The Brisbane Broncos beat St George Illawarra 24-10 in the NRL semi-final at Suncorp Stadium.
The four-tries-to-two victory sets up a showdown between the Broncos and Melbourne in Melbourne next weekend.
The Dragons became the first minor premiers since 1993 to bow out of the finals in "straight sets", heaping more misery upon their long-suffering fans.
Wayne Bennett's much-vaunted outfit lost five out of their last six matches to limp out of the premiership race.
St George Illawarra will rue a litany of errors, mainly caused by some crunching defence from the home side, who have now won seven straight matches for the first time since 2005.
