After a disappointing 40-10 loss to CYMS in the opening round, Parkes delighted the Mother's Day crowd at Jockey Colley Field on Sunday when downing Narromine 48-6.

Creith, the Spacemen junior who's returned home after time playing in Canberra's system and in Queensland, was the star of the show and scored a first half hat-trick.

"That's just Jack, he knew where to be and what to do," winning coach Brent Wood said.

"Our forwards were awesome in the first half and laid a really good platform, and that's what allowed Jack to do what he did.

"I thought (Brandon) Tago really lifted the intensity when he came on (from the bench) and we defended really well in the first half, in particular. That's where we won the game."

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In the round's other match, Nyngan came storming home to secure a dramatic 26-all draw with Forbes.

It seemed Forbes was flying towards a first win of the year early on as the hosts raced out of the blocks and shot out to a 20-0 lead.

But a new-look Nyngan, playing its first match of the season after a round one bye, soon started to work its way into the game.

A score in the final few minutes before half-time gave the Tigers a boost heading into the break.

"We had a really good first 35 minutes," Forbes coach Cameron Greenhalgh said.

"We were playing the sort of footy we wanted to play. We went to the sheds confident, and we came out confident."

And while that might have been the case, the second stanza was vastly different.

Both sides had players in the bin at one point but at 26-12 the hosts were still in control.

Two tries in the final 12 minutes got the Tigers back to within just two points and when a penalty was blown for the visitors inside the final two minutes, much to the disgust of the home crowd, fullback Ben Baker stepped up for the shot at goal.

The new recruit was successful with his attempt to ensure the points were shared.

Nyngan hosts Macquarie in a bumper match next round while Forbes takes on CYMS in an equally attractive fixture.

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