He once earned the ire of the Canberra faithful after a post-game Viking clap celebration in 2016.

Now, Michael Ennis will be working with the Raiders in a bid to develop their stars and take them to another level.

The former Cronulla premiership winner has signed on with the Green Machine as a coaching consultant which will involve attending weekly training sessions and working alongside Raiders coach Ricky Stuart.

“I’ve always stayed in touch with ‘Sticky’ (Stuart), he coached me a number of years ago,” Ennis told the Raiders website.

“I’ve always loved his passion for the game and we’ve stayed in touch and talk footy.

“He approached me about coming down here and doing some work and it was the right fit.

“I like the potential in the squad — (Josh) Hodgson’s a terrific player so to work with him will be a good experience. (Siliva) Havili there played terrific last year as well, and a forward pack that’s had a number of changes to it. It’ll be nice to see them evolve without Shannon Boyd and Junior Paulo.”

Raiders fans still won’t have forgotten the sight of Ennis mimicking the Viking clap after the Sharks beat their team in qualifying final in 2016 — a victory that propelled the black, white and blue to their history-making title win.

Ennis said he hoped to turn the Raiders’ fortunes around after just one finals appearance since 2013.

“I’ve always enjoyed the passion of the Raiders fans,” Ennis said.

“That night, I’ve never seen GIO Stadium like it. It was a pretty special night for us.

“It was one of the hardest matches in my career which proved to be vital … the carry-on afterwards probably not so good now!

“Hopefully I can help bring some enjoyment to Raiders fans this year.”