Do or Die: Raiders vs Sharks 2025?🎲🏈🏉🦈

When I was leaving Las Vegas in March this year and heading for Denver I looked up from my phone to see the Canberra Raiders' coach Ricky Stuart sitting in a seat not that far away from me in the Vegas airport, I never thought my team would be playing his team at the end of the year in a knockout final to get through to the major semi-final in Melbourne against the Melbourne Storm ... our recent archnemesis, since the 2016 grand final.

Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen

Leaving Las Vegas ... For Denver?🎰🌄🎲

I was about to get up and go over and shake Ricky's hand when I saw Cronulla Sharks legend Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen approaching Ricky to shake hands with him first.

So, I quickly sat back down and snapped a few photos to show my son when he got back to his seat after getting his football signed by Nathan Cleary and Nicho Hynes.

What happens in Vegas 
stays in Vegas?-)

Nathan Cleary in my uncropped photo:-)

Nicho Hynes

Never meet your heroes, as they say.

For one team the 2025 season will end tonight, so may the best team win ... and if not, I guess the Canberra Raiders will go through to play the Melbourne Storm next week;-)

I guess that there is nothing to do but wait until kick off, tonight?

I hope that the team that ended The Roosters' 2025 season has something more to crow about tonight;-)

GO THE BLUE MEN!!!

Leaving Sin City (Las Vegas) ... For Good?🎰🎲👼

At least I have another do or die game to keep me busy before The Sharks take to the field tonight:-)

Unfortunately, I'm watching both games on TV at home in Brisbane, while my youngest son is in New York right now:-(

There's No Place Like Home?🛫🏡🛬

UPDATE: September 20th, 2025

Lions roar into Grand Final

Cronulla reach preliminary final

Sorry Ricky.