Robert Dillon: The ultimate A-Z guide to the NRL grand final

By Robert Dillon
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:38am, first published October 4 2019 - 7:00pm
BAD AND MEAN: In Canberra, cannabis-laced sausages have been doing a thriving trade since the ACT Legislative Assembly voted to legalise pot.
BAD AND MEAN: In Canberra, cannabis-laced sausages have been doing a thriving trade since the ACT Legislative Assembly voted to legalise pot.
SHOW US YOUR POM POMS: To hell with politically correct killjoys. Cheerleaders play a vital role in every game of rugby league.
SHOW US YOUR POM POMS: To hell with politically correct killjoys. Cheerleaders play a vital role in every game of rugby league.

A is for ACT: As in Australian Capital Territory. A strange, godforsaken place frequented by unsavoury characters, known as politicians. Until a week ago, it was the type of destination you'd send your mother-in-law on an all-expenses-paid holiday. Then the ACT Legislative Assembly legalised pot and the Raiders won a preliminary final on home turf. Suddenly the much-maligned ACT is party central.

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