The Titans are proud to confirm they will proudly wear their inaugural NRLW Indigenous jersey against the Cronulla Sharks at Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday, August 31.
Originally unveiled in May, the Round 6 clash at home will be a historic first for the Gold Coast, who will wear the jersey designed by Titans NRL player Alofiana Khan-Pereira's mother, Sylvia Khan - which was also worn by the club's NRL side in their Round 12 victory against the Broncos.
The jersey depicts the journey of young Titans making their way to first grade with the club and a specific focus on Khan-Pereira and NRLW player, Jaime Chapman's journeys, and is the first jersey to incorporate both NRL and NRLW players in the one design.
Match: Titans v Sharks
Round 6 -
home Team
Titans
5th Position
away Team
Sharks
1st Position
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Chapman is excited to be representing her culture and heritage against the Sharks.
"It's so important to have an Indigenous jersey and for the NRLW to have one now, it's amazing," she said.
"I know the girls are going to be very proud to represent our people, our mobs and our culture as well so it's very special.
"I hope to see lots of community come out and watch that game, especially because it's at Cbus, and to have a home game with our Indigenous jersey, that's going to be extra special.
"We're representing them, so it means a lot to us all and we want to do our community proud."
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Read on to discover the story behind the artwork within the jersey:
The Gold Coast Titans NRLW 2024 Indigenous Jersey features artwork by Sylvia Khan Koori Doobai, an Aboriginal woman with strong cultural ties and connections to the Bundjalung tribe. Sylvia is from Box Ridge mission, Coraki, located within the Bundjalung Nation, of NSW and is an artist of Bomsy Studio. The artwork depicts two distinct cultural Storylines of both her son Alofiana Khan-Pereira, and Jaime Chapman’s individual journeys of becoming Titans and professional Rugby League players growing up in Northern Rivers and Gold Coast, and how those areas have been part of their journey.
The main theme of the artwork surrounds each of the players, Jullabee’s (Spirit Totem). Spirit totems are known in Aboriginal cultures as connection to spirituality and ancestral ties that guides and provides protection to one’s sense of cultural connection to tradition, Aboriginal practice, tribe, belongingness, and Country.
The artwork depicts Alofiana’s Jullabee connection to the Junru Junur (White Owl) and Jaime’s connection to Kaputhin (Wedgetail Eagle). Each player’s Jullabee are displayed on the front of jersey as a strong representation of connection to Country. The players’ home countries are acknowledged in a display of the country’s symbols and lines of cultural connections with yarning circles.
