It will only mean two points on the competition ladder, but South Sydney centre Beau Champion believes a win over NRL powerhouse Manly in Friday night’s blockbuster could mean so much more to the Rabbitohs down the stretch.
Second takes on third when the Sea Eagles host the Rabbitohs at Brookvale Oval – the match a second litmus test in as many matches of South Sydney’s premiership credentials.
The Bunnies pushed premiers Melbourne all the way before going down in their last start – and a win over the Sea Eagles would erase any lingering doubts over Souths being a premiership force.
“There’s a lot of belief in our team no matter what,” Champion said on Monday.
“The goal is going there to win the game.
“It (winning) would give you confidence going into games later in the year, having known you’d beaten one of those teams.
“(But) it’s more the process rather than the result.”
Champion was joined by teammates Andrew Everingham and Dylan Farrell at a school holidays coaching clinic at Erskineville Oval on Monday.
Farrell lost out to Champion when the former was dumped to the NSW Cup to accommodate Champion’s return from injury against the Storm.