We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
It's the PM's pick-me-up that helped wipe out his finals blues.
Now Emre Guler's hoping it will launch his State of Origin and international careers.
Guler was in Canberra Raiders season-over-commiseration mode when he got the call he'd been picked in the Australia Prime Minster's 13 squad to take on Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby on Saturday, September 23.
A 16-year-old Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad sat in the stands watching Shaun Johnson tear up a preliminary final, inspiring a generation of Kiwi kids in the process.
Now his adult version has teamed up with the New Zealand Warriors great to lift up the "Wahs" to this year's preliminary final.
Nicoll-Klokstad's resurrection to one of the premier fullbacks in NRL this season - and his combination with Johnson - has played a massive role in the Warriors being just one win from the grand final.
Manly have boosted their outside back stocks by locking up centre Brad Parker with a contract extension through until the end of the 2025 season.
Parker made his NRL debut for Manly against the Warriors in Perth in 2016. He has since gone to score 29 tries in 117 games.
"Proud local junior Brad Parker is on his way to reaching 10 years at his beloved Manly Warringah Sea Eagles after signing a new contract," the club said in a statement.
A Manly Christian Brothers junior who rose through the Sea Eagles Pathways, Parker has signed on for two more years until the end of 2025.