We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
The Woden Valley Rams will be chasing redemption when they meet the defending premiers West Belconnen Warriors at Kippax on Sunday.
The Warriors crushed the Rams' premiership hopes in the major semi-final last year, but there has been a significant form reversal so far this season.
Jack Wighton has seen the ugly side of rugby league fandom and has no regrets about how he dealt with it.
It was nearly four weeks ago that the 30-year-old's move to South Sydney was confirmed.
Starting next year Wighton will don the green and red for four seasons, leaving behind half a life spent playing with the Raiders from his teens to now.
It was a revelation that made an already proud Sebastian Kris even prouder.
The fact an almost entirely Indigenous spine will steer the Green Machine around the park against the Manly Sea Eagles for Indigenous Round at Canberra Stadium on Sunday.
With Kris at fullback, and Jamal Fogarty and Jack Wighton in the halves, it's only at hooker where the Raiders will field a non-Indigenous player in their spine.