Ilias, who was shown the door after Souths signed Dodd last year, crashed in for his side’s third try of the afternoon and also set up Moses Suli in the second half.
Tries for Ilias, Mathew Feagai and Finau’s quadruple put the Dragons in the box seat in the first half before livewire fullback Jye Gray helped Souths get on the board.
The former St Helens halfback was forced to watch on as Humphreys scored a try and registered two try assists to make a compelling case to partner Cody Walker.
After a week in which Cameron Murray was ruled out for the rest of the year and Latrell Mitchell was sidelined for the first six weeks of the season, Jamie Humphreys emerged as a beacon of light for the Rabbitohs on Saturday.
St George Illawarra have claimed a 46-26 Charity Shield victory to leave South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett with more questions than answers as he attempts to save the Rabbitohs’ NRL season before it has begun.
