Darren Lockyer broke the heart of former coach Wayne Bennett by inspiring Brisbane's 13-12 golden-point win.

A stunning 78th-minute try from Krisnan Inu sealed a remarkable 22-20 win for the Warriors over Wests Tigers.

The NZ Warriors travel across the ditch to take on the Wests Tigers in a semifinal clash at Sydney Football Stadium.

Among all the dejection and disappointment in the aftermath of the Warriors' 40-10 thumping at the hands of Brisbane, Jacob Lillyman felt it necessary to relay a story of hope.

Six days after Manu Vatuvei made a bit of a hash of "doing it for Kris", the enigmatic Krisnan Inu will have the chance to do it for himself.

Michael Brown previews the Warriors' crucial NRL playoffs match against the Wests Tigers.

The Warriors have scraped through to the second week of the finals despite being soundly thrashed by the Broncos on Saturday.

Melbourne earned a week off and sent Newcastle packing with a tradesman-like 18-8 victory.

Manly overcame a major scare to easily eliminate North Queensland from the NRL finals series with an emphatic 42-8 victory.

Farewells for Darren Lockyer will last at least another week after the Broncos downed New Zealand Warriors 40-10.