Grand final miss still haunts Reynolds

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New Bronco Adam Reynolds admits helium "certainly won't beryllium watching" his unsuccessful conversion effort successful South Sydney's 14-12 expansive last nonaccomplishment to Penrith again.

The erstwhile Rabbitoh has spoken for the archetypal clip astir the immense moment.

Considered arguably the champion extremity kicker successful the game, Reynolds had the accidental to level the scores from the sideline with 5 minutes remaining aft winger Alex Johnston crossed successful the corner.

The playmaker pushed his effort conscionable wide of the close upright. The curve connected his footwear initially looked similar it would instrumentality the shot wrong the station earlier it straightened astatine the important moment.

It's a infinitesimal Reynolds present says helium ne'er wants to revisit.

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"I've lone watched the replay once," Reynolds told the Sydney Morning Herald.

"I waited until each the celebrations and our presumption was over. I wanted to ticker it backmost and spot precisely however adjacent it was.

"I didn't effort to over-kick it. I enactment the shot wherever I wanted it. It's conscionable a infinitesimal I privation I could person backmost over, truthful I could instrumentality the footwear again.

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"I utilized to emotion expansive last time due to the fact that of the memories with 2014 and Souths.

"Now determination volition beryllium mixed feelings. No uncertainty determination volition beryllium replays of that footwear played successful aboriginal years. I surely won't beryllium watching."

With 1 infinitesimal remaining, Reynolds was forced to effort a hopeless 40-metre two-point tract extremity but that effort fell good short.

Adam Reynolds of the Rabbitohs (Getty)

Despite Reynolds' missed effort from the sideline, rugby league large Peter Sterling believes helium is inactive the antheral immoderate squad should privation "in a clutch situation".

The footwear from Adam Reynolds, very, precise difficult," helium told Wide World of Sports' Sterlo's Wrap.

"He is inactive the idiosyncratic I privation successful a clutch situation, careless of this.

"When it near the boot, I thought 'yep he's got it.'"

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