Souths trying their best

THEY are the numbers that prove South Sydney aren’t just a feel-good story but the real deal this NRL season.

When they take on Parramatta tonight, Souths will be aiming for a seventh straight win in a season for the first time since 1994.

Head to toe, the thirdplaced Rabbitohs have looked like a rejuvenated outfit with the most telling improvement in their attack.

After being 10th for tries scored last year, they now lead the competition with an average of four a game.

They were 14th for run metres last year and in 2018 are second with 1439 a game.

And they have gone from 12th to first in linebreaks - 5.9 a game.