She loves number six but Nahia El-Hage, or Tayta to her 25,000 followers on Facebook, could be Canterbury's No.1 fan.

What began as a ploy to lift her spirits during a battle with cancer has now become a social media phenomenon.

Tayta, who could be described as the Michael Ennis of grandmothers because of her sharp tongue, is the face of the Bulldogs fan base and has turned George Roumanous into a household name in the Canterbury area.

"Her favourite player is Josh Reynolds but she can't pronounce his name, so she calls him George Roumanous," her grandson Nassim Bitar said.