Canberra is set to reaffirm its standing as Australia's capital of women's sport and is poised to set an attendance record for Women's State of Origin on Friday night.
It vindicates two decisions in one fell swoop - the first to award Canberra Stadium Origin hosting rights and the second to award the Canberra Raiders an NRLW team.
An NRL spokesperson revealed a crowd of more than 10,000 was expected and there "may well be more than 12,000 eventually" with last-minute ticket sales predicted...