The Raiders survived a late comeback from the spirited Dragons to escape with a 24-22 win yesterday.

They are still in the hunt for the playoffs and effectively ends their opponent’s hopes of making the finals in 2022.

Trailing 24-12 with 14 minutes left in the game, St George Illawarra scored twice to set up a grandstand finish, with only a missed sideline conversion from Zac Lomax denying them the chance to take the match to golden point.

In the end of the Dragons made costly errors at the start of each half – which saw them drop the ball on their opening set and then kick out on the full to start the second half.