The Western Force have clawed their way into the top four after a 29-20 win over the Highlanders.
The Force trailed 20-7 after 25 minutes before launching an attack either side of the break.
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Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Mac Grealy scored to reduce the lead before half-time, before Harry Potter gave them the lead.
A errand knee from Sean Withy on Harry Potter as he scored opened the space for George Poolman to dive over for his first try of the year.
The Highlanders kept fighting but the Force's defence held tough to secure maximium points heading into the break.
In-form Force flanker Carlo Tizzano was immense, scoring his 11th try of the season in the first half, and then pulling off a last-gasp turnover at the death to deny the Highlanders a try that would have robbed the home side of a valuable bonus point.
But it wasn't all good news for the Force, who lost Dylan Pietsch in just the seventh minute after the Wallabies winger appeared to re-injure his heavily-strapped left knee.
Tizzano opened the Force's account in the 14th minute when he crashed over from a rolling maul, but the home side's lead was short lived.
Highlanders winger Jona Nareki hit back three minutes later when he bounced away from two tacklers to cross over and fullback Sam Gilbert added another try as the visitors' lead ballooned out to 13 points by the 27th minute.
The Force had looked off their game up until that point.
But when hooker Paenga-Amosa crashed over from a rolling maul in the 37th minute and then Grealy touched down after the half-time siren, the Force trailed by just one point.
A big turning point came in the 45th minute when Force winger Potter busted over for a try with the home side trailing 20-19.
As Potter went over, Highlanders No.8 Withy slid in knees first and collected the Force winger in the head.
Potter went off for a HIA assessment, while Withy was given a yellow card, which was soon upgraded to a red.
It meant the Highlanders were reduced to 14 men for the next 20 minutes and the Force extended their lead to 29-20 when substitute George Poolman went over following a slicing run from Max Burey.
Force centre Sio Tomkinson was yellow carded three minutes later after tipping his opponent off the ball, but the Highlanders briefly went down to 13 men when Nareki was sent off for his team's repeated penalties.
The final siren sparked big celebrations amongst Force players, while the Highlanders were left to rue going scoreless for 53 minutes.
Tries: Tizzano, Paenga-Amosa, Grealy, Potter, Poolman
Cons: Donaldson 2/5
Tries: Nareki, Gilbert
Cons: Gilbert 2/2
Pens: Gilbert 2/2
FORCE (1-15): Marley Pearce, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Tom Robertson, Jeremy Williams (c), Darcy Swain, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Carlo Tizzano, Vaiolini Ekuasi, Nic White, Ben Donaldson, Dylan Pietsch, Hamish Stewart, Sio Tomkinson, Harry Potter, Mac Grealy
Replacements: Nic Dolly, Atu Moli, Josh Smith, Reed Prinsep, Will Harris, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Max Burey, George Poolman
HIGHLANDERS (1-15): Ethan de Groot, Soane Vikena, Saula Ma'u, Fabian Holland, Mitch Dunshea, TK Howden, Veveni Lasaqa, Sean Withy, Nathan Hastie, Taine Robinson, Jona Nareki, Timoci Tavatavanawai (c), Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Caleb Tangitau, Sam Gilbert
Replacements: Jack Taylor, Josh Bartlett, Sefo Kautai, Will Stodart, Michael Loft, Adam Lennox, Tanielu Tele’a, Michael Manson
Referee: Jordan Way
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Markey, Graham Cooper
TMO: James Leckie
