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<\/p>\nRugby league legend Bryan Fletcher has declared the Rabbitohs \u201ccan\u2019t drop\u201d Jye Gray and instead must shift superstar Latrell Mitchell into the centres.<\/p>\n
Mitchell has already been training almost exclusively at left centre, with Fox Sports News reporting he\u2019s set to form a scary edge partnership with star recruit David Fifita.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old superstar managed only 11 NRL games in 2025, battling with a quad, a hamstring and a foot injury in a turbulent campaign.<\/p>\n
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Watch The Ashes 2025\/26 LIVE and ad-break free during play with FOX CRICKET on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n Mitchell made his last first grade appearance in the centres in a sign of things to come, with Gray enjoying a breakout year in the No.1 for South Sydney.<\/p>\n Speaking on the Kayo Sports NRL Podcast<\/a>, Fletcher gave his verdict on Mitchell\u2019s positional switch.<\/p>\n \u201cI wholeheartedly agree,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Latrell Mitchell has been training in the centres.Source: Supplied<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t drop Jye Gray, look what happened, he was leading the Dally M\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n Nathan Hindmarsh then asked if Wayne Bennett would allow the attacking weapon to roam, similarly to the role previously given to Tom Trbojevic at Origin level in years gone by.<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely, when he gets down (to the attacking end) he can do whatever he wants,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat would be my advice, when you get down to good ball do whatever you want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n The Rabbitohs have previously had a tendency to focus their attack around their left edge, and should Mitchell make a permanent shift the 2026 season could be no different.<\/p>\n Mitchell is set to be partnered by Fifita and gun winger Alex Johnston, who is only three tries away from overtaking Ken Irvine as rugby league\u2019s most prolific tryscorer of all time.<\/p>\n On the other side of the field, Jack Wighton will also line-up in the centres meaning almost $2 million of the Rabbitohs\u2019 salary cap will be spent in the position, according to the pair\u2019s reported salaries.<\/p>\n Brown begins life in Newcastle | 01:12<\/p>\n \u201cThat would have to be their go to edge every time, set up on the right, shift to the left,\u201d Hindmarsh said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s a lot of money in the centres, I know you\u2019re going to say there\u2019s Stephen Crichton at the Dogs who is on a lot of money as well.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know Bryan, I don\u2019t even know why we are talking about Latrell and positions, because he is meant to be one of the players in the competition.<\/p>\n \u201cBut he can\u2019t nail down a spot.\u201d<\/p>\n As for the halves positions, Hindmarsh believed there was a chance Mitchell could be shifted from the centres of South Sydney struggle early in their 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d give Humphreys the first few weeks at No.7 and if things weren\u2019t happening, put Latrell at No.6 Cody Walker at No.7,\u201d Hindmarsh said.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause you can\u2019t move Jye Gray from fullback… he won that game for them against the Eels.\u201d<\/p>\n South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell and new recruit David Fifita wrestling on the beach.Source: Facebook<\/p>\n Elsewhere, footage of Mitchell and Fifita wrestling on a beach went viral in recent weeks, with the two powerhouse stars going toe-to-toe.<\/p>\n The pair were surrounded by the South Sydney squad who watched on and cheered for their teammates.<\/p>\n \u201cCome on Trell, get him bra,\u201d one player could be heard saying, while another said \u201ccome on Davy, keep fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n Fifita initially looked to have the upper hand and flipped the marquee star towards the water. However, Mitchell then fought back, driving forward as Fifita struggled to match motors.<\/p>\n But for Hindmarsh, the sight was nothing new in the world of rugby league.<\/p>\n \u201cWho gives a rats? Seriously, no one cares. We have been doing wrestling sessions for how long at the beach? Who cares,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n PROTEST: Tigers fans unite against club | 03:01<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n NOV 1 LIVE: Dragons\u2019 shock new $5m raid for star; Bulldogs enforcer inks extension<\/a><\/p>\n MANLY STATE OF PLAY: Fresh crisis in spine reshuffle as Seibold feels heat post-DCE<\/a><\/p>\n