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James Tedesco has accused NRL referees of treating Victor Radley differently to other players after the lock was sin-binned for a high tackle in the Sydney Roosters' dramatic 27-26 Anzac Day win over St George Illawarra.

On a frantic afternoon at Allianz Stadium, Luke Keary saved the Roosters with a late field goal after they let a 16-point lead slip in the second half.

Keary and Joey Manu had the Roosters' attack flowing freely in the halves, after a week where all the attention was on Sam Walker's relegation to reserve grade.

Manu showed what he can do with more freedom and more ball when he charged across for a four-pointer in the second half, while Keary scored one when he dummied and went himself.

But the story of the match remained Radley's third sin bin in as many weeks after a tackle on Michael Molo.

Radley immediately argued it was a head clash, and later told Fox Sports it was a "s**t decision", while Tedesco remonstrated with referee Adam Gee on field.

"I just said if it was anyone else but Victor, it would have been OK," Tedesco said.

"But if there is any contact around the head ... Victor gets harshly treated.

"I haven't seen all angles, but Rads was adamant it was head-on-head, that's all I saw."

The sin-bin was the ninth of Radley's career - a record in the NRL-era.

"I think Victor gets treated differently, just because of the aggression he plays with," Roosters head coach Trent Robinson said.

"It doesn't mean that's the truth. That's my opinion and Ted's opinion. That doesn't mean it is real, we might be biased.

"We feel like if it's a 50-50 in a physical contact then Rads has been on the other end of it. That's an opinion, I don't know if there is fact about it."

Radley's sin-binning came as Dragons fullback Tyrell Sloan inspired St George Illawarra to go from 26-12 down in the 50th minute to level eight minutes later.

Sloan first stepped past Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii and Keary and put on a flick pass for winger Tautau Moga to cross.

From the next set he put Moses Suli into a hole and then loomed up on the inside to step past Jaxson Paulo and go in under the posts.

Moments later Sloan handed off to Suli, who fended off two Roosters on the spot and helped Moga score his third, with the winger dislocating his shoulder in the process.

Sloan then missed a chance to give the Dragons the lead when he was unable to collect a Talatau Amone grubberkick as the Dragons went scoreless with Radley off.

Instead, it was the experience of Keary and Manu which brought the winning play, when the former jumped out of dummy-half and passed back to his halfback for the field goal.

The result left the Dragons 13th on the ladder with two wins and five losses, as further pressure is heaped on off-contract coach Anthony Griffin.

"It's a cruel game at the moment for us," Griffin said.

"We're struggling to close games out when we get in the position to.

"We just have to stare that in the face and get better. When we do, we will win a lot of games."

In a blow to NSW selectors with Josh Addo-Carr already injured, Roosters winger Daniel Tupou suffered a serious-looking hamstring problem five weeks out from State of Origin I.

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Father Bob Maguire will be remembered at a state funeral in Victoria.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Tuesday the larrikin priest would be honoured at the service at a date yet to be set.

His family and the Father Bob Maguire Foundation will help to arrange the funeral.

"Victorians will be invited to celebrate the life of Father Bob Maguire at a state funeral, honouring the people's priest's generosity, kindness, humour and service to the state," Mr Andrews said.

The premier was due to speak with Fr Bob's family late last week about the possibility of a state funeral following the charity campaigner's death at Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne on April 19. He was 88.

Fr Bob dedicated his life to charitable works and gained a reputation as a candid commentator unafraid to speak his mind or call out church leaders.

The Catholic priest was known for his work with disadvantaged people in his South Melbourne parish and appeared regularly in the media.

Fr Bob balanced his media commitments and parish duties until he was forced to retire from the Catholic Church in 2012.

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Star Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton will join South Sydney in 2024 after shunning lucrative offers from the Dolphins and Raiders in the pursuit of premiership success.

Wighton is set to add firepower to the Rabbitohs' lethal left edge by beginning his four-year contract at centre, the position he most frequently played in his 10-game State of Origin career.

Wighton could return to the halves once Cody Walker retires, the Souths five-eighth is contracted until the end of the 2025 season by which time he will be 35.

