Loss may yet help South Sydney Rabbitohs, says NRL great Darren Lockyer DON'T worry Souths fans, Darren Lockyer says the Rabbitohs needed to remember what it's like to lose if they are to go on and win their first title since 1971. While the bookies this week stripped the Bunnies of favouritism in the wake of the golden-point loss to the Dragons and the injury to Greg Inglis, four-time premiership winner Lockyer maintains Souths are still the team to beat. "Bunnies fans might be starting to get worried now with no GI and one loss but it's not a bad thing," Lockyer said. They might have a few off weeks, it might only be one week, but I suspect the next month might be a bit challenging for them. Sometimes when you lose a player (like Inglis), other players can use that as an excuse. I think if they are to win the grand final there has to be a lull. It is near impossible to maintain that high level of performance for 30 weeks. Andrew Johns recently revealed on Triple M that Lockyer predicted Souths needed a setback well before the injury to Inglis. Johns said that he was talking to Lockyer backstage at Channel 9 before The Sunday Footy Showa and Lockyer explained why the Rabbitohs needed to refocus ahead of the finals. Lockyer still thinks the competition isn't as clear-cut as most think, and something tells him it could be the Knights or Bulldogs who come with the late charge. "I know Souths have been the best-performed team all year and I expect them to be in the grand final," Lockyer said. At the moment you'd probably say it is a Souths-Roosters grand final but perception changes every week. You'd say any of the top four teams can get there but I think the two smokies are the Knights and the Bulldogs. Souths are still his pick, though, providing Inglis makes it back with time to fire up for the finals. "If they are to win the grand final, GI has got to be there," Lockyer said. Greg Inglis is out with a knee injury. Darren Lockyer.