Alan Tongue won't be surprised if tensions boil over when the Canberra Raiders host the Penrith Panthers on Saturday night.
Mark Geyer hopes tensions do boil over.
If history is anything to go by, sparks are likely to fly when the two sides clash.
NRL: Canberra Raiders-Penrith Panthers rivalry tipped to boil over
'Now's not the time': Why Andrew Barr's $1b Canberra stadium claim is disingenuous
It's hard to remember exactly what Andrew Barr's field of dreams really is.
If you read the Chief Minister's post-ACT budget this week, you'd swear building a new rectangular stadium in Canberra was something he'd always detested.
That's why fans and professional teams are so confused. Thirteen years after Barr first floated the need for a new stadium, he's now comparing his stadium brainwave to a space port or second airport in Canberra.
NRL Round 21: Fired up Jack Wighton determined to lead Canberra Raiders past depleted Penrith Panthers
Canberra star Jack Wighton will enter Saturday's clash with Penrith with a fire in his belly, but it won't be driven by a desire to reignite his feud with Panthers centre Stephen Crichton.
The pair nearly came to blows at the end of their round seven clash, teammates rushing in to separate the players while the sides were shaking hands.
The duo broke bread as NSW teammates in the first State of Origin clash, however an untimely bout of COVID saw Wighton sit out the second. Crichton was...
