Inglis on report in Rabbitohs' win

Greg Inglis was placed on report for a brutal tackle on Dean Young as South Sydney extended their winning run to four matches with a convincing 36-14 victory over St George Illawarra at ANZ Stadium.

The spiteful encounter erupted in the 33rd minute when Inglis collected Young high with a sickening shoulder charge that left the veteran lying motionless on the field.

Dylan Farrell tackled Young down low after he made a break downfield, but Inglis lined the back-rower up and caught him flush in the face with his shoulder to spark an all-in brawl.

Play had to be stopped for five minutes while a heavily concussed Young received attention from medical staff before he was loaded onto the medicab sporting a neck brace.

Dragons officials confirmed Young did not suffer any neck or facial injuries, however Inglis will almost certainly have a case to answer when the charge sheet is released on Monday morning.

"Looking at the replay I didn't think there was too much in it... it's one of those things but we'll wait and see," Inglis said after the match.

It was another impressive display from the Rabbitohs who burst out of the blocks with two tries in 10 minutes to set up a 16-4 half-time lead.

Four-pointers to Inglis and Matt King at the resumption all but sealed victory before the Dragons scored two consolation tries to add some respectability to the score-line.

Nathan Merritt had the final say with a try in the 78th minute to seal his hat-trick in front of an appreciative 21,071 crowd.

The win lifts the Bunnies to third spot on the NRL ladder while the struggling Dragons remain stranded in 12th position with six games remaining.

A hamstring injury to centre Matt Cooper added further insult for the Saints, while Josh Miller was also placed on report for a high tackle on Sam Burgess.

The Rabbitohs picked up where they left off in the final two minutes of Monday's miraculous win over the Roosters, scoring in the second minute after opting to run on the last tackle.

John Sutton split the Dragons' defence wide open and hit Dylan Farrell on the chest with a 20m pass and he in turn threw the final pass to send Andrew Everingham over on the right wing.

Adam Reynolds nailed the sideline conversion for the early 6-0 lead.

The dangerous Bunnies scored their second long-range try on nine minutes.

Everingham swooped on an errant Dragons pass and sprinted 60m downfield before he was tackled by Jamie Soward.

The Bunnies shifted it wide through Inglis and Matt King before Merritt crossed in the corner for 10-0.

St George Illawarra hit back midway through the half when Brett Morris completed a sweeping movement down the left to close within six points.

The Saints enjoyed a period of dominance but the Rabbitohs restored their 10-point lead when Merritt scored his second try on the half-hour.

Inglis saved a certain try when he somehow held Chase Stanley up over the line in the 37th minute to preserve the Bunnies' 16-4 lead at the break and they saw out a comfortable win.

South Sydney 36
Tries: Merritt 3, Everingham, Inglis, King, Sutton
Goals: Reynolds 4

St George Illawarra 14
Tries: Morris 2, Creagh
Goals: Soward

Crowd: 21,071