What looked to be an innocent jab from the Roosters by refusing to name the Rabbitohs on the official scoreboard did not go down well with South Sydney chairman Nicholas Pappas, who has demanded an \u201cunreserved apology\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Officials confirmed with The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> that the Roosters requested the name change on the scoreboard, and while it provided a laugh on social media Pappas was not in a laughing mood.<\/p>\n \u201cI have never seen that done before at an elite sporting event,\u201d he told The Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was thoroughly discourteous and clearly a bit of a jab at us, and symptomatic of the way our desire for us to return to what is a public asset has been viewed by Venues NSW. Our club deserves an unreserved apology.<\/p>\n \u201cComing from a state-of-the-art stadium with a sophisticated scoreboard, it was really disappointing and thoroughly unprofessional.\u201d<\/p>\n Roosters reign on historic night | 02:47<\/p>\n Meanwhile, there was also reportedly drama inside the elevators of Allianz Stadium, with multiple sources telling the Herald that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tried to get in the same public lift as several Roosters officials after Alex Johnston scored in the second half.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is only for the coaches,\u201d one Roosters official is alleged to have told the PM, only for one of his minders to reply: \u201cThis is the Prime Minister\u201d.<\/p>\n TITANS YOUNG GUN\u2019S FATHER \u2018PISSED OFF\u2019 AT CONTRACT CALL<\/p>\n Cooper Bai\u2019s father Marcus has revealed he is \u201cpissed off\u201d with his son\u2019s management team after the Titans young gun backflipped on a contract offer<\/a> from the Melbourne Storm. <\/p>\n Bai inked an extension at the Gold Coast through to the end of 2027 in the pre-season despite having initially agreed to terms with the Storm.<\/p>\n That is because under the NRL\u2019s 10-day cooling period, there was still an opportunity for the Titans to convince Bai to stay put and the 19-year-old ended up having a change of heart after speaking with new coach Josh Hannay.<\/p>\n That was to the displeasure of dad Marcus, who won a premiership with the Storm, and told The Courier Mail<\/a> that his son made the \u201cwrong decision\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very cranky about this and I\u2019m pissed off with his management team as well,\u201d Bai said.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople might say that\u2019s his decision, but it\u2019s a wrong decision to make.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what he saw (in the Titans) to be honest.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not happy about it at all.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Titans might say he made the right choice. But to me, as an ex-player and his father, he didn\u2019t make the right choice at all. It\u2019s very wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n