A vintage Shaun Johnson helped New Zealand to a win over Canterbury and South Sydney have boosted their top four hopes with a big win over Parramatta.
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South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 def Parramatta Eels 0
South Sydney have fired a massive warning shot at the rest of the NRL, easily dismantling Parramatta 26-0 with their most imposing performance of the year.
Cameron Murray starred for South Sydney in the middle at CommBank Stadium, while Latrell Mitchell also kept his hot streak going at fullback.
Souths have now won six of their last seven matches since Mitchell's return to the NRL, and sit one win outside of the top four with three rounds to play
But this was as dominant as any performance against another legitimate contender.
Murray was superb, twice putting Mitchell through holes with inside balls to put the Bunnies on the attack.
The lock also had a role to play in two tries, both times going to the line and handing off in the lead up to four-pointers.
Alex Johnston also bagged his 24th and 25th try of 2022, breaking another record along the way.
He now has 55 tries for the past two seasons, breaking Dave Brown's all-time back-to-back season record of 53 from 1935 and 1936.
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And Mitchell was in the thick of it all, breaking the line three times and busting eight tackles as he had a direct role in one try but routinely kept Souths on the attack.
The Rabbitohs play an understrength Penrith to begin round 23 on Thursday night, before finishing against North Queensland and the Sydney Roosters.
And while a top-four finish would still rest on the result of other teams, the Rabbitohs threaten to hit the finals in form for a third straight year.
Cody Walker also looked in nice touch on Friday night as he scored the Rabbitohs' first, while Murray was able to help them spread it left and right for a 14-0 halftime lead.
Parramatta also remain in top-four contention in sixth, but Friday night served as another reminder of the large gap between their best and worst football.
They were beaten in the middle early, and it took more than half-hour to get a play-the-ball in the attacking red-zone.
When they finally got good ball, they squandered it with an Ofahiki Ogden error from a tough Reed Mahoney pass.
Souths then turned the Eels away at will in the second half, withstanding a 20-minute raid after the break with their line only breached once by a forward pass.
In contrast, Souths needed minimal chances to extend their lead.
After repeatedly rebuffing Parramatta, the Rabbitohs went downfield and Mitchell put Johnston over for his second at the first opportunity.
Walker also bagged a late try off a Dean Hawkins bomb with Lachlan Ilias out injured, ramming home the Rabbitohs' advantage in the big win.
New Zealand Warriors 34 def Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18
Shaun Johnson wound back the clock and scored the match-sealing try, as the Warriors beat Canterbury 42-18 in Auckland.
The novelty of having the Warriors playing back in New Zealand clearly hasn't worn off yet, with 16,212 filing into Mt Smart Stadium to watch the 12th-placed team play the 14th-placed one.
While both clubs' seasons have been disappointing, they combined for an entertaining match that saw the Warriors get the crowd on their feet early.
Viliami Vailea scored after just six minutes, the flying Dallin Watene-Zelezniak picking up an errant Matt Burton pass to make it 12-0 to the home side in as many minutes.
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Burton made amends shortly after, taking the ball to the Warriors' line and setting up a try for Jake Averillo.
However, an error off the resulting kickoff meant that the Warriors wiped that out straight away.
More good work from Johnson and Reece Walsh sent Ed Kosi over in the corner, with Walsh's sideline conversion making the score 18-6.
The Bulldogs made a perfect start after the break.
After making a fantastic cover tackle, Walsh went from hero to zero for the Warriors as he tried to run the ball off his line only to spill it straight into the hands of Kyle Flanagan.
The Bulldogs halfback scooted around under the posts to cut the deficit to six points.
The Warriors were made to pay for not scoring after the ball was gifted back to them by the Bulldogs, with Euan Aitken knocking on over the line.
While they maintained the attack, this time it was Johnson who threw a pass straight to the worst possible target.
Josh Addo-Carr happily accepted the gift and burned 90 metres down the sideline to score in the corner, with Burton's kick locking the scores up.
Again though, the Bulldogs were guilty of switching off at a crucial time.
Eli Katoa trucked straight through the middle to restore the Warriors' lead.
Six minutes from time, Johnson made amends for the intercept, stepping through the line and throwing a beautiful dummy to score under the posts.
Ed Kosi then tacked on his second before Addin Fonua-Blake rumbled over to blow the score out a little more.
