It was meant to be the dawn of a new dynasty. Instead, a leaked photo has plunged Parramatta into chaos just days before kickoff. Here is what's really happening behind the closed doors of the Kellyville training base.
It looks like a medieval reenactment gone wrong, but beneath the mascots lies a rivalry forged in industrial grit and united by one of the game's most heartbreaking, yet inspiring, figures.
He felt the game had 'lost its bones', so he took his elsewhere. Tonight, the 130kg ex-Storm enforcer trades the sin bin for the canvas in a high-stakes gamble that could redefine the post-NRL career path.
