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The occurrence still burns successful Jason Demetriou and nan sacked South Sydney Rabbitohs coach has surgery his soundlessness to state his desire to coach successful nan NRL has ne'er been stronger.
Souths yet pulled nan trigger connected nan mentor aft 2 committee meetings past week pursuing nan Rabbitohs shocking 1 win, 6 nonaccomplishment commencement to nan play that has nan proud nine anchored to nan bottommost of nan NRL ladder.
That comes aft Souths led nan title successful 2023 only to infamously occurrence retired and miss nan finals altogether.
It has been an highly trying clip for Demetriou, who served apprenticeships nether Bennett astatine nan Brisbane Broncos and Souths earlier earning his ace astatine a first people gig.
The axe has fallen connected embattled Souths coach Jason Demetriou aft 2 committee meetings held past week
The mentor held training arsenic accustomed earlier being told his statement was being terminated
It is not being wide reported that erstwhile South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett will return to nan nine to switch Demetriou
But Demetriou, who is now moving arsenic a commentator and expert for power position Triple M, said nan lessons learned had only made him hungrier to coach astatine nan highest level.
'My ambition to coach successful nan NRL hasn't waned astatine all,' Demetriou said.
'In fact, I cognize I'll beryllium a amended coach for having knowledgeable this challenge.
'I emotion nan game, I emotion giving backmost to nan crippled and I don't clasp a bitterness towards South Sydney.
'In these past fewer days I've been capable to bespeak connected truthful galore things I'm proud of arsenic a coach and nan different broadside of that is that location are truthful galore learnings that I return distant from nan reliable times.
'What I'm not going to do is beryllium still, I'm going to support learning, I'm going to beryllium watching each game, breaking down nan trends some technically and tactically. I'm judge erstwhile nan adjacent opportunity comes along, I'll beryllium fresh to deed nan crushed running.'
Souths person battled since nan mid-way constituent of nan 2023 NRL season, crashing retired of finals contention and starting 2024 disconnected pinch a scary 1 win, 6 nonaccomplishment commencement nether Demetriou
Demetriou said his clip astatine Souths had made him stronger and he wants to return arsenic an NRL coach successful nan future
One of nan biggest cliches successful rugby convention is club's saying nan coach has 'lost nan dressing room' aft they are terminated. South Sydney person not rolled retired that statement Demetriou.
He handled nan tremendous unit cooker situation of nan past 12 months pinch grace and has kept nan aforesaid composure now that nan axe has falled.
Now, speaking to News Corp, he was not willing successful firing immoderate shots astatine nan nine that had fixed him truthful overmuch - including his erstwhile mentor and apt successor Bennett.
'History shows it's not easy taking complete from Wayne and I cognize a batch of group person spoken since nan determination was made against maine astir nan situation of being nan succession coach aft Wayne,' Demetriou said.
'That first play (2022) we not only mislaid Wayne, we mislaid Adam Reynolds, Dane Gagai and Jaydn Su'a, but we were beardown capable to build done our play to make a preliminary final.
'I'm proud of that and arsenic proud of nan playing group that year.
'Few coaches get nan chance to study really to navigate done nan soul and outer influences astatine specified a immense nine and that will make maine a stronger coach.'
