The Rabbitohs have scored a third try inside the opening 30 minutes, but it hasn’t come without controversy.
South Sydney five-eighth Benji Marshall put up a high ball and, as centre Campbell Graham raced through, he pushed St George Illawarra winger Mathew Feagai in the back.
The push sent Feagai crashing into Dragons fullback Tyrell Sloan as the youngster tried to catch the ball, only to be put off by his teammate plunging into him.
The ball then hit the ground and Graham swooped, crossing for a polarising try to extend the Rabbitohs’ lead to 14-0.
Astoundingly, play didn’t even stop for the bunker to assess the incident.
“That should have been a penalty,” said Broncos icon Darren Lockyer on Nine.
“He pushed him in the back. It wasn’t much of a push, but to me that constitutes a penalty.
“The Dragons have been making some basic errors, which are inviting the Rabbits to the try line.
“But that should have been a penalty.”
Roosters and Panthers great Brad Fittler added: “If anything I think’s it dangerous … (Graham) is lucky something more sinister didn’t happen out of that. I can’t believe they didn’t see that and change the ruling. That’s ridiculous. Someone else is going to miss a job next week.”
Fittler’s suggestion that tonight’s bunker official could be sacked follows the axing of Henry Perenara over his highly criticised handling of Latrell Mitchell’s hit on Joseph Manu last week.
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