Sydney Roosters star Sam Walker has sent a warning to the rest of the NRL as his side waits on other results to decide whether they'll play finals.
Walker was instrumental for his side as they extended their five-game winning streak with a 26-12 win over the Rabbitohs.
Post-game, Walker was asked a simple question on Nine's coverage by club legend Sonny Bill Williams: "Can we do it bro?"
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"Yeah 100 per cent, [we'll] obviously sweat on a few results, it'll be a long couple of days but fingers crossed," he replied.
"If we get in there, anything could happen."
NRL great Andrew Johns was full of praise for Walker after his masterclass, with captain James Tedesco describing his efforts as "awesome".
"He's an old fashioned halfback, an old fashioned on the ball halfback … the pass that he threw to Pauga, there's only a couple of halfbacks that would've thrown that in the competition," Johns said.
Before kickoff, both teams honoured Rabbitohs premiership player Kyle Turner with a moment's silence following his death last month.
In the grudge match of the season, Corey Allan scored the first try after seven minutes — capitalising on a mistake by Alex Johnston.
Already on the back foot, the Rabbitohs suffered a huge blow as Blake Taafe was forced from the field for a head injury assessment in the 17th minute.
His concussion was initially classified as a category two but Taafe failed his sideline tests, ending his night.
In true captain's fashion, Cameron Murray pushed through for South Sydney's first in the 19th minute.
Joseph Suaali'i evened the score through a penalty goal after Cody Walker was penalised for impeding James Tedesco as he attempted to catch a bomb.
Junior Pauga then scored with a superb put down in the 37th minute to spark the Roosters.
The winger, who replaced the injured Daniel Tupou, flew threw the air before grounding the ball in the corner, with Lachlan Ilias unable to push him into touch.
"That is brilliant, what a brilliant put down," NRL legend Phil Gould said in commentary for Nine.
Pauga's try handed the Roosters a narrow 10-6 lead at halftime.
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James Tedesco scored first in the second half, muscling his way over with pure grit and determination.
Then, 10 minutes later, a stunning cut-out pass from Damien Cook found Cody Walker who held the ball beautifully before sending over Michael Chee Kam.
As the Rabbitohs began to fatigue, Billy Smith sealed the match by powering through on the left edge in the 69th minute.
Walker then added the finishing touches before full-time for his own four-pointer.
The result means the Roosters have done all they can to cement a place in the top eight but are at risk of dropping out if Canberra beats the Sharks and the Cowboys upset the Panthers.
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