The Newcastle Knights won a heart in Darwin this week when they caught up with Australian Idol's Jessica Mouboy.
Jess declared she would be cheering for the Knights in the Territory Challenge against the Panthers at Richardson Park and throughout the NRL season.
The Idol runner-up dropped everything to have photos taken with Captain Jarrod Mullen, Kirk Reynoldson, Paul Franze and Matt White and boys all purchased her album before asking Jess for her autograph.
A busy week of special evnts promoting Rugby League in the Territory wound up at Casuarina Shopping Centre on Saturday with hundreds of fans lining up to meet the players.
After a 10 year absence, the Top End sporting mad community embraced Rugby League's return to Darwin with Northern Territory Rugby League officials expecting a sell out crowd.
