After taking out the 2016 premiership, Souths were unable to find their best last season and failed to make the finals, with just five wins in 2017. Although a handful of big names have moved on, Magpies coach Elia Tuqiri appears confident that a younger, fitter Souths side will fulfil their potential this season and give the competition a shake at the back end of the year. 2017 result: 7th (5 wins, 10 losses) 2018 captain: TBC Ins: Feao Fotuaika (Sunnybank), Zac Lee (Sunnybank), Tom Lane (Sydney), Tautalatasi Tasi (South Sydney Rabbitohs) Outs: Levi Aumua (Chiefs), Keegan Sefton (Easts), Marcus Vanzetti (Wests), Paul Brown (retired) Scott Malolua (retired) Overview with Elia Tuqiri: "I think it’s been a really good preseason so far. The boys haven definitely trained harder than they have in the past and we’ve worked a lot more on our conditioning so that this year we are fitter, stronger and faster than we were last year," Souths coach Elia Tuqiri told Rugby N