Magic Round is preparing for its fifth installment in 2024, with the concept now guaranteed to continue in the Queensland capital until at least the end of 2027.
For rugby league fans, that is simply good news.
Magic Round has served up some belters over the years, and the games being played at the best rectangular stadium in the country simply works.
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Ahead of the 2024 installment, Zero Tackle are winding the clock back to look at the best games played on Magic Round so far.
Here are the top six.
This one was an absolute roller-coaster of a game.
The Rabbitohs came flying out of the gates, putting three tries on through Keaon Koloamatangi, Alex Johnston and Cody Walker before the Sharks knew what had hit them. Combined with a penalty goal, the eventual grand finalists were leading 20-0 and held that advantage until minutes before halftime when William Kennedy crossed to begin the fight back.
At 20 points to 6, the Sharks had plenty of work to do after the break though, and took their time kicking it off.
Aaron Woods eventually crossed in the 58th minute, with Briton Nikora crossing just eight minutes later. Chad Townsend only managed one of those conversions though, leaving the Sharks four points behind.
Tries to Cody Walker and Jai Arrow inside the final ten minutes would kick South Sydney clear, but it's hard to argue this wasn't a cracker.
Match summary: South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 (Tries: Keaon Koloamatangi, Alex Johnston, Cody Walker [2], Jai Arrow; Conversions: Adam Reynolds 5/5, Penalty Goals: Adam Reynolds 1/1} defeat Cronulla Sharks 22 (Tries: William Kennedy, Aaron Woods, Briton Nikora, Mawene Hiroti; Conversions: Chad Townsend 3/4)
Alright, alright, we admit it. This isn't exactly a great game from a spectacle point of view.
But it is the biggest score in Magic Round history, and if you're a Melbourne Storm fan, well, it probably holds a pretty fond place in your memories.
What makes this game is that both teams were supposed to be evenly matched - or close to - before kick-off.
Melbourne didn't blow the doors off early either. They scored the first two and kicked a penalty goal, but a try to Shaun Lane in the 26th minute had the game at 14-6 approaching half an hour played.
The Storm quickly kicked clear after that though, running on nine of the next ten tries, including eight in a 32 minute window on either side of halftime.
Match summary: Melbourne Storm 64 (Tries: Cameron Munster [2], Dale Finucane, Josh Addo-Carr [2], Jahrome Hughes, Curtis Scott, Suliasi Vunivalu, Brodie Croft, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Kenneath Bromwich; Conversions: Cameron Smith 9/11; Penalty Goals 1/1) defeat Parramatta Eels 10 (Tries: Shaun Lane, Maika Sivo; Conversions: Mitchell Moses 1/2)
In good news for rugby league fans - maybe not those who support either club given the heart attacks this one caused last year - the same two teams will open the 2024 edition of Magic Round.
The Raiders and Bulldogs weren't expected to produce one of the games of the weekend last year, but that's exactly what happened, with the Raiders just edging out a fast-finishing Canterbury, hanging on 34 points to 30.
After leading 22-18 at the end of a high-scoring first half, it was Canberra who scored the first two tries of the second half to take a 32-18 lead with 20 minutes to play.
A try to Jake Averillo closed the game to eight, before a penalty goal opened it back up to ten. Hayze Perham would then score with four minutes to play, cutting the lead to four, but in the end, the Bulldogs couldn't find a late winner.
Match summary: Canberra Raiders 34 (Tries: Jordan Rapana, Xavier Savage, Matthew Timoko, Hudson Young, Jordan Rapana, Jarrod Croker; Conversions: Jarrod Croker 4/6, Penalty Goals: Jarrod Croker 1/1) defeat Canterbury Bulldogs 30 (Tries: Jacob Preston [2], Jake Averillo [2], Hayze Perham; Conversions: Matt Burton 5/5)
Another belter in 2023, with the Gold Coast Titans managing to upset the Parramatta Eels, who ultimately suffered a disastrous season.
In what was a sign of things to come for Parramatta, they squandered a red-hot start when Maika Sivo scored in the first minute to not score again until after halftime.
A double to Kieran Foran and try to Alofiana Khan-Pereira ensured Parramatta went into the break 16-4 down. Despite Sivo completing a hat-trick after the break, Parramatta left themselves too much to do and ultimately suffered for poor goal kicking, falling by just two points despite a late Andrew Davey try.
Match summary: Gold Coast Titans 26 (Tries: Kieran Foran [2], Alofiana Khan-Pereira [2], Brian Kelly; Conversions: Tanah Boyd 3/5) defeat Parramatta Eels 24 (Tries: Maika Sivo [3], Clint Gutherson, Andrew Davey; Conversions: Mitchell Moses 1/4, Clint Gutherson 1/1)
In a high-scoring thriller, the South Sydney Rabbitohs were only just able to sneak over the line against a New Zealand Warriors outfit in a game they had originally entered as big favourites.
South Sydney raced out of the blocks, scoring five tries in the first half an hour to the Warriors' zero. A try on the stroke of halftime to Marcelo Montoya gave the Warriors a little bit of momentum back, but they still went into the break 26-6 down.
Lachlan Ilias would be the first to score after halftime, with South Sydney leading 32-6 on half an hour to go.
The Warriors left their run late, but Adam Pompey's try in the 63rd minute would be followed by tries to Jazz Tevaga, Daejarn Asi and Montoya who scored his second in the next 15 minutes to set up a grandstand finish.
Match summary: South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 (Tries: Taane Milne [2], Alex Johnston, Blake Taaffe, Damien Cook, Lachlan Ilias; Conversions: Blake Taaffe 4/6) defeat New Zealand Warriors 30 (Tries: Marcelo Montoya [2], Adam Pompey, Jazz Tevaga, Daejarn Asi; Conversions: Reece Walsh 5/5)
For tension, it didn't get much bigger than this 2022 game between the Roosters and the Eels.
Both sides were in the mix for the finals at the midway point of the season, and despite rushing out to a 21-6 lead at halftime on the back of tries to Jared Waerea-Hagreaves, James Tedesco and Sam Walker before halftime, there were no guarantees for the tri-colours.
Parramatta would concede first to Joseph Suaalii after the break too, but then ran on three tries in ten minutes, with Isaiah Papali'i, Mitchell Moses and Ryan Matterson all crashing over to bring the game back to within just a point.
Suaalii would cross for his second try in the 61st minute though and, despite a tough and tense final 20 minutes, the Eels couldn't find their way over again, eventually falling by seven points.
Match summary: Sydney Roosters 31 (Tries: Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, James Tedesco, Sam Walker, Joseph Suaalii [2]; Conversions: Sam Walker 3/5; Penalty Goals: Sam Walker 2/2; field goals: Sam Walker) defeat Parramatta Eels 24 (Tries: Isaiah Papali'i [2], Mitchell Moses, Ryan Matterson; Conversions: Mitchell Moses 4/4)