The Warriors have secured a 45-26 win over the Rabbitohs, putting them ahead of the Panthers atop the NRL ladder on points differential by only one.
While the Roosters also sit on 38 competition points with a game in hand, Andrew Webster’s men can lay claim to equal first for at least one night.
South Sydney had a chance to lock in their finals place with a win, but could now mathematically be leapfrogged should they go without a victory to close out their season.
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It was a Luke Hanson field goal that handed the Warriors pole position on the ladder – almost as if he knew his side needed a single point to jump above Penrith.
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