I turned the TV on tonight to see how the football was going and saw this. Took me a minute to figure out which team it was – the Penrith Panthers, who normally wear black.
What was going on? Had the whole team turned gay all at once? Was it a celebration of our new prime minister being a woman?
No, actually it was done as part of the National Rugby League’s “Women in League” celebrations. This is a really good thing the NRL has been doing for a few seasons to celebrate the contribution of women to the game, from the grassroots to the elite level. The jumpers the Panthers wore tonight are being auctioned afterwards, with proceeds donated to breast cancer research.
Well done, to the NRL – makes a nice change for a sport which has a number of men playing it who seem to think the only place for women is in the middle of a gang bang with their team mates.
As for tonight’s game the Pink Panthers won, 40-22.
You know i’m surprised because it actually looks ok.