David Shillington has staked an early claim for a Queensland Origin spot after leading the Canberra Raiders to a rugged 24-12 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Skilled Park on Saturday.

North Queensland fullback Matt Bowen produced some special magic to pull off an amazing 28-26 NRL win over Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium tonight.

Manly came from behind to edge out Wests Tigers 22-18 at Gosford.

Brian McClennan bounced — literally — into our hearts back in 2005 when he jumped for joy at the final whistle, after guiding the Kiwis to a famous league victory against Australia. Back in NZ, he tells Greg Dixon about his dream job.

The Sydney Roosters produced a Houdini act with a try 19 seconds from time to secure a 24-20 NRL win over arch-rivals South Sydney last night

He missed from the sideline in regulation but Wests Tigers superstar Benji Marshall made no mistake in golden point to get his side out of jail with a 17-16 win.

The Manly Sea Eagles ran in five tries to four in to beat a plucky Warriors outfit 26-20 at Eden Park.