Wayne Bennett Criticizes South Sydney's 'Rubbish' Play After Loss to Cronulla Sharks

South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett has said "rubbish" from his team continues to cost them chances to win games, as the Rabbitohs were beaten by the Cronulla Sharks.

The Rabbitohs started Sunday's top-eight battle brightly, scoring first and then playing against 12 men when Cronulla's Teig Wilton was sin-binned for a high shot on Jack Wighton.

But the Sharks would bounce back with 18 unanswered points before half-time, before kicking on in the second half for a 32-16 win.

Souths were their own worst enemy at times, missing more than 50 tackles as well as conceding six penalties and three six-again restarts.

The loss leaves the Rabbitohs seventh on the NRL ladder with 10 wins and nine losses, just one win ahead of 10th place Manly in the tight race for the top-eight.

After Sunday's 16-point loss to Cronulla, Bennett told reporters Souths' repeated errors were costing them the chance of competing with the best team in the league.

"Our Achilles heel is when we don't execute and then we pay a bit of a price for it," Bennett said.

"We can run deep (in the premiership) any day of the week if we can just get over the rubbish that gets in our game.

"If we can get that right, we can hold our own with most teams in the competition."

Meanwhile, Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes set a new club record by successfully kicking his 32nd consecutive goal.

Entering the day with a streak of 26, Hynes was perfect from his six attempts on Sunday to extend his run and close within three of the all-time record.

Canterbury Bulldogs great Hazem El Masri holds the record when he converted 35 consecutive goals in 2003.

In the final match on Sunday, Parramatta broke the hearts of Wests Tigers fans with a late try to Isaiah Iongi, snatching a 16-13 win.

The Eels led 12-0 at half-time before suffering a shocking second half, camped in their own end thanks to repeated errors, while two defence lapses allowed the Tigers to level the score.

Tigers halfback Adam Doueihi, who returned to the side after refusing to play last week, scored the try to level the scores, and kicked the Tigers ahead with a 72nd-minute field goal.

But a late try to Iongi in the 76th minute sealed an unconvincing win for the blue and gold.