Soward was man of the match in the Dragons' win over Brisbane and backed that up with a starring role in their 22-8 triumph at Parramatta on Friday night.

The 24-year-old confided after the Parramatta Stadium clash - which took the Dragons to the top of the NRL for at least one night - that Bennett's backing had been the catalyst for his purple patch.

Soward, a Wagga Kangaroos junior, said the six-time premiership coach told him the Dragons' No 6 jersey was his despite recent media criticism of St George Illawarra's attack.

"He's been great - what's been said between me and Benny (Bennett) stays out of the media but for me he's been really good and really positive," Soward said.

"He said he's going to stick with me, he gives me that confidence (to do well) and to want to go out and play for him every week."

Soward set up two of the Dragons tries on Friday.

Skipper Ben Hornby reeled in a clever kick back towards the posts for the first before Neville Costigan was the recipient of a smart off-load under pressure in broken play.

The Dreamtime representative's general kicking game was one of the pillars of the Dragons' win - their fourth in five starts under Bennett.

Soward was also on hand to mop up any potentially sticky situations - such as when Wendell Sailor knocked a ball from Krisnan Inu's grasp with the line begging as Parramatta threatened a revival.

However, he shrugged off suggestions he was in career-best form.

"I was all right, as a team we were really good," he said. "We won ugly, something we haven't been able to do in the past."

He also believed his renewed halves partnership with Hornby - forged last week at the expense of Mat Head - will soon bear fruit.

"We played together all last year - we're going fine," Soward said.

"We could execute the plays a bit better but we're enjoying playing together."