The NRL is set to investigate whether a Bulldogs player threw a bottle in the direction of departing Rabbitohs prop Nathan Brown while he lined up a last-minute conversion which could further mar Canterbury's late season slide.

Bulldogs skipper James Graham was placed on report for lashing out at his English teammate and longtime adversary Sam Burgess in retaliation for an apparent prowler tackle as Canterbury's late-season spiral continued on Friday night.

Cameron McInnes is seeking a release from South Sydney in a move that paves the way for unwanted Tiger Robbie Farah to shift to Redfern.

Cronulla's end-of-season slump is quickly spiralling uncontrollably into a crisis after a third straight loss on Monday night, this time against the lowly Rabbitohs.

Shane Flanagan expects Cronulla to shake their late-season form slump in time for next month's finals.

What the hell has gone wrong at Souths this year? "I don't want to go into it. The important thing is we probably recognise we're we've gone wrong," Sam Burgess muses.

Out-of-favour Rabbitohs hooker Cameron McInnes has urged Souths to let him know before the end of the season if the club intends to sign Robbie Farah.

South Sydney coach Michael Maguire is considering throwing Kevin Locke an NRL lifeline after meeting with the former Kiwi international over the weekend.

Former Raiders coach David Furner says his old club are genuine premiership contenders.

Former Canberra coach David Furner has been added to South Sydney's staff in an assistant role behind under-pressure Michael Maguire.

Melbourne captain Cameron Smith has kicked the Storm to the top of the NRL ladder after a dramatic 15-14 golden-point victory over South Sydney.

Adam Reynolds has described the prospect of linking with State of Origin teammate Robbie Farah in a rejuvenated Souths spine as "great", as the Rabbitohs circle the out-of-favour Tigers hooker.

It is understood the Tigers are prepared to subsidise Farah's wage to the tune of up to $600,000 to get him off their books, which could make him reasonable value for rival clubs.

A Cowboys assistant coach has emerged as the man to help Michael Maguire halt the alarming slide at Souths as they try to lure the former Raiders head coach to Redfern.

Greg Inglis will be thrust back into the five-eighth role for South Sydney this weekend as coach Michael Maguire desperately attempts to stop the rot at the foundation NRL club.

The third-placed Canberra Raiders face a testing two weeks against the top two teams in the NRL.

A brace of tries to Elliott Whitehead and Jordan Rapana piloted the Canberra Raiders to third on the ladder.

Mid-way through the first half referee Jared Maxwell hauls Sam Burgess out of the defensive line and pleads: "I need to you to calm John Sutton down for me". Has he got any idea how else to placate the biggest and most passionate fan base in the league?

New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney sums up in one word what impresses him most about Canberra Raiders winger Jordan Rapana – "energy".