The Dragons looked shot going into the sheds down 28-10 having just conceded five unanswered tries but were by far the better team in the second stanza, putting on four tries to none to sneak home 32-28.
They lost form prop Paul Vaughan to a calf strain but front-rowers Leeson Ah Mau and Russell Packer lifted while Origin stars Tyson Frizell and Josh Dugan were wonderful backing up and skipper Gareth Widdop controlled proceedings with four try assists. Veteran winger Jason Nightingale was a key beneficiary, bringing up his 100th try with the middle score in his hat-trick.
