When a national retailer wanted to recreate a very limited edition of one of the famous Raiders jerseys of yesteryear and needed a template to follow, there was one person in Canberra who was certain to have an original.
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And sure enough, Peter "Nugget" Osborne had one. Curiously it's not green, but dark blue.
Mr Osborne is best described as a Canberra Raiders superfan; a walking, talking encyclopaedia of the NRL club who owns every single jersey the club has worn since the players first ran out at Seiffert Oval back in 1982.
He even has some of the really obscure ones, such as the team's yellow charity jersey from 2014, which is his scintilla of one-upmanship on another of Canberra's biggest jersey collectors, Con Sfetsos.
There are some curiosities to his collection too, including a small piece of the winning NSWRL trophy from 1989, when the Raiders beat the Balmain Tigers to first bring the premiership home to Canberra.
The famous trophy fell while parading the streets and opinions are still divided as to whether it slipped from Laurie Daley's grasp or just simply toppled off the back of a ute.
Sections of the trophy broke off in the tumble and when it was later repaired locally, a sliver of the timber was presented to Mr Osborne as a keepsake.
He has 101 Raiders jerseys in all and it's interesting to note the style changes down through the years.
The early 80s versions - apparently woollen, although the labels are too washed-out to read - were long-sleeved with a separate cuff and collar whereas today's are slick, skin-tight synthetics specifically designed to slip from the grasp of opposition players.
In the games of previous eras, NRL teams only wore either their jersey or, on rare occasions, an away jersey if there was an obvious clash.
But "changing up" jerseys during the season has now become a modern commercial ploy across many codes to the extent where the Raiders last season wore five different jerseys and this year, four.
For collectors trying to keep up and fans trying to stay on trend, it has become a costly exercise.
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Mr Osborne wears his allegiance to the club 24 hours a day with a viking tattooed on his torso, with the number of the spectator bay - 57 - where he and his mates gather for every home game.
"The tattoo took 10 hours in all; six hours in one sitting and four in another," he said.
His earliest memories are of going to games with his parents at Seiffert Oval and his fandom has grown ever since.
As a long-standing member, he has secured a good seat to Friday night's sell-out preliminary final but, annoyingly, not in his usual place.
And he admits to just one pre-game superstition.
"I always carry my jersey into the ground and I only put it on when I'm inside the gates; never before," he said.
