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St George Illawarra five-eighth Jamie Soward believes his side's five-week slide down the NRL ladder has finally concluded with the Dragons' come-from-behind 26-22 victory over the New Zealand Warriors at WIN Stadium yesterday.The Red V displayed a brand of football sorely missed in recent weeks to outlast the Warriors in a match which teetered until the final minutes.A relieved Soward hailed the victory as a turning point two weeks out from the finals."I think it shows we've turned the corner," he said of the victory. Full coverage of the Dragons"Last week in Melbourne was good for us and to [go down] 8-6 to the leading team and come and fight back like we did today was great."Dragons coach Wayne Bennett was more cautious in his assessment, but happy to be back in the winners' circle."It was nice," he said."I wouldn't say we're back yet ... [but] at least we're going forward again."Having not won at Wollongong since round 16, the Dragons endured a horror start, with captain Ben Hornby sending kick-offs over the dead ball line twice inside eight minutes.Despite trailing 10-nil after 12 minutes, the defending premiers regained their composure to head into the sheds down 16-10.Bennett must have pushed the right buttons at half-time to inspire the Dragons to their drought-breaking victory."They needed to win here today and that's what they've done," he said."The important thing to take out of it for us is that we got that feeling that goes with winning. We can move forward."In front of a 15,732 crowd, fullback Darius Boyd played a commanding role in the Dragons' second-half resurgence, paving the revival with a try in the 47th minute.A Soward penalty conversion in the 54th minute put the Dragons ahead for the first time in the game.Winger Jason Nightingale looked to have sealed the match with a try three minutes later, but costly errors and a Dean Young penalty ensured the Warriors remained in contention as the clock ticked down.Soward cemented the win with a penalty goal on the buzzer, taking his time with the attempt to ensure the Warriors were denied another attacking chance.His confidence steadily improved throughout, with far more involvement in attack than in his side's recent string of defeats."I have been under the pump for the last couple of weeks, trying to get it right," Soward said."I would like to think that today was a little bit better and hopefully next week's a little bit better again."It's a relief. We were never out of the race but the fact we're back in the race for fifth or sixth, we can work with that and it will be good."Boyd said the victory positioned the Dragons well for Friday's home clash with the Panthers."I'm always trying to be busy and get involved and I suppose I got a bit more involved today than in the last few weeks, which is good," he said."It's always tough to lose a few games but, in the saying that, you've got to keep working at it."You have to strive for your best and try to improve, and that's what we've all done as a team."It's good to get a win."

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