Pride wins a nail biter at home Rabbitohs win over Dragons

Alex “AJ” Johnston scored two tries in the South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-14 win over the St George Dragons in front of a big crowd at Barlow Park in Cairns last weekend.

AJ has scored 21 tries for the season and 187 for his career, just 25 behind the game’s all-time leading try scorers Ken Irvine on 212, and three behind Queensland State of Origin coach Billy Slater with 190.

Fleet footed winger AJ scored his tries at the 10th and 71st minutes and will be a key player for the Rabbitohs in the coming finals series for which they should qualify with three rounds remaining.

The Rabbitohs’ 12th win of the season lifts them to 28 competition points and into eighth ahead of a clash with the Knights in Round 25 and a guaranteed two points from a bye in Round 26.

Ezra shines yet again

Five eighth Ezra Mam was one of nine Brisbane Broncos players who scored tries during the side’s 54-10 thrashing of the Parramatta Eels at the Gabba on Friday night.

The Broncos led 24-nil at halftime and look to have cemented a top two spot for the looming finals series.

Classy Ezra scored his try at the 46th minute and could easily have had a second six minutes later when he allowed hooker Billy Walters to cross.

Ezra combined well with halfback Adam Reynolds who scored 22 points for the game in a wonderful performance which also saw him kick his 1000th career goal.

Fullback Reece Walsh also worked well with Ezra in several attacking moves.

The Broncos have their final