Canberra's shock heat wave could enforce the NRL's full heat policy for extreme conditions for the Canberra Raiders-Cronulla Sharks game on Sunday.
It continues the Raiders' bizarre start to the season where they've gone from the heat and humidity of Townsville, to a torrential downpour in Brisbane and now extreme heat for their first home game of the season.
The forecast is for 36 degrees on Sunday and it's expected to still be about 34 when the Raiders-Sharks game kicks off at 6.15pm.