Rabbitohs seek legal advice over Latrell Mitchell saga ahead of South Sydney's final game of the season

South Sydney are seeking ineligible proposal connected nan Latrell Mitchell saga arsenic they renew a push for nan superstar fullback to service his prohibition successful nan last information of nan NRL season.

Facing a one-match prohibition aft he was pictured pinch a achromatic powder, nan NRL has told Mitchell he will only beryllium capable to service nan suspension while fresh to play.

The Rabbitohs launched a push for Friday night's conflict pinch nan Sydney Roosters to count arsenic such, submitting nan proposal of 3 doctors that Mitchell was fit.

The NRL went backmost to nan nine connected Wednesday requesting much grounds of Mitchell's fitness, including an independent fittingness test.

Mitchell did not train alongside teammates connected Thursday, while nan Rabbitohs do not judge nan 27-year-old should person to acquisition different fittingness trial connected his foot.

If Mitchell cannot service his prohibition this week, nan rumor will transportation complete to nan opening information of adjacent season, Wayne Bennett's first crippled backmost arsenic coach of Souths.

'We are taking ineligible proposal connected nan NRL's petition for further accusation and nan projected fittingness test,' South Sydney CEO Blake Solly told AAP.

The play comes aft nan Rabbitohs submitted a missive to nan NRL connected Wednesday asking for Mitchell to beryllium capable to play connected Friday nighttime if he cannot service nan ban.

That would require an exemption from nan NRL, fixed he was not named successful nan Rabbitohs' 22-man squad connected Tuesday.

It's understood it would beryllium highly improbable for an exemption to beryllium granted.

Souths interim coach Ben Hornby had said past period that Mitchell would not play again this year, citing his wounded and nan Rabbitohs position connected nan ladder.

But asked straight connected Thursday if Mitchell would beryllium fresh to play connected Friday nighttime if an exemption was granted, Hornby responded: 'Yes'.

'It's retired of our hands now. It's pinch nan NRL and nan club, and they'll benignant it out.

'He would've been (fit to play), but for illustration I said a mates of weeks ago, it was ever going to beryllium a agelong changeable pinch nan process.

'It's successful nan NRL and nan club's hands now truthful there's not excessively overmuch much (I tin add).'

Mitchell has not played since injuring his ft against Penrith connected July 4, leaving him successful a satellite footwear for adjacent to a month.

In that time, South Sydney's faint finals hopes were extinguished pinch nan nine falling to 15th connected nan ladder.

Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga has ruled retired picking Mitchell for Australia successful nan Pacific Championships, meaning nan fullback's prohibition cannot beryllium served there.

Mitchell was fined $20,000 by nan NRL to spell on pinch nan ban, while South Sydney besides fined him $100,000 pinch $80,000 of that suspended.

The Mitchell business has played retired amid strained relations betwixt Souths and nan NRL, headlined by Solly taking a changeable Andrew Abdo aft nan State of Origin series.

Abdo insisted this week nan NRL was not pushing a loophole to person Mitchell's prohibition served astatine nan commencement of 2025, arguing this prohibition is different to others fixed nan fullback was injured earlier allegedly bringing nan crippled into disrepute.

Mitchell has confirmed that he will beryllium playing for Taree successful nan Koori Knockout successful Bathurst during NRL expansive last week. 

'Latrell is fresh and disposable to play,' Souths CEO Blake Solly told News Corp.

'We support nan tourney and immoderate of our players who are fit, disposable and want to play; we support them playing successful it.

'It's an important arena for them and nan community.'