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Payne Haas says South Sydney can challenge for the 2027 NRL title
Payne Haas has joined South Sydney after helping Brisbane win the 2025 NRL premiership.
The prop, who grew up supporting the Rabbitohs, says he believes the club can win the title in 2027.
South Sydney is seeking its first premiership in 14 years and, if successful, its 22nd overall.
Haas says the Rabbitohs’ roster helped persuade him to move, including the chance to play alongside Latrell Mitchell.
He said his departure from Brisbane was not caused by a falling-out with coach Michael Maguire; he wanted to leave his comfort zone and avoid regrets.
Haas is focused on earning his new teammates’ trust through hard work at training and doing his role.
He said the team needs to stay healthy to achieve what he called special things.
Payne Haas says South Sydney can challenge for the NRL title in 2027.
The prop said he would not have joined the Rabbitohs if he did not believe they could win.
Haas joined the club after helping Brisbane win the 2025 premiership.
He said South Sydney needs to keep its players healthy and that he wants to earn his new teammates’ trust.
Haas said his move from Brisbane was driven by a desire to avoid becoming stale, not by a fallout with coach Michael Maguire.
- Who
- Payne Haas, the new South Sydney prop.
- What
- He says the Rabbitohs can challenge for the 2027 NRL title.
- When
- He made the comments on Monday, November 9, 2026.
- Where
- At South Sydney’s headquarters in Sydney.
- Why
- Haas said he believes the squad can win and wanted a new challenge rather than risk becoming stale at Brisbane.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Haas helped Brisbane win a premiership, ending the club’s title drought.
Haas signed with South Sydney.
Haas spoke to reporters at the club’s headquarters and trained at Heffron Park.
South Sydney is aiming to challenge for the NRL title.
- Target season
- 2027
- Previous club
- Brisbane Broncos
- New club
- South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Brisbane premiership
- 2025
- South Sydney title gap
- 14 years since its previous title
What people are saying
I wouldn’t come here if I didn’t think that
We just need to keep healthy, and I’m pretty sure we’ll do special things.
It definitely wasn’t the training or the coach, but I think the thought of moving scared me and made me uncomfortable, and that’s why I really wanted to do it.
I didn’t want to have any regrets, so when I had that feeling of moving and had that sense of being uncomfortable, I just wanted to do it.