Scott Sattler has paid tribute to his father John, claiming God simply added to his excellent ahead pack with the demise of the rugby league legend.
John Sattler was farewelled on Friday at a packed funeral service on the Gold Coast, attended by the likes of Wally Lewis, Ken Arthurson and South Sydney officers.
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For a lot of, Sattler was South Sydney after captaining the membership to 4 premierships between 1967 and 1971.
The Newcastle junior was one of many Rabbitohs’ finest-ever forwards, and audio of him singing the crew’s victory music echoed via the Sacred Coronary heart Church as he was carried out.
Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou was in attendance hours earlier than his crew’s conflict with Melbourne, whereas former teammate Bob McCarthy delivered a touching tribute and was a pallbearer.
Sam and George Burgess draped Cameron Murray’s No.13 jersey from final week over Sattler’s Rabbitohs casket, with the previous Kangaroos Take a look at captain laid to relaxation carrying his South Sydney tie.
“God already has Arthur Beetson, Sticks (Norm) Provan, Lurch (John) O’Neill, Ned (Noel) Kelly and Chook (John) Raper,” Scott Sattler mentioned.
“He’s searching for one other ahead so as to add to his pack. And he simply bought a very good one.”
Famend as one of many hardest males in rugby league on the sphere, John Sattler was a gentleman off it.
Scott recalled how McCarthy usually detailed the 2 sides of his father, the powerful man on the sphere who an hour later was seen serving to an outdated girl cross the street.
The Penrith premiership-winning star additionally recalled his father’s relationship with Clive Churchill, a failed truce with Western Suburbs hardman Kelly, his effort to attempt to get a license for the crew in Brisbane and bid to have South Sydney reinstated.
“He liked the Bunnies. It was a second household to him,” Scott mentioned.
However most of all, Scott spoke of a lifetime of rising up water snowboarding and having his father attempt to assist him make his personal mark in rugby league.
“There was an important passage in Mat Rogers’ autobiography which I believe resonates for a kid and particularly a son,” Scott mentioned.
“In each space of ​​my life I’ve marked myself in opposition to the requirements of my father.
“We have been no completely different.
“As a result of he set such nice requirements, and when it got here to coaching arduous, being humble, exhibiting humility and making an attempt to make sure these round you felt vital and wanted.
“Many could name it stress however I had aspirations to emulate him. Extra so off the sphere.”
