BY CURTIS WOODWARD

@woodward_curtis

Adam Reynolds has played all 205 of his NRL games at the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He was the halfback in their surge to the 2014 premiership. He is as “South Sydney” as they came.

The little halfback grew up playing in the South Sydney junior district and still lives in the area.

At only 30, Reynolds has so much more to give.

Yet somehow he could be shown the door by the team he has been steering since bursting onto the scene in 2012 – the year he also won the NRL’s Dally M Rookie of the Year.

He sits sixth all-time for games played at the club.

Second all-time behind Eric Simms in points.

This is a legend of the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Oh and did we mention he’s the skipper?

With Reynolds off-contract at the end of 2021, you would think that the Rabbitohs would be more than happy to give the former NSW Blues representative a two or three year extension.

Instead, it was left to the playmaker to air his disappointment with media on Monday, confirming he’d only been offered a one-year contract.

“We’ve started discussions, but we’re not on the same page – we’re pretty far apart in terms of what we’re thinking,” Reynolds told The Sydney Morning Herald.

“There’s a chance we won’t get on the same page.

“I’ve made it clear I want to play here the rest of my career. I only want to sign the one contract or two contracts, max, and get it over and done with.

“We’re not there at the moment.

“We haven’t even talked dollars. I’d like three or four years, but they only want the one at the moment. They’ve got their reasons. It’s disappointing if I’m being honest. I love the club, I love the opportunity they’ve given me and I’m grateful for everything they’ve done for me.

“But for me I want the security, I’ve got four kids, I still feel I’ve got a lot of good footy left in me. One year doesn’t suit me much at the moment.″

There aren’t too many classy, out-and-out, organising halfbacks in the NRL.

Reynolds is one of them.

Souths have missed the finals just twice since the pivot came onto the scene.

Apart from the magical grand final win in ’14, the Rabbitohs have also appeared in five preliminary finals in the Reynolds era.

If it wasn’t for a hamstring injury to the number 7 in the 2013 grand final qualifier against Manly, Souths could have seen themselves in a showdown with the Roosters a week later.

It isn’t every day you get the chance to get someone like Adam Reynolds on your books.

There will be plenty of interest out there if the Rabbitohs don’t come to the table and offer him something he deserves.

There’s no argument that Souths are one of the heavyweights of the competition and usually do really good business when it comes to their roster.

But showing this kind of disrespect to a local junior, their captain, that’s become a club great is far from good business.

@woodward_curtis