50 Years of NRL Cheerleaders....

Hello hello Pom Pom Pixies,

Happiest Heritage Round to you all!!

As some of you may already be aware - something absolutely scrumptious happened over the weekend (and no it wasn't the packet of snickers pods i demolished) - but drumrolllllllllll please....

50 YEARS OF CHEERLEADERS IN THE NRL WAS CELEBRATED!! eeeeekkkkk

Im so incredibly proud, mesmerised and elated to see the history of what we all adore so much be laid out in all it's glory and marked in such a special way. I have some very beautiful and kind followers here on my blog and with the help of a loyal reader named Peter - we were able to track down imagery and information that cemented the role of Cheerleaders in Rugby League dating back to 1964. Incredible huh?!

Phil Rothfield from the Daily Telegraph then stepped in and i was able to work with him to bring this huge milestone to life. 50 YEARS is definitely something to shake our pom poms over and something that we all should be so proud of.

For 50 years now there have been hundreds of women who have come before us, sharing our passion for dance and rugby league while being the feminine touch and splash of beautiful colour entertaining the fans from field to field! Here's hoping that for another 50 plus years there will be hundred's of more honey bee's continueing this fabulous NRL tradition!!

Phil really loved this story and that we were able to showcase how cheerleaders have evolved over 50 years... big snaps to him too for giving the story so much double-page love also - it was wonderful to wake up sunday morning and see my little project out in the big wide world!!

eeekkk (insert little monkey emocon covering his eyes - he is such a little dreamboat don't you think?!)

Anyway....It was a glorious day!

Happy 50 Years!!
xx

Here are some old school images to begin to trip down memory lane....