Rabbitohs star rebounds after nasty knock
SOUTH Sydney officials insist Greg Inglis remains in good spirits as the investigation into Saturday’s alleged racial slur against the NRL superstar continues.
Penrith officials met with the NRL and NSW Police yesterday to hand over information to the game’s governing body as they try to close in on the perpetrator who Inglis claimed called him a “black dog” during Souths’ loss to the Panthers.
Rabbitohs players have rallied around
Inglis, who has previously been at the centre of a online racial slur in 2013 and had Andrew Johns apologise to him over another incident in the 2010 NSW State of Origin camp.
“Greg himself is fine,” Souths captain Sam Burgess said. “Greg has been great. He’s not kicked a fuss up, he’s not said too much about it, it’s not causing a distraction among the team.
“Obviously what happened out there at Penrith is not what we want in sport across schools or anywhere really, across the country or world.
“We’re disappointed but Penrith are doing everything they can to find a result. We trust they’ll do the right thing but Greg is okay.”
NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has threatened to “throw the book” at the culprit, saying they would “no longer be welcome back in the game”.
Inglis was jeered by members of the Panthers Stadium crowd when he left the field for a concussion check early in the second half, but it’s understood the alleged slur occurred at full-time.
Meanwhile, Inglis is recovering well from the concussion and is expected to be fit to take on Manly on Saturday night as part of the ANZ Stadium double-header.
He’s also expected to remain at centre as Souths try to turn their 0-2 start around.
Inglis spoke last week about wanting to return to fullback in place of Alex Johnston once he returns to full fitness, but the Rabbitohs don’t want to rush him.