I would have thought that playing in 40 degree heat in Sydney at 5pm would have meant you'd be used to extreme conditions.  

Humidity's the killer not the heat.

Excellent article here.  (Though using US units.)  http://saltstick.com/2015/05/27/its-hot-humid-vs-dry-heat/

We were the mugs that day. Props to Hellenic

I doubt those were his exact words..

Just goes to show Arok was right and we should have played Scotland there in 1985.

Do wonder if we will ever have a T2 or T1 team in the NT. 

They always complained about the heat during the Fury days but then persisted to give us afternoon time slots.

-PB

Yes we should have.  Particularly as the game was in December which is Darwin's build-up / wet season.  They would have dead set died after half an hour.