Oh to be a fly on the wall inside the offices of Braddon and Bruce this week.
The ACT government has signed off on a new $28.5 million deal to bring GWS Giants games to Canberra - a steep $5.5 million hike on the previous deal which provided Manuka Oval with regular AFL content.
The government's decision to strike an even more expensive deal with the Giants is set to be a point of tension for Canberra Raiders chief executive Don Furner and his ACT Brumbies counterpart Phil Thomson.