Latrell Mitchell has doubled down on his criticism of Roosters ahead Spencer Leniu, endorsing a prolonged suspension for the front-rower if he’s discovered responsible of calling Broncos star Ezra Mam a “monkey”.
Mitchell has weighed into the alleged racism row twice within the days for the reason that NRL’s Las Vegas enterprise was embroiled in scandal round Leniu’s alleged abuse of Mam, with the Rabbitohs No.1 first voicing help for Mam on Instagram and saying the NRL “higher cope with this shit.”
On Tuesday morning (AEDT), Mitchell responded to an SEN Radio publish, by which commentator Andrew Voss proposed an eight-to-12-week ban for Leniu ought to he be discovered responsible, by replying “after which some”.
Leniu is because of land in Sydney on Tuesday together with the remainder of the Roosters touring get together and has been referred on to the judiciary for opposite conduct.
His post-game feedback on the alleged incident, which he described as “simply enjoyable and video games on the sector, a little bit of banter”, and invited Mam to “come and see me”, have been ill-received by a number of gamers and Broncos opponents.
The Roosters prop clashed once more with Brisbane gamers simply hours after the alleged on-field incident, partaking in a verbal confrontation with Brisbane’s Pat Carrigan and Kotoni Staggs within the corridors of their Las Vegas resort.
Roosters prop Spencer Leniu placed on a courageous face as he returned to Sydney on Tuesday.Credit score: Janie Barrett
Staggs, Mitchell and Rabbitohs veteran Cody Walker are among the many gamers to have voiced public help for Mam on social media. Mitchell’s relationship along with his former membership has been strained at instances since his transfer to South Sydney.
Mitchell gained two premierships at Bondi earlier than an acrimonious exit, which was compounded by his personal six-week suspension for a excessive deal with that broke Joey Manu’s jaw in 2021.