The South Sydney legend has been pressed on what went down ‘behind closed doors’ to force his exit from the club.
“We had a good conversation and he said ‘Alright mate, we’ll see you later’.“But there was definitely no animosity whatsoever; I was supposed to be up at his farm this week, but we’re expecting the baby.”High-profile movement at the club didn’t end with Burgess, with Canberra superstar Jack Wighton just weeks away from joining the Rabbitohs.
“I’m not there and I won’t comment on anything there. For now, I don’t believe anything is going on there,” he said. Wighton admitted it was difficult to witness the ongoing criticism of his great mate and distant cousin Latrell Mitchell, whose perceived special treatment from coach Jason Demetriou was floated as one of the reasons Burgess quit.That criticism included widely condemned comments from Rod Churchill — son of NRL Immortal Clive Churchill — who called Mitchell a “cancer” and a “complete myth”.