CRAIG WING was back where it all began yesterday - at Coogee Oval watching his old side the Wombats.

Fittingly, he turned up after being back where it all began in a different way on Saturday night - helping South Sydney to victory.

Nine years after last singing "Glory, Glory to South Sydney" after an NRL game, Wing remembered the words, even if there were parts of his game that were rusty. In fact, even his pre-game ritual was a little out of sorts.

"I sort of forgot my routine before the game," Wing said. "Just the timing, getting yourself ready for the warm-up and getting all the strapping done. Over the last three months all I've been doing is walking around talking to the other players and eating sandwiches."

Wing played a solid hand in the Rabbitohs' remarkable victory over North Queensland on Saturday night, with his side chasing down a 24-point deficit - the second-biggest comeback in NRL history. But, just as importantly, Wing played with a solid shoulder.

It was his first appearance since he dislocated the joint just seven minutes into his return match for the Rabbitohs. Playing at five-eighth, Wing hardly felt the shoulder, giving the Rabbitohs even more reason to celebrate their third successive win.

To be fair, though, while he scored a try, Wing played something of a back-seat role to halfback Chris Sandow, who booted the game-winning field goal.

Coach Jason Taylor revealed yesterday he had doubted his methods during the Rabbitohs' seven-match losing streak, however, it was during those dark days that he decided to promote the likes of Sandow.

Those youngsters have shown no fear, even when the side has been in the tightest of tight positions, as they were against the Cowboys. Souths have come from behind in all three of their recent victories.

"A couple of times, particularly early in the season, we got stuck in an arm-wrestle, and the other side would get a repeat set and get a try and we just put our heads down and gave up," Wing said. "But watching them against the Warriors [in round 13], no matter what the scoreline was, the guys just kept coming. It's great for the future."

There was even a period he had all but given up on winning on Saturday night.

"At 24-4, I just thought if we controlled the ball and put a few sets together, we'd get on a bit of a roll. But then they got to 28 and I knew it was an uphill task," Wing said.

"I tried to get the boys together and told them to forget about what they [the Cowboys] were doing and just worry about what we were doing.

"We've used up one of our get-out-of-jail cards. I'm sure they're fast running out."

Wing, who refused to speak publicly in the lead-up to the match, admitted he had felt the pressure during the countdown to his comeback. "It was just hard watching games every week," he said. "Come game day, you get dressed, ready to go to the game, and you have to watch the guys warming up. Regardless of the result, it's hard to feel part of it. You just don't feel part of the team. It was great to be amongst it again."

While the Rabbitohs now have every player at their disposal, the Cowboys' horrid run of bad luck continued even after the defeat. Forward Carl Webb was ruled out for the rest of the season after X-rays confirmed he had broken his ankle.

The Bulldogs, with a similarly crowded casualty list, have also suffered more woes, with interchange impact player Michael Sullivan ruled out for the rest of the year after his hamstring was ripped off the bone in their loss to the Roosters.

Manly's Luke Williamson suffered a fractured cheekbone against Newcastle and will be out for about six weeks.