sport news Why a Souths star turned on Latrell Mitchell in team meeting as club draws up ... trends now
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It's not just Souths fans who are frustrated with Latrell Mitchell, too with one of the controversial star's teammates reportedly turning against him during a recent team meeting.
South Sydney's nightmare NRL season took another hit on Sunday with Mitchell facing a ban of up to four games following their huge loss to the Warriors.
A day after coach Jason Demetriou labelled Mitchell's behaviour 'stupid', the fullback was charged with grade-two dangerous contact for smashing his forearm into Shaun Johnson's face.
The superstar's judiciary record means that even with an early guilty plea he will miss three matches, while he risks a fourth if he challenges the charge and loses.
Latrell Mitchell (pictured during the loss to the Warriors on Saturday) has been a lightning rod for criticism from fans - and now he's reportedly also copping it from one of his teammates
Souths have reportedly put together a hit list of coaches to replace under-fire Jason Demetriou
But any ban for the forearm to Johnson's head has the potential to leave the Rabbitohs backline in tatters, with the club having won only one of their opening five games.
The Sydney Morning Herald revealed that at a team meeting following Souths' win over the Bulldogs in round four, Demetriou called for nominations from the team for the Jason Clark award - which rewards players who show courage
