Sydney Roosters on cusp of finals after ending season of South Sydney Rabbitohs

Somewhere, despite “wishing the boys all the well”, Sam Burgess must have been quietly nodding his head. The Rabbitohs had been bruised, they’re now broken. You can talk about circling the wagons, deploying a siege mentality, and backs against the wall, but that’s exactly what it is: talk.

On a night which was supposed to end a torrent of headlines about their club legend and assistant coach walking out on the club, the other assistant challenged whether he still wants to be here,…