The match-day entertainment at the Newcastle Knights home games will look very different next season, with the cheerleading squad looking to recruit men for the first time.
There will still be pom-poms, but the squad's director Alex Tsambos feels it is time to open up the auditions and experiment with new dance styles for the Knights' faithful supporters.
"It's more attractive to men to come and be a part of team that has a broad range of styles, rather than sticking to one," Ms Tsambos said.
"Instead of just being pom-pom-based, we're actually bringing another two styles, hip hop and jazz."
Try-outs start next week, and Ms Tsambos is hoping men and women with different moves will help to mix up their half-time shows.
"Let's get everyone involved and make the game-day experience that little bit more wow," she said.
Some of the biggest NRL clubs, like South Sydney and Parramatta, have chosen to scrap their cheerleaders in recent years.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with clubs sticking to their cheerleading at all," Ms Tsambos said.
"It's just what we want to do up here, and we want to make it a bit more inclusive for everyone."
She says there has been plenty of interest from both genders who want to cheer for the Knights.
"In our junior squad and our holiday clinics, we were getting a handful of young boys; it was the cutest."
"The fans are really going to get behind it and I think it's going to attract more people to be excited about those game days."
With the Knights also introducing a women's side into the NRLW, it marks a new chapter for gender inclusivity at the club.
"So having and females and males out there as game day entertainment could be more attractive to all these audience members."
