'21' The Most Premierships by any of the Clubs

    One of my favourite stories from this year's NRL Rugby League Grand Final was the tactic of the Bulldogs coach Des Hasler to hold back his team for minutes to leave the South Sydney Rabbitohs out on the field, to have time to reflect on the pressure of expectation that it had been 43 years and some very dark days since the last Souths premiership.
   Instead of this, the faithful and all supporters in the crowd embraced the team, cheered rapturously and both they and the team soaked up the atmosphere of opportunity instead of fear... it was actually palpable at home in the lounge room on the TV and evident in the players faces... even better, after the fact, the Bulldogs copped a fine from the NRL for breaking the rules...
   This t-shirt makes a nice compliment to my 20 premierships one from the Centenary of Rugby League collection a few years ago... Souths may or may not go back to back or win 2 of the next four years BUT this was a special year and special day... the last time I watched this club win was on black and white TV in the lounge room in East Maitland as a ten year old!! Next year's playing jersey will have 21 hoops of alternatively red and green as a celebration!!