A pub feud ignited post-Melbourne Storm's 2019 prelim final, following a wild Mad Monday celebration.
It started with newspaper taped over the windows of a popular Melbourne pub and ended with upturned tables and a bitter feud that still simmers today.
Welcome to the wildest Mad Monday tale you've never heard.
It was 2019 and after a star-studded Melbourne Storm team had won the Minor Premiership by a whopping six points, they were expected to at least make that year's decider.
A loss to the Raiders and a win over Parramatta set up a Prelim Final showdown between the Melbourne side - featuring Cameron Smith, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Josh Addo-Carr, Cam Munster, Brandon Smith and Jahrome Hughes - and the Roosters at the SCG.
In a sign of things to come later that weekend, Nelson Asofa-Solomona was sin-binned for a dust up with Sio Siua Taukeiaho just 15 seconds and one hit-up after kick-off.