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TOOHEYS - A New State Anthem
Tooheys
Australia
2025
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Entrant Company
Thinkerbell
Entry Type
Product/Service
Program
Clio Sports 2025
Medium Type
Professional
Medium
Experience/Activation
Category
Partnerships & Sponsorships
“I Feel Like a Tooheys or Two” was a familiar melody buried in a state’s memory, waiting to be reawakened. The NSW Blues rugby league team was without a team song, a missing piece in their cultural identity. So, Tooheys offered them one: ours. A jingle every NSW local knew, even if they hadn’t heard it in years. By embedding the jingle in the team’s environment as part of the sponsorship, featuring the team in our campaign, we gave the players space to make the song their own. After a historic Game 2 win, the Blues spontaneously sang the jingle in the sheds — a raw, unscripted moment that exploded across media. They repeated it after winning Game 3 and the series, cementing it as a symbol of state pride, reinvigorating a declining beer brand, and a connection to today’s culture.
Credits
Advertising Agency
Thinkerbell
Austalia
Sports Team
National Rugby League, State of Origin
New South Wales
Media Agency
UM
Melbourne / Sydney
Sports Team
New South Wales Blues
Sydney
Advertising Agency
Thinkerbell
Austalia
Advertiser / Brand
Lion
Australia
Music/Sound Company
Sonar Music
Sydney
Advertising Agency
MoJo
Melbourne
Chief Creative Officer
Jim Ingram
Thinkerbell
Chief Strategy Officer
Adam Ferrier
Thinkerbell
Chief Creative Officer
Paul Swann
Thinkerbell
Executive Creative Director
Sesh Moodley
Thinkerbell
Creative Director
Zac Goldberg
Thinkerbell
Creative Director
Craig Merrett
Thinkerbell
Senior Producer
William Palmer-Reeves
Thinkerbell
Executive Group Account Director
Laura Stevenson
Thinkerbell
Client Services Director
Kiely Decker
Thinkerbell
Editor
Daniel Matotek
General Manager
Phillippa Netolicky
Thinkerbell
Chief Executive Officer
Margie Reid
Thinkerbell
Senior Planner
Vince Usher
Thinkerbell
Senior Account Director
Sophie Power
Thinkerbell
Senior Account Director
Emma Brown
Thinkerbell
Senior Account Director
Alicia Aguilera
Senior Account Director (PR)
Catherine Tomlinson
Thinkerbell
Lion Head of Beer (Core)
Chris Allan
Lion
Marketing Manager
Aymin Diab
Lion
Brand Manager
Roisin Oates
Lion
Creative Strategist
Simon Rich
Lion
Media Manager
Carol Kearney
Lion
Integrated Marketing Connections Manager
Jess Dawes
Lion
Editor
James Bristow
Thinkerbell
Editor
Joseph Wong
RMK
Client Director
Madeline Mann
UM
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