State of Origin not driving South Sydney Rabbitohs duo Adam Reynolds and John Sutton In-form Rabbitohs halves pairing John Sutton and Adam Reynolds. SOUTHS' in-form halves Adam Reynolds and John Sutton are adamant playing State of Origin this year is not their motivation right now. But after starring in Friday night's win over Manly - a game played with an Origin-like intensity - plenty of people are saying Laurie Daley could do worse than keep them both in his thoughts as the weeks count down to the series opener on June 5. Daley wrote in his column in The Daily Telegraph last Saturday that Sutton remains in contention for the five-eighth position but so far he hasn't budged on his belief that Reynolds is not yet ready. Reynolds said the fiery and at times spiteful battle at Brookvale was without question one of the toughest games he has played in. Asked if it was Origin-like, Reynolds smiled: "I wouldn't know that. It was definitely pretty tough but I can't compare it to Origin. I've never played (Origin) but it was definitely one of the most physical games I've played in. It was like a semi-final. It brought back memories from the Bulldogs semi-final last year. The fans were right into us and they are a big, dominant, physical team. I thought we did reasonably well and we are pleased with our performance. And the way both Reynolds and Sutton rallied the Rabbitohs after the brawl on Friday night should not be underestimated. Sutton went on to win man of the match and Reynolds wasn't far behind him, with his composure after the fight having a huge impact on the final result. "That's my job within the team," Reynolds said. After that bit of a fight I just had to get my team playing footy again.