- Latrell Mitchell has installed a private gym in his home
- South’s superstar has demolished his private bar
- Mitchell has lost weight and is training hard
South Sydney fullback Latrell Mitchell has transformed himself this offseason by quitting booze and training his heart after a white powder scandal almost derailed the troubled superstar’s football career.
Recent pictures of Mitchell show he is taking his fitness very seriously after a turbulent end to the 2024 NRL season.
A slimmed-down Mitchell has lost at least 10 pounds during the off-season and is proving to returning coach Wayne Bennett that he means business by turning his home into a training base. News Corp reports.
The Bunnies fullback has demolished the bar in his home and replaced it with a personal gym, complete with yoga mats, weights and a two-person sauna.
The enigmatic star will miss the season opener after being hit with a one-match suspension for a photo of him leaning over a table with an unknown white powder on it.
Bennett, who reportedly gave the underperforming side a glowing review of their 2024 season, says he has no concerns about Mitchell.
“Latrell’s fitness won’t be a problem for me,” the coach said.
‘I haven’t spoken to Latrell lately, but if he’s on form that’s great to hear.
Latrell Mitchell is pictured with the sauna he is installing at his home as he turns it into a training base in the off-season
Returning coach Wayne Bennett (pictured with Mitchell) says it’s great to hear the Bunnies star is in good form
“He has been dealt with by the NRL and the club [over the white powder saga].
‘I’m not there with Latrell at the moment, but in a month I will know a lot more about him.
“They are all professionals and Ben Hornby (interim coach) has done a great job late in the season.
“Souths were in a tough situation (after the sacking of coach Jason Demetriou) but they came out of it and they are a football team again.”
Mitchell posted photos of himself on Instagram as he put together his new gym and sauna, signaling his desire to make a change.
NRL great Corey Parker has also commented on the changes to the Rabbitohs No.1.
Mitchell was fined $20,000 by the NRL after the Integrity Unit investigated an image of him leaning over a table with white powder on it in a Dubbo hotel room (pictured)
Souths full-back (pictured with his family last week) has reportedly lost 5kg over the off-season and is ready to impress
‘I saw some pictures recently…he looked extremely well groomed. He looked fit,” Parker said on SEN Radio.
‘Hopefully there are more good things to come. Wayne clearly spoke to him. But I don’t mind that I didn’t hear Latrell come out and say things. Keep your nose down, Latrell.”
Mitchell won’t look back on 2024 fondly on or off the field.
He was suspended for three games after a late elbow on Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson and subsequently became embroiled in a war of words with Anthony Mundine that continued for weeks following the Spencer Leniu and Ezra Mam racism saga.
Add to that his expletive-laden Triple M post-match interview, his public altercation with NRL 360 presenter Braith Anasta in a Sydney restaurant, followed by his now infamous white powder photo from a Dubbo hotel room, and it was understandable that club officials were had enough to see drastic changes.