Newcastle Knights fans have answered the call - and quickly.
With finals footy now going deep into September for the Hunter-based NRL club, punters have snapped up seats by the bucket load.
As of Monday lunchtime, it was estimated 25,000 tickets to this weekend's preliminary final against Penrith at Accor Stadium had been sold just since full-time the night before.
Newcastle defeated the Warriors 12-10 at Eden Park on Sunday to now sit 80 minutes away from a men's title decider, only the sixth time this has occurred in almost four decades of club history.
Plenty of red-and-blue supporters, who saw a wooden spoon collected 12 months ago, will next make the time-honoured trek down the M1 to Homebush on September 27.
Sid Fogg's Australia, a locally-based travel company, already help bus Knights players and families to and from games.
But they have been inundated early doors with requests from spectators, and the total number of coaches having reached double figures.
Michael Habgood, one of the managers at the family business, estimated at least a dozen vehicles would be in motion.
"That's by now, it's just going to grow during the week," Habgood told the Newcastle Herald on Monday.
"Last night when the game finished we sold out four or five coaches straight away."
Sid Fogg's famously provided the grand final chariots for the Knights in both 1997 and 2001.
Habgood said this NRL finals series has been a little bit different to others.
"Because of the way it has played out - being a Friday night game and short turnaround, then going across to New Zealand," he said.
"And you didn't know that result [against the Warriors] until right at the end. It's pretty much the first chance to jump on board and support."
Barry Hammond from Diggers Shuttle Service, another local travel fleet, said they had taken "over 200 bookings just today".
Obviously trains and cars will also be options for those heading to the NRL finals fixture.
Plane was the major mode of transport for dedicated Knights fans who travelled to Auckland over the weekend.
"It was unreal. The atmosphere was insane and it's so good to be leaving with the win. Cannot wait for Sunday. We can beat the Panthers too," Belmont North's Bec Prestwidge said.
Keitha Thompson from Chisholm said it was "worth every cent" despite being "seated in bay 402 full of Wahs supporters."
Celebrations back home for Novocastrians were felt far and wide - from backyards and loungerooms to pubs and clubs, even the cinemas in Newcastle's King Street.
Videos on social media have emerged of former Knights captains like Kurt Gidley and Sione Mata'utia watching the game live while eighth Immortal Andrew Johns was commentating for Nine.
Satirical online publication The Betoota Advocate also chimed in with a cheeky headline, reading: "Knights preliminary a long time coming for NSW millennial who chose this team at the peak of Joey."
West Maitland Junior Rugby League Club wrote a message of congratulations to rookie Newcastle prop Cody Hopwood.
"Cody, you played exceptionally well today and showed exactly what you're capable of," the club posted on Facebook.
"We couldn't be prouder to see one of our own West Maitland kids taking the next step at the highest level."
Kick-off is 4pm.
