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Souths’ new halves pairing won’t fire for up to TWO YEARS, says Matthew Johns – as he lashes Rabbitohs for ‘crazy decision’ to let Adam Reynolds leave and Bunnies cop injury blow
- Matthew Johns blasts Rabbitohs for letting Adam Reynolds sign with Broncos
- Rookie halfback Lachlan Ilias could take years to develop, Johns said
- It comes as rising halfback/fullback Blake Taafe is ruled out for 3-4 weeks
Souths have been rocked by the news that young halfback/fullback Blake Taafe could miss a month of football through injury, but media personality and former Kangaroo Matty Johns believes their pain could last a lot longer – up to two years.
The Fox Sports media personality blasted the Rabbitohs for letting star halfback Adam Reynolds walk out the door and said it could take ’30 to 40 weeks’ for them to recover.
Matthew Johns has blasted the South Sydney Rabbitohs for not re-signing halfback Adam Reynolds who will play for the Brisbane Broncos instead in 2022
Compounding the issue will be the loss of Taafe who rolled his ankle at training ahead of the round one clash against the Brisbane Broncos. Channel Nine’s Danny Weidler has reported that the promising young back will likely miss three to four weeks.
While Latrell Mitchell will slot back into the fullback role after a six week suspension for his sickening shot on Sydney Rooster Joey Manu in 2021, there are still plenty of question marks over the Rabbitohs halves of Cody Walker and Lachlan Ilias.
Johns put the club on blast for the decision to let Reynolds walk away from the club and said there could be years of pain as a result.
‘What we saw again from Souths (on Friday) was the crazy decision to allow Adam Reynolds to leave the club,’ Johns told SEN 1170.
‘Ilias is a very good…
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