The NRL has warned Canberra Raiders and Cronulla Sharks fans they run the risk of having tickets cancelled if they buy them from scalpers, with tickets appearing online for almost triple their original price.
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As the Raiders prepare for their biggest game in four years, captain Jarrod Croker said he was "proud" of finishing second after the regular season, but there was still "a lot more to do".
Canberra went into a lime green meltdown earlier this week when tickets went on sale for the Raiders' qualifying final against the Sharks at Canberra Stadium on Saturday night.
But just 24 hours before the game, scalpers were re-selling tickets at a substantial mark-up.
One user has advertised standing room tickets for $89 after they originally went on sale for $30.
Other tickets in the Mal Meninga Stand are being advertised for $71 compared to the original price of $50.
All seating tickets to the match were sold out in less than two days, prompting the NRL to release 1200 standing-room only tickets.
Raiders members had first access to tickets and were able to buy 10 each before they went on sale to the public on Tuesday.
The Raiders have no control over ticket sales and operations during the finals series, with the NRL stepping in to take charge.
However, some tickets are now being resold online and the Raiders notified the NRL as fans scramble to gets seats at the game.
It has enraged fans who weren't able to secure the number of tickets they wanted or who are still trying to find a way to get to Canberra Stadium.
Demand for Raiders tickets was so high the Ticketek website struggled to cope.
An NRL spokesman urged fans not to purchase tickets from scalpers - the governing body has the power to cancel any tickets purchased through non-authorised sites.
"Fans can only be guaranteed that their ticket is genuine if they purchase it through the proper channels," the spokesman said.
"No one wants to see a fan lose their money by purchasing tickets which turn out to be fake or grossly overpriced.
"This is a case of buyer beware and our advice is to make sure your tickets come from an authorised agency."
Croker said his young teammates were "nice and relaxed" and they'd "kept a lid" on their emotions so far this week.
With a crowd in excess of 26,000 expected at the Raiders' first sold-out home game since 2010, he said they would use the crowd to drive the Green Machine on against the Sharks.
They finished second on the ladder and go into the finals on the back of a 10-game winning streak.
While the Raiders enjoyed a golden era in the late '80s and early '90s, winning three premierships, Croker said his team wanted to create their own history.
"It'd be nice [to start a new golden era]. It was obviously a good era back in the late '80s early '90s and to be just a small part of that would be great," he said.
"Obviously we want to create our own history. We've started that, still haven't done a lot yet, still got a lot more to do, a lot more to prove and hopefully it's just a start for a good future for the club.
"We're proud of where we are at the moment and how we've gotten here, but at the same time we've got a lot more to do.
"We're excited to what the next month or five weeks holds. Hopefully. It is a bonus, but for us it's just about playing well tomorrow night and everyone doing their job."
NRL QUALIFYING FINAL
Saturday: Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks at Canberra Stadium, 5.30pm. Live on Fox Sports 1.
Raiders: 1. Jack Wighton, 2. Edrick Lee, 3. Jarrod Croker, 4. Joey Leilua, 5. Jordan Rapana, 6. Sam Williams, 7. Aidan Sezer, 8. Junior Paulo, 9. Josh Hodgson, 10. Shannon Boyd, 11. Josh Papalii, 12. Elliott Whitehead, 13. Sia Soliola. Interchange: 14. Kurt Baptiste, 15. Luke Bateman, 16. Clay Priest, 17. Joe Tapine, 18. Paul Vaughan.
