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Francis Manuleleua and Mat Croker recounted the heartwarming moment the team returned to home to see Newcastle supporters spanning out in the rain to welcome them.

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00:00What's that been like for your experience?
00:02No, it was gone.
00:03After the game, we drove down and seeing everybody on the side of the streets, you know.
00:10Our boss had, like, slowed down, checked the hazards on.
00:13We just recorded.
00:13Everyone was recording.
00:14Phones were out.
00:16And we were just thinking to each other, like, how special this would be if we won the final,
00:19like, how much worse the crowds are going to be coming back home.
00:23So, yeah, I was just real grateful.
00:25And, you know, the town deserves this.
00:27They've been behind us, like, on our bad days last year.
00:31And it's just good to see them on the high.
00:33And, you know, we're just trying to repay them back.
00:35And just lastly, Roosters, why can you beat the Roosters?
00:41Just because of our grit, the confidence that we have in this team, no matter who goes out there.
00:46We know that we're going to put a performance that we're going to be proud of,
00:49the town's going to be proud of.
00:50And, you know, we're not afraid of anyone.
00:53We're going to go after them.
00:54They're going to come after us.
00:56So, you know, we'll see who's the last one standing.
00:59Sunday Arvo was such an experience for us boys.
01:02We come through Wolzen and just sort of through that Jasmine area.
01:08And hundreds of people waiting in the rain for us.
01:12You know, the bus slowed down.
01:14It was beeping the horn.
01:15And there was fans there just losing their mind.
01:17And then they all jumped in their cars and followed us back into the COE
01:20where there was hundreds and hundreds of people waiting for us.
01:24And then the vibe around town yesterday was just so good.
01:28Everyone's really pumping.
01:30It's really awesome.
01:31I can't wait to just enjoy this week and go well on Sunday.
01:34Wait a minute.
01:34There's so much going on.

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