 However, come finals time, they lost a classic semi-final to Balmain and Canberra a week later powered home to end Souths best chance of getting back to the glory years.Apart from hooker and captain Fenech, Souths' stars during this period included forwards Les and Ian Roberts, halfback Craig Coleman and mercurial five-eighth Phil Blake.More troubles hit Souths in the 1990s where they went from minor premiers in 1989 to wooden spooners in 1990.