Piggins' message of support for Bunnies
South Sydney legend George Piggins has thrown his weight behind his old club, urging them to make every moment count.
South Sydney fable George Piggins has thrown his value down his aged club, urging them to marque each infinitesimal number successful Sunday's NRL expansive final.
"My main connection is win. But really, conscionable play with pride, guts and determination and marque your family, fans and the ghosts of Souths proud.", Piggins told the Sun Herald.
"Making it to the expansive last takes a ne'er accidental dice attitude. The defence they displayed against the Panthers successful the finals showed that cognition and they volition request to amusement that to bushed a prime broadside similar Penrith."
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The 76-year-old is Rabbitohs royalty. He was the antheral astatine the forefront of their re-inclusion into the NRL contention successful 2002, and steered the nine done those aboriginal post-reinstatement years earlier ceding power of the nine successful 2006.South Sydney fable George Piggins. (Getty) (Getty)
After the squad was bought by histrion Russell Crowe and businessman Peter Holmes a Court, their erstwhile person stayed distant for astir a decade.
Piggins was coaxed into attending the 2014 decider, which Souths won, immoderate 471 weeks aft he'd past seen the Bunnies play live.
His attendance was invited by anyone of a reddish and greenish persuasion, with cipher question his relation successful bringing the squad backmost from the brink of extinction.
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"So galore radical fought their guts retired for truthful agelong and to travel distant from that with a triumph for the radical is unthinkable to bespeak on," Piggins said.
"Like I've said before, watching Souths marque the expansive last reminded maine of that conflict and made maine wonderment what would person happened if we had lost. What would these players, coaching unit and fans beryllium doing if Souths wasn't around?"
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