A defiant Tom Trbojevic has proved his State of Origin fitness with a stunning display, carving up Canberra in Manly's 42-14 win.
In Sunday's earlier match, Canterbury came from behind to defeat Gold Coast 20-18.
Trbojevic was unstoppable at Canberra Stadium, scoring a hat-trick and looking at his threatening best in his final outing before NSW coach Brad Fittler names his side for the series opener.
He has been hampered by a hamstring injury but is now almost certain to be picked in the centres for Origin I after leading the Sea Eagles to a much-needed win in the national capital.
It snapped their three-match losing slide and let them square the win-draw-loss ledger at 5-1-5 for the year, while it left the Raiders tasting defeat for the first time since round five.
Aside from running for 173 metres, Trbojevic's brilliant outing featured 10 tackle busts, two offloads, three line breaks and two line break assists, the sort of form that would have NSW fans licking their lips ahead of May 31's opening Origin contest in Adelaide.
He flashed his electric speed and strength to power over on 20 minutes before cutting through for another soon after as Manly shot to a commanding lead.
The star fullback had a hand in winger Reuben Garrick's effort early in the second half before racing through to complete his hat-trick as the Sea Eagles blew Canberra off the park in moving to a 24-8 lead.
Five-eighth Josh Schuster put in his best shift of the season, scoring on the hour mark to go with his earlier three assists, while late tries for Jason Saab and Ben Condon completed the rout.
Young Canberra prop Ata Mariota nabbed his first career try late in the piece, with he and skipper Elliott Whitehead the only Raiders to cross on another dark day for the club.
Trbojevic's brother Jake also looked to prove his fitness for Blues selection after returning ahead of schedule from a calf injury, playing 58 minutes and running for 47m to go with 31 tackles.
It was Canberra's flattest performance since a 53-12 pummelling against Penrith in round five and promptly ended their five-match winning streak.
Bulldogs pip Titans
Canterbury winger Josh Addo-Carr is poised for a State of Origin recall after making a solid return from an ankle injury in the Bulldogs' defeat of Gold Coast.
NSW is low on experienced outside back options for the May 31 series opener and all eyes were on Addo-Carr when he took the field at Stadium Australia for the first time suffering a syndesmosis injury on Good Friday.
In his only match before Origin teams are announced on Monday, Addo-Carr finished with a try and 81 metres after the Titans controlled territory and limited his opportunities in the first half.
The Australia international was defensively sound, rock-solid under the high ball and proved his injury had not diminished his trademark speed
That is likely to be enough for NSW coach Brad Fittler, especially given Addo-Carr's form since his controversial omission from last year's series and 12 matches of Origin experience.
Queensland's Origin hopefuls David Fifita and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui established the Titans' 14-0 halftime lead but the Bulldogs rallied when halfback Matt Burton found his rhythm after the break.
The Bulldogs seized the advantage for the first time when winger-turned-middle forward Jayden Okunbor found a hole in the defence after a set restart at close range in the final three minutes.
Fa'asuamaleaui faces a nervous wait for the match review committee's charge sheet after raising his forearm on Reed Mahoney as the Bulldogs hooker attempted a tackle
He then up-ended Tevita Pangai with a dangerous throw.
The Titans captain was placed on report for the second incident but appears likelier to face fines than bans.
Fifita opened the scoring by barging over down the short side in the third minute and is a strong chance to start on an edge for the Maroons should Felise Kaufusi be suspended, despite a quieter second half.
Fa'asuamaleaui helped the Titans extend their lead just before halftime when he pulled his arm free of the five defenders and offloaded to Joe Stimson.
Mahoney was placed on report for a hip-drop-style tackle on Moeaki Fotuaika, swinging around bringing Fotuaika down in an awkward position.
Tries to Jake Averillo and Jacob Kiraz came directly after Burton's signature bomb kicks, while Addo-Carr's was on the back of the halfback's line break.
Okunbor snatched a win at the death that hoists the Bulldogs off the bottom of the ladder.
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