Close and personal: The Rabbitohs embrace Sam Burgess after scoring his second try. Credit:Getty Images Cleary claimed the on-field standard had dipped as a result of the endless debate about which players were heading where next season and urged the NRL to step in. "Certainly talking amongst other people in the game and other clubs there are a lot of players that are distracted," Cleary said. "I think it actually affects the product. "I'm not a fan of all this constant speculation actually helping the game. I'm not sure how that works. "So I think it's probably time the game looked at sorting this out or making it a better system because I think it's got to a point this year - certainly more than other years - where in our club it's constant and we're not even halfway through the year yet."

Forgettable night: James Tedesco looks dejected at full-time. Credit:Getty Images Moses has repeatedly asked for a release to join the Eels mid-season, but has been blocked as the Tigers haven't been able to secure a suitable replacement for the rest of 2017. They are still sweating on Warriors utility Tuimoala Lolohea being granted a release to cross the Tasman and are no certainty to bring the livewire to Concord. On the loose: Bryson Goodwin takes on the Tigers defence. Credit:Getty Images "I think we've got to look at a few different [alternatives]," Cleary said. "The transfer window - whether it's two, one mid-season and at one at the end - I understand the speculation is good for the fans ... but the fact it's a window and not the whole time - it's probably something to look at.

"I just don't think it [current system] is healthy at the moment." Farah laid on two tries for Sam Burgess as Cody Walker, the man pivotal to Michael Maguire's unprecedented seven positional changes to his starting line-up, provided Alex Johnston with his own double. But it was Farah, playing his first full 80 minutes since the round-one drubbing at the hands of his old club, who laughed loudest and longest as the Rabbitohs scrapped any lingering memory of their 38-point hiding at the hands of the Sea Eagles before the representative weekend. Asked whether he had done enough to cling onto his NSW No.9 jersey, Farah said: "It doesn't matter what I think. "I don't think I've really got anything to prove to be honest. I think my past performances at rep level ... Laurie and the selectors are going to know what they're going to get from me. If anything I think it was good for my confidence.