There were three very different tales for one city as the three biggest football codes descended on the nation's capital.
It was shock for Canberra Raiders fans, some joy for the ACT Brumbies and a pointer to a successful season for Greater Western Sydney.
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The Raiders were looking good going into their clash against the Cronulla Sharks and despite a sloppy first half they still looked like they could go on and win if they just fixed up a few things.
But the second half went horribly wrong. Did anyone see it coming? And was the women's nines game earlier on in the day the birth of a national women's competition?
The Brumbies are now officially the best Australian team in Super Rugby, going top of the Aussie conference on the back of their first win of the season against the Western Force.
Now they need to keep the momentum going as they face their bitter rivals NSW Waratahs.
Unfortunately it's in Sydney and the Brumbies' faithful - the few that seem to be left and going to games - won't get the chance to see a rematch at Canberra Stadium later in the season, which exposes exactly what SANZAAR thinks of Aussie rugby.
GWS easily accounted for North Melbourne, the team all Canberrans love to hate, in their final pre-season trial before the real stuff kicks off.
Their potent forward line clicked into gear and co-captain Callan Ward showed why he should be considered one of the best players in the AFL - even if the Melbourne AFL media don't realise it.
Join David Polkinghorne, Eamonn Tiernan and Daniel Briggs as they take a look at what's making headlines in Canberra sport.