Wighton's future had been the subject of intense interest since late last month when the 2020 Dally M Medallist told the Raiders he would test the open market for the first time since signing as a teenager.

The 30-year-old had become synonymous with the Raiders across a first-grade career spanning 12 seasons and 225 games, and given his close relationship with coach Ricky Stuart the mooted switch is a source of surprise.

The Dolphins and Rabbitohs emerged as the front-runners to poach Wighton, despite earlier links to the Wests Tigers and Parramatta.

The Redcliffe-based club failed to secure a marquee spine player for their inaugural season so had the wherewithal to pay him a seven-figure salary.

The Rabbitohs, preliminary finalists in each of the last five seasons, appeared the best chance of the three suitors to offer Wighton a maiden premiership ring.

Wighton also has close friendships with fellow Indigenous stars Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker, as well as their South Sydney captain Cam Murray.

Wighton's imminent arrival is a major coup for the Rabbitohs. He is able to play in any backline position, guided the Raiders to the 2019 grand final and boasts both a Dally M and Clive Churchill Medal.

He was also a consistent performer at State of Origin and international levels before announcing his representative retirement earlier this month.

The move also puts Canberra in the market for a five-eighth for 2024.

Luke Brooks, Shaun Johnson and Kyle Flanagan are among the halves coming out of contract, while back-up Raiders playmakers Brad Schneider and Matt Frawley are also without deals for next season.

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Australians in their thousands, young and old, have gathered as one across the nation to commemorate Anzac Day on the 108th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings during World War I.

Governor-General David Hurley led the tributes to veterans, offered in solemnity and reverence in major cities and small towns alike, reflecting on his own service in the armed forces.

Marking 30 years since Australian peacekeeping efforts in Somalia, the former army general was one of 120 veterans who took part in Canberra's Anzac Day march at the Australian War Memorial.

Mr Hurley led the 1RAR battalion as part of Operation Solace in Somalia and said the more than 1000 participants in the capital's parade all had a shared bond.

"The mix of feelings I have today would be common to all veterans: the pleasure of seeing old friends and colleagues ... and the shared and private moments of reflection on our service and of those no longer with us," he said.

"On Anzac Day, we come together to honour those who have served, those who continue to serve and the families that support them."

Services and marches nation-wide also marked 50 years since the end of Australian involvement in the Vietnam War and 70 years since the end of the Korean War.

"Although the Vietnam and Somalia operations were different in scale, duration and intensity, they are very strongly linked," Mr Hurley said.

"They are linked because it was Vietnam veterans who taught the Somalia generation of servicemen and women our military skills and what it means to wear your country's uniform."

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who gave the address at the Canberra dawn service, said Australians universally honoured the contribution of past and present defence personnel.

"It is a collective act of remembrance, reflection and gratitude - one carried out by multiple generations of Australians and devoted to multiple generations," he said.

"As we gather here, in towns and suburbs across the country, and in former battlefields across the world, we are surrounded by their names and the places that made their final claim on them, laid out in an atlas of grief.

"If we are to truly honour our veterans, we owe them something more than just gratitude. Just as they stepped for us, we must step up for them."

The prime minister said it was also important to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who donned the khaki "fought harder for Australia than Australia was sometimes willing to fight for them".

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said Anzac Day was one of the most meaningful dates on the national calendar and paid special tribute to veterans who fought in conflicts in Vietnam and Korea.

"The values for which we stand are more enduring than any conflict, as long as we have - like our forebears - the courage and commitment to defend them always," he said.

Packed shoulder to shoulder, crowds surrounded the Shrine of Remembrance in the heart of Brisbane to lay wreaths and pay their respects.

In Sydney, thousands more crammed into Martin Place for NSW's longest-running service, while a similar turnout in Melbourne endured the dark and cold in a display of solidarity.

"I'm really proud of my father, he passed away eight years ago," said Sydney woman Glenda Rixon, wearing the medals of her late dad Henry who was an infantryman in Korea.

"It's a special day. We used to always watch him march."

Services have also marked Anzac Day across the world, including in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Turkey and France.

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