Rabbitohs superstar Latrell Mitchell has slammed Roosters fans for continually booing him during the club’s final round clash at the brand-new Allianz Stadium.
The 25-year-old superstar made the switch from the Tricolours to Souths ahead of the 2020 season after winning two premierships under Trent Robinson.
Since his move, the gun fullback has been the subject of boos from Roosters faithful which peaked after he was sent to the sin bin on Friday night — labelling the crowd’s sentiment “f**king s**t”.
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“It’s a bit disappointing. Once or twice or when I’m kicking goals, then definitely (it’s OK),” Mitchell said to the The Daily Telegraph.
“But every run was a bit disappointing.
“You see with big Nelson with the Parramatta supporters, it’s f***ing sh*t, to be honest.”
Mitchell went on to liken his situation to that of AFL legend Adam Goodes, whose career was cut short after continually copping it around the country by fans.
“Adam Goodes gave up his career because of it,” Mitchell said.
“It’s not nice because we cop it every day as it is, and regardless of what happens on the field, it stays on the field. They have control over what they do off (the field) when they come watch a game.
“They can be passionate, but there are different ways on the spectrum of that. It’s expected. It’s warranted.”
While he is clearly fed up with the crowds continual booing, the NSW representative confirmed his career wouldn’t be coming to a premature end.
But Mitchell still believes it is “disappointing” to be booed week in, week out — along with a host of other players who receive the same treatment.
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“Melbourne aren’t a very welcomed team anywhere because of the success they’ve had (so that’s why Nelson cops it),” Mitchell said.
“I think it comes down to me being who I am. I’ll just cop what I cop.
“I didn’t cop it in Origin. It was more of a neutral thing when Queensland and NSW were going at it, but you just know it’s more of a personal hit when they’re going at me.
“It’s just their (Roosters fans) passion, but there are different ways of showing passion. I can’t change what happens. All I can control is what happens on the field.”
It was clear Trent Robinson’s side were doing everything they could to dampen Mitchell’s attack on Friday night.
But the former centre knew there were coming after him.
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Reflecting on his time in Bondi, Mitchell revealed Robinson often would train to “target” certain players.
“I remember playing with them and they used to do a target thing on certain players. I definitely felt it. It’s a credit to them because anything I tried to do, they shut it down,” Mitchell said.
