Brandon Smith stood on stage on Sunday alongside Rabbitohs teammates and helped give away the keys to a shiny new hybrid sedan.

South Sydney fans cued the length of their plush Heffron Park training paddock to get photos with Alex Johnston.

Out the front of the club’s $24 million Maroubra base, Latrell Mitchell doubled down on the same clamour from supporters, selling sausages, steaks and various cuts from his own Winmarra Family Meats caravan trailer.

The Bunnies biggest names swanned about on a certified Sydney stunner for the club’s member and fan day with all the trimmings - face painting, fairy floss, and one brave kid riding past on an electric bike, fittingly, in a Roosters jersey.

A harbinger on wheels of the latest Roosters clash, and the week to come.

The game’s oldest rivalry and South Sydney’s ‘Book of Feuds’ have been referenced so regularly now that they’ve become rugby league’s own unique cliches.

But it’s hard to recall the enmity between the Rabbitohs and Roosters boiling on so many fronts all at once.

The Allianz Stadium turf battle. The Matraville High turf battle. The poaching raids that have seen Latrell Mitchell, Angus Crichton, Luke........

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