South Sydney have scored twice in the final five minutes to claim a controversial four-point NRL win over Canterbury in their annual Good Friday clash.

The Rabbitohs were trailing 16-10 at ANZ Stadium when Hymel Hunt crossed in the 75th minute to give the home side a sniff.

Rookie playmaker Adam Doueihi thought he blew a chance to force golden point when he missed the tricky conversion but Cameron Murray sliced through two minutes later to stun the crowd of 32,471.

But the Bulldogs are certain to feel aggrieved over a contentious first-half try to Greg Inglis that forced lead referee Ben Cummins to apologise to captain Josh Jackson.

Cummins pulled Jackson out in the 34th minute to warn him over repeated penalties inside their 20-metre line, but allowed play to resume despite the forward still moving back into the defensive line.

The Rabbitohs spread the ball on the first play and Inglis powered over a retreating Jackson to cut a 12-0 deficit to six, with Cummins apologising to the Bulldogs skipper.

“I’m sorry Josh, I didn’t realise,” he was heard saying after the try.

Rubbing salt into the wound for the Bulldogs is a suspected broken jaw to fullback Moses Mbye, while prop Aiden Tolman failed to finish the match after picking up an ankle injury.

The Rabbitohs also face a nervous wait, with star forward Sam Burgess on report for striking Josh Morris with his arm on a regulation carry in the second half.

Winger Robert Jennings was also forced off with concussion.

The match started ominously for the Bulldogs, who lost Mbye following a sickening head collision with Jennings in the sixth minute.

But they wasted no time showing their resiliency, posting first points when Brett tapped a Jeremy Marshall-King kick back into the path of looping brother Josh a minute later.

With Mbye injured, Foran took over the kicking duties and applied some reverse swing on a sideline conversion that any cricket team would be proud of.

The Rabbitohs blew a chance to hit back when Burgess ran around brother Thomas on his way to the tryline, and the Bulldogs brothers made them pay not long after.

A blindside run by Will Hopoate ended in Brett finding space along the touchline and the veteran winger again found his twin for his third try in two weeks.

Incredibly, Foran’s conversion from in front this time when under the crossbar.

South Sydney eventually got one back but only after taking advantage of a retreating Jackson following his conversation with the referee for repeated infringements.