Broncos down injury-hit Tigers 20-10 at Campbelltown Stadium The Tigers injury crisis worsens as Tim Moltzen, Blake Ayshford and Chris Lawrence all go down in the side's loss to the Broncos. THE Brisbane Broncos will need to lift considerably to threaten emerging NRL powerhouse South Sydney at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night. The Broncos edged an injury-riddled Wests Tigers team 20-10 at Campbelltown Stadium last night after threatening to put them to the sword in the opening half. The Tigers ended the game with just 14 men and their injury toll now extends to 12 of their top 25. The Broncos' erratic but thrilling victory was later described by captain Sam Thaiday as "weird." Thaiday's men were clearly the superior team but made crucial errors throughout the game to keep the home team in the hunt, holding on to a 14-10 lead until Justin Hodges showed his class. Hodges clinched the match in the 75th minute, dummying from acting-half just five metres out from the Tigers' line to baffle the defence. It was a great reward for Hodges who was his team's best player and displayed great sportsmanship 15 minutes earlier when he helped felled rival Tim Moltzen. Broncos foward Matt Gillett celebrates one of his tries with teammate Lachlan Maranta. Picture: Mark Kolbe GALLERY: Saturday night NRL action Hodges ignored his team's attacking set to stay with Moltzen and raise the trainer's attention. Moltzen was in anguish on the ground and is set to miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury. This is the first time the Broncos have won three games in a row since round five last year and they now have a winning percentage for the first time this campaign. They blew the Tigers away in the opening 30 minutes with three tries, including a double to Matt Gillett. "It was a tough, weird, win and we will just take the two points," Thaiday said. We did some stuff well and then at the start of that second half we forgot how to play footy again. Corey Norman breaks through the Tigers defence to score the first try of the match for the Broncos at Campbelltown Sports Stadium. We will go back to Brisbane, dissect the game and know we have a job to do next Friday night (against South Sydney). Written off after losing three of their first four games, the Broncos' clash against the Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium will test their finals credentials. South Sydney defeated the Manly Sea Eagles 20-12 in a barnstormer last Friday to show they were serious contenders. They sit second on the NRL ladder, their only loss against Melbourne Storm. The Broncos will remain in the top eight and should attract a crowd above 40,000 for Friday's clash. Thaiday said the Broncos must improve to beat the Rabbitohs. "If we continue that effort and willingness to work hard for one another and pick up those skills-based things it should be a fantastic game," Thaiday said. Broncos coach Anthony Griffin praised his team's defence but did not want to discuss the looming blockbuster. "We will worry about that next Friday," Griffin said. It was always going to be a tough night. The Tigers were desperate. Battling without the injured Benji Marshall, the Tigers were poor in the opening 40 minutes and the Broncos botched several opportunities to add more points. Former Broncos captain Gorden Tallis said in commentary the first half was like "Boys against men." However, in the second half the Broncos' performance fell away. Their next point scored was Hodges' try in the dying minutes and the club made seven second half errors for a total of 13. BRISBANE 20 (M Gillett 2 J Hodges C Norman tries C Parker S Prince goals) bt WESTS TIGERS 10 (S Spence M Utai tries C Sironen goal) at Campbelltown Sports Stadium. Referee: Gavin Morris, Ben Cummins. Crowd: 11,547.