As South Sydney gear up for a grand final rematch with Penrith, the in-form Rabbitohs are making no secret of their ambitions to go one better this season.
A win over Penrith on Thursday night will not erase South Sydney's scars from last year's grand final loss – but going one step better in 2023 just might, and with the Rabbitohs hitting form at the right time, that is exactly where Jason Demetriou's side is aiming.
And with the Panthers firmly in their sights, the Rabbitohs are fired up to continue on a run that they hope ends with redemption and revenge following"We understand how to get there. We know what it takes to get there and I believe we'll be better for the run going into the grand final," hooker Damien Cook said.
"That's the plan, to get there again, and it's anyone's game on grand final day. I believe we'll be better equipped this time around. "It wasn't the best off-season – I guess it was mixed. Making the grand final was a massive achievement, we only lost by two and it was heartbreaking, but that's why we play this game.
"The lows are real low, but the highs are so good and you chase that feeling. That's what we're doing this year, we have all the confidence in the world that we can."they tore the Eels apart like a bored schoolboy pulling the wings off a flyAccording to Cook, it was lurking just beneath the surface even during the club's middling first half of the season where they struggled for consistency and looked like anything but premiership material.
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