Newcastle five-eighth Fletcher Sharpe has run riot on his 21st birthday, scoring a hat-trick as their halves finally clicked in a 30-4 win over an understrength South Sydney outfit.
To compound the Rabbitohs' woes fullback Jye Gray, their best player, left the field with a suspected hamstring injury in the 58th minute and hooker Peter Mamouzelos dislocated his right elbow with one minute to go.
