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Souths Reynolds looks for bigger impact

15th April, 2014
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South Sydney playmaker Adam Reynolds is determined to increase his impact on his NRL side against one of the form halfbacks of the competition.

The Rabbitohs head into their Good Friday clash with Canterbury in improving form, having notched back-to-back wins following three straight losses.

Halfback Reynolds is a key component of the team and, at his best, is considered a NSW Origin candidate, though his form this year hasn’t scaled the heights of his first two seasons.

“It (my form) hasn’t been up to where I’d like it to be, but I’m continually working hard and working on combinations to get that right,” Reynolds said on Tuesday.

“A few more touches down there would be nice, get my hands on it a bit more and having more of an impact in a game would be nice.”

Souths’ return to winning form has coincided with captain John Sutton moving back to five-eighth from lock.

“He simplifies things,” Reynolds said of Sutton.

“We’ve had a combination there for the last two years and everyone is pretty comfortable in their role when he’s back there.”

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Reynolds delivered copious praise on the Bulldogs’ halves combination of Trent Hodkinson and Josh Reynolds.

“Trent Hodkinson is probably in the form of his life – he’s playing unreal football,” Reynolds said.

“Josh Reynolds is having a great year as well. He’s a great competitor.”

While Souths have yet to hit their straps in attack, they will keep looking for improvement in defence after a NRL record of just five missed tackles against Penrith last week.

“We know our attack is there but we’ve still got to focus on our defence at the moment because those three weeks (when we lost) were unacceptable,” fullback Greg Inglis said.

Inglis backed Sam Burgess to stick to his aggressive style though the big English forward has copped criticism for some of his actions.

“Sam is an aggressive player. That’s what we want our forwards to be and we’ve got to let Sam play the way he wants to play,” Inglis said.

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Asked about his reputation, Burgess quipped: “What is my reputation?

“I just get on with the football. I won’t change the way I play.”

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