Valentine Holmes has kicked a 92nd-minute field goal to put North Queensland one win away from the grand final with a 32-30 golden-point victory over Cronulla.
In Saturday's earlier match, Canberra ended Melbourne Storm's season with a 28-20 win in their elimination final in Melbourne.
In front of 12,447 spectators at Shark Park, Cronulla and North Queensland were tied up 30-30 at the end of regulation time in their qualifying final after a late Jason Taumalolo try for the Cowboys.
