saying that’s for everyone, and that everyone should take that long to play NRL, but it worked for me.
“If I had my way I probably would’ve wanted to play in the NRL at 18, 19.
“But my mentality at the time, I had some growing up to do, it took me a while to find it, and I’m glad I did because when I did debut I appreciated what I had in front of me and what I needed to do to keep myself around the game.
“That’s the same mentality I have right now. Yes, I’ve got a deal until the end of 2025, but that’s not to say that’s the end for me.”
The former Blues revealed that once he put on the Rabbitohs jersey for the first time he was instantly hooked.
“I don’t think there was any option to leave, I just find Souths are like home,” he said.
“I didn’t really get what South Sydney was about until I came to the club, because I wasn’t a supporter of the Rabbitohs, I didn’t know the history, didn’t know anything about it.
“Once you walk through the doors of Souths, you just have this feeling, it’s hard to describe, it’s similar to my journey.
“That’s the same mentality I have right now. Yes, I’ve got a deal until the end of 2025, but that’s not to say that’s the end for me.”
The former Blues revealed that once he put on the Rabbitohs jersey for the first time he was instantly hooked.
“I don’t think there was any option to leave, I just find Souths are like home,” he said.
“I didn’t really get what South Sydney was about until I came to the club, because I wasn’t a supporter of the Rabbitohs, I didn’t know the history, didn’t know anything about it.
“Once you walk through the doors of Souths, you just have this feeling, it’s hard to describe, it’s similar to my journey.
