South Sydney Rabbitohs prop Sam Burgess thanks the Souths fans. Source: Mark Evans / News Limited
SOUTH Sydney fans reckon their famous team will be there this year to contest the club's first grand final in 42 years.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal that Rabbitohs supporters snapped up a 54.6 per cent of tickets sold on Tuesday for the October 6 grand final.
More than 12,000 seats were sold to NRL members yesterday, Souths fans dominating the sales.
Rabbitohs supporters bought just 23.1 per cent of tickets on the corresponding day last year.
Fans of the neighbouring Sydney Roosters purchased 11 per cent of tickets sold.
That means Souths and the Roosters - fierce rivals - were the two most supported sides during day one of grand final ticket sales.
And with 65 per cent of the tickets shared between the two clubs, fans in Sydney's south and east believe this year could see the Rabbitohs and Roosters contest their first grand final against each other in 82 years.
Easts and Souths last met in an official grand final in 1931 at the old Sydney Sports Ground, the Rabbitohs winning 12-7 before 27,104 fans.
The last time the two teams met in a semi-final was 1938, Easts winning 19-10 before a modest SCG crowd of 14,161.
"It has been a long wait for our fans," said Souths legend Mario Fenech, who played games 181 for the club.
"It doesn't surprise me that the fans are excited and optimistic and they are snapping up grand final tickets.
"There is still a long way to go but it was 1971 when we last made a grand final, so the fans are buying up in big numbers."
Could you imagine a Souths-Roosters grand final?
Wow, you couldn't get a ticket. Foundation clubs and local rivals.
It would be unbelievable. I've got my fingers crossed we can get there."
NRL general manager of commercial and marketing, Paul Kind, said: "There has been a great response from members (on Tuesday) and the Rabbitohs have certainly led the charge.
"It is encouraging to see such excitement for the grand final at this point in the season and that will only drive support for the event over the weeks."
Canterbury fans bought nearly six per cent of the grand final tickets sold on Tuesday.
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