Growing up, NRLW stars Jaime Chapman and Shaylee Bent didn't have the prospect of playing professionally in a national competition, because it just didn't exist.

Fast forward to 2026 and the close friends are teammates at the Titans, have run out together for the Indigenous All Stars and the Sky Blues in State of Origin, and both have plenty of years ahead of them in the game at the highest level.

They have also represented Australia with the Jillaroos.

Chapman and Bent have joined up again as faces of Australian activewear and sports accessories brand Rockwear for their 2026 campaign Strength, Your Way.

They're joining rising track star and Dunghutti woman Bella Guthrie and trainer pilates instructor Charlotte Barge for the seasonal activewear, for everyday to elite-level movement, campaign.

Rockwear said the collaboration stemmed from "shared values around confidence, authenticity and empowering women to move in ways that feel right for them". The campaign also coincides with Rockwear's International Women's Day celebrations, with Chapman and Bent set to take part in the brand's Sydney event on Friday, March 6.

Strength, Your Way is celebrating women at the top of their field, and what strength means to them.

"For me, it's being a proud Indigenous woman competing in a male-dominated sport, defying all the odds. We're representing not only ourselves, but women in general, and Indigenous women," Chapman told Style Up.

"It's pretty amazing to see that we can be involved in a campaign like this, something that I never thought was possible."

Chapman wants all women to celebrate their true authentic selves.

"Especially in the world that we live in today, the more that we can empower each other as women, it's we're going to be unstoppable," she said.

"When women come together. It's a very powerful thing...this campaign is all about that.

"Promoting, supporting each other, and pushing each other to do better is a very special thing."

In her work in communities and with young First Nations girls, the speedster wants them to know the game has come forward in leaps and bounds, and offers growing opportunities for them to seize with both hands.

She reminds them that striving to be your best, particularly in sport, is a reward in itself - not a sacrifice.

Bent is equally pleased to align with a brand promoting not just fashion, but one with a unique athletic approach.

"What (Rockwear) is promoting is strength - we're strong, we're athletic," she told Style Up.

"It's not just for the look; it's actually for performance as well."

Bent said she would see Rockwear in shops when she was younger, but did not know for sure if their products were for her, in an athletic sense. Now they're for everyone.

Bent wears the brand underneath her playing uniform in games, while some of her loved ones wear it for reasons outside of football.

Her cousin is after some for her strength-based fitness: "It could be for going for a walk, or going for a run - just trying to keep active."

Growing up as one of seven kids, with three older brothers, football was a part of Bent's life from the beginning. But while male players - like Greg Inglis - were there as an inspiration, women were missing.

"I did any sport possible, but because I didn't see girls, I didn't see ladies playing, I didn't think that could be me. To think now that we're playing on the big stage, these young girls that are coming through actually have someone to look up to, that's doing what they want to do... to aspire to something," Bent said.

Chapman put it all simply - "You can't be what you can't see".

For both footballers, being able to do it together is pretty special. Both came up through the rugby league system at different ends of Sydney, later joining up at the Dragons, playing NRLW together for the first time in 2020.

"Growing up, I struggled getting out of my comfort zone...I'm really grateful to have her," Bent said of Chapman.

"I'm so glad Rockwear has given us the opportunity to do it together."

Chapman said "not everyone gets the opportunity to work alongside their best friend".

Rockwear has released some Strength, Your Way pieces, with more to come throughout the year.