‘It means so much’: western Sydney erupts with joy as Canterbury Bulldogs play finals football

‘Such a beautiful and relieving feeling’: Emilio Bounassif is part of a new generation of Bulldogs supporters weaving the club’s fan culture into online content. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Emilio Bounassif might not have been alive to see it, but he knows the 2004 NRL grand final by heart.

“I have watched it 10 times, I’m telling you, 10 times. I’ve memorised it.”