'Dumb' habits plaguing Rabbitohs' title charge

The Broncos person arguably the astir occurrence powerfulness successful the NRL - and they enactment it each connected show successful the last minutes of Saturday night's stunning triumph implicit the Dragons.

Going into the last stages of an breathtaking crippled astatine Suncorp, the teams were locked astatine 18-all.

But past the Broncos lit the fuse, with 4 tries successful 8 minutes to blow the Dragons disconnected the parkland 40-18.

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Excitement machines Selwyn Cobbo, Reece Walsh, Ezra Mam and Kotoni Staggs ran riot retired wide and the Dragons simply had nary answer.

The Broncos flexed their muscles successful the last 10 minutes aft being pressed by the Dragons each nighttime (Getty)

It was a show that would person struck fearfulness into each squad successful the NRL and is simply a large motion for Broncos fans for the agelong roadworthy ahead.

Rabbitohs burnt by 'dumb' habits

When things don't spell South Sydney's way, the Rabbitohs person a wont of playing 'dumb'.

And truthful it was successful the large section derby against the Roosters past Friday night, erstwhile the Bunnies led 10-0 aboriginal lone to spell down 20-18.

Joseph Manu of the Roosters scuffles with Cameron Murray of the Rabbitohs (Getty)

When a mates of decisions went against them, Souths lost their cool, got aggravated and flustered and the mistake number mounted.

Had they kept their crippled heads on, they could good person won the derby - contempt having little shot they made 7 linebreaks to 4 but mediocre decisions outgo them large time.

Roosters seasoned silences critics

The critics person been whispering that Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is past his champion and whitethorn good beryllium connected his past legs successful the NRL.

But the 'old bull' unopen them up good and genuinely with a commanding show successful the 20-18 decision of Souths connected Friday night.

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves joined Brandon Smith successful sparking the Roosters aft coming disconnected the seat (Mark Kolbe via Getty Images)

JWH started the crippled connected the seat and the Rabbitohs bolted to a 10-0 lead.But erstwhile helium came into the fray, the seasoned prop ran a team-high 174 metres and turned the game, giving the Roosters the precocious manus up front.

The large fella turned 34 precocious yet helium retains his quality to predominate the mediate of the tract - and has plentifulness of fearfulness origin among rival forwards.

Dogs teen stars successful large win

Young Bulldogs centre Paul Alamoti yet lived up to the hype with a commanding show successful the Bulldogs' 26-22 triumph implicit the Tigers.

A strongly-built shot runner, Alamoti enactment connected 2 tries and made a large enactment break, moving for astir 200 metres.

At conscionable 19, Alamoti is thing peculiar and the Bulldogs are delighted that helium played truthful confidently successful a large time astatine Belmore.

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Bright spot for Sheens' Tigers contempt loss

The Tigers were woeful for agelong periods against the Dogs yesterday, but gave Tim Sheens thing to enactment connected with their spirited finish.

Down and retired astatine 26-6 successful the stifling vigor earlier a partisan Belmore crowd, the Tigers could person tossed successful the towel.

But they roared location with 3 tries successful 4 minutes to springiness the Bulldogs immoderate tense moments successful the last stages.

It's the archetypal glimpse of ANYTHING from the Tigers successful 3 rounds this play and astatine slightest determination volition beryllium a spot of a outpouring successful their steps astatine grooming today.

Warriors extremity Australian drought

After 13 consecutive losses connected Australian ungraded stretching astir a year, the Warriors yet came bully with a daze 26-12 triumph implicit the Cowboys successful Townsville.

In a play of upset results, this was arsenic large arsenic any, with the Cowboys astir unbackable favourites connected a steamy nighttime astatine home.

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Te Maire Martin was outstanding for the Warriors and is proving a large bargain for the club.

The talented inferior has slotted successful superbly astatine five-eighth, taking immoderate of the vigor disconnected Shaun Johnson.

Martin had 2 effort assists, 3 enactment interruption assists and 1 enactment interruption successful the Warriors' good triumph and was arsenic bully arsenic anyone connected the field.

New enlistee cleanable for fast-paced Titans

The Titans play an breathtaking marque of attacking shot - and caller winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira seems a cleanable acceptable for Justin Holbrook.

Fast and elusive, the 21-year-old bagged the archetypal 2 Titan tries successful the upset 38-34 triumph implicit the Storm.

A tryscoring instrumentality successful the Queensland Cup past season, Khan-Pereira present has 3 tries successful 3 rounds - with plentifulness much to travel connected the Titans' near flank.

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Cleary's understudy starring for Dolphins

Sean O'Sullivan was large arsenic a fill-in for Nathan Cleary astatine Penrith past year, but his crippled has gone to a full caller level astatine the Dolphins successful 2023.

O'Sullivan wasn't the Dolphins' first-choice astatine halfback for their maiden season, oregon adjacent their 2nd - but he's proved the cleanable fit.

He was the chill caput that got the Dolphins location against a brave Knights outfit 36-20 connected Friday night.

Tesi Niu of the Dolphins celebrates a effort with his teammates successful the triumph implicit the Knights connected Friday (Getty)

He sums up the Dolphins' mentality of "a prima squad alternatively than a squad of stars" and has been outstanding successful each of their 3 wins.

The Dolphins person been THE biggest communicative of the play to day - but look the acerb trial adjacent play against the Broncos.

Bench costing winless Eels

It's a 17-man crippled these days with the seat captious successful getting teams implicit the enactment - and I deliberation that is wherefore the Eels find themselves winless aft 3 rounds.

The nonaccomplishment of players implicit the summer, injuries and suspensions person chopped into the Eels' depth.

Their apical 13 are prime - but the seat has contributed precise little.

Jirah Momoisea, Jack Murchie, Wiremu Greig and Makahesi Makatoa brought not precise overmuch to the array erstwhile thrown into Thursday night's clash against Manly.

Kaeo Weekes, Ben Trbojevic, Ethan Bullemor and Sean Keppie gave acold much enthusiasm to Manly erstwhile fixed their accidental and erstwhile you see the last people was lone 34-30, their input proved crucial.

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Sea Eagles' dynamic duo unveiled

The Sea Eagles person developed a devastating one-two punch … aft conscionable 1 crippled unneurotic this season.

Josh Schuster and Tom Trbojevic were dynamic successful Manly's thrilling triumph implicit the Eels connected Thursday night, combining superbly.

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Schuster had his champion crippled successful the apical grade, laying connected 3 tries, including 2 for Trbojevic.

His shot skills gave Turbo Tom clip and abstraction - and the gangly fullback did the rest.Manly person seen Schuster arsenic their large anticipation for respective seasons - and helium looks acceptable to present successful 2023 nether caller manager Anthony Seibold.

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