High-stakes Monopoly games, making hip-hop videos and getting haircuts with the boys.
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They're the perfect signs the Green Machine are staying loose and relaxed ahead of their drought-breaking NRL grand final.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart, who's won four premierships as a player and a coach, instructed his team to enjoy everything the week brings in the lead-up to their decider against the Sydney Roosters at Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday.
They've been doing that - lapping up the crowds in Canberra and Sydney's CBD - but they clearly haven't let that hype affect them.
A group of Raiders gathered around the Monopoly board on Thursday night, including star prop Josh Papalii, front row partners Dunamis Lui and Sia Soliola, lock Joe Tapine and back-up hooker Siliva Havili.
For the record, it looked like Tapine was cleaning up and wasn't afraid to let his teammates know about it.
"Thank you for coming," he said in his Instagram story as the cash came his way.
Leilua recruited Havili to be his cameraman to make a hip-hop video - coming down the stairs miming the words to HP Boyz' Bad N Bouj.
He was showing no signs of the calf injury that threatened to end his grand final dream - the explosive centre has got through both of the Raiders' training sessions this week.
Not to be outdone, Raiders star five-eighth Jack Wighton and utility Bailey Simonsson headed out for a haircut together to ensure they look their sharpest come grand final day.
The Raiders go into the decider as $3 outsiders, with the Roosters' experience widely touted as one of the reasons they'll win back-to-back premierships.
But they've got plenty of big-game experience of their own, with Leilua playing in the 2010 NRL grand final, John Bateman, Ryan Sutton and Soliola playing in English Super League deciders, while they've also got a number of international stars.
Not to mention Stuart and assistant coach Brett White's experience from big games - White played in four grand finals for the Melbourne Storm.
They've clearly taken those lessons to remain relaxed on board.
The Raiders are looking to win their first premiership since 1994 in the 30th anniversary of the NRL club's maiden title.
NRL GRAND FINAL
Sunday: Canberra Raiders v Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm. Tickets available from Ticketek.
Raiders: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Josh Papalii 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Iosia Soliola 11. John Bateman 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Joseph Tapine. Interchange: 14. Bailey Simonsson 15. Emre Guler 16. Corey Horsburgh 17. Dunamis Lui. Reserves: 18. Sam Williams 19. Ryan Sutton 20. Siliva Havili 21. Sebastian Kris.
Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joseph Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Luke Keary 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Sam Verrills 10. Isaac Liu 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Victor Radley. Interchange: 14. Angus Crichton 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Nat Butcher 17. Siosiua Taukeiaho. Reserves: 18. Lindsay Collins 19. Drew Hutchison 20. Jake Friend 21. Ryan Hall.