Latrell Mitchell Injury Rules Him Out of Round 10 for Rabbitohs
Latrell Mitchell injury news hit South Sydney on Thursday afternoon, with the Rabbitohs withdrawing their centre from the Round 10 team list after he suffered a back injury and had scans. The change leaves South Sydney without Mitchell and Jamie Humphreys for the clash with Cronulla, and it lands with State of Origin Game 1 selection due at the end of next round.
Rabbitohs lose Mitchell and Humphreys
Mitchell was removed from the team list more than 24 hours before kickoff, and Latrell Siegwalt moved into the centres for the game. Liam Le Blanc was added to the six-man bench as South Sydney reshaped the squad for Saturday’s 5:30pm AEST match.
The withdrawal also narrows South Sydney’s options in a key spot. Mitchell had been one of the players the Rabbitohs could count on in the centre, and his exit forces a late change in the middle of the field rather than a straight swap elsewhere in the side.
Origin selection pressure
The timing extends beyond Round 10. Selection for State of Origin Game 1 is due at the end of next round, so Mitchell’s back issue enters the conversation at the same point representative squads are being finalized. The Blues will already be without Payne Haas for Game 1, which leaves one less proven forward in that camp before Mitchell’s own status is sorted.
A head-to-head update posted on May 7, 2026, summed up the situation in blunt terms: "TRELL OUT: Latrell Mitchell OUT with back injury. Had scans today??". That note matched the team-list change that followed, and it left South Sydney to play Cronulla without one of its most recognizable names.
For the Rabbitohs, the immediate task is simple: cover the centre spot against Cronulla with Siegwalt and manage the rest of the round without Mitchell or Humphreys. For Mitchell, the next step sits with the scan results and the Origin timeline now running alongside South Sydney’s Saturday fixture.
