Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou has declared the club is in a “much better position” 12 months on from the Adam Reynolds saga, as several World Cup stars return to pre-season training early.
South Sydney were last summer dealing with the ugly exit of their premiership-winning halfback Reynolds.
Injury-forced retirements of Greg Inglis and Sam Burgess saw the club refuse to offer Reynolds anything beyond a 12-month extension.