Playing through a facial injury, Darren Lockyer has snapped a golden-point field goal to keep Brisbane Broncos alive with a 13-12 win over St George Illawarra.
With less than two minutes on the clock Jamie Soward put Darius Boyd over following a one-on-one strip from Adam Cuthbertson that gave the Dragons one final shot in regulation.
Jamie Soward's conversion locked scores at 12-12.
Just moments earlier Ben Hornby had been correctly denied a potentially match-levelling try by the video referee after he knocked the ball on over the line.
Lockyer finished the game under an injury cloud after he took a knee to the head from teammate Gerard Beale in the closing stages.
While Lockyer played on he was in obvious discomfort and that injury is set to be a major storyline as the Broncos prepare to face Manly in week three.
The captain has now played his final match at Suncorp Stadium and his low trajectory shot in the Broncos' opening set of extra-time will be the lasting image.
Much as they did in the opening week of the finals, the Broncos smothered their opposition, dominating possession and territory to go to the break up 6-0.
Despite not scoring, the Dragons did well to be only a converted try behind at half-time.
A Corey Parker penalty put the Broncos further in front before the Dragons finally got on the board, Cuthbertson turning pressure into points as the visitors lifted in intensity.
But Brisbane held on and when the numbers allowed, spread the ball to Dale Copley's wing with the youngster finishing off a fluid movement to cross out wide with 13 minutes remaining.
Parker missed the chance to put the game out of reach, with Soward and Boyd combining to take the match past 80 minutes.
Source: Fox Sports
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