Jai Arrow and wife Berina Colakovic arrive at the 2026 Dally M’s after emotional season
Retiring NRL star Jai Arrow and his partner Berina Colakovic have arrived at the Dally Ms.
The couple hit the red carpet in matching black looks, proving chic and classic is always the way to go on such a mammoth night.
Jai Arrow and his wife Berina Colakovic arrive at the 2026 Dally M Awards. Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
Arrow, who finished the season walking out for his 100th game for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, looked dapper in a black tuxedo, paired with a matching black tie.
Meanwhile, Colakovic wore a sassy strapless number that featured plenty of feathers and cheeky split on the leg.
The couple looked to be in high spirits as they posed for the cameras, flashing bright smiles at the crowd of photographers.
Jai Arrow of the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Berina Colakovic. Getty Images
The couple also snapped a pic alongside his Souths teammate Campbell Graham. Getty
The NRL community has rallied around Jai since his motor neurone disease diagnosis earlier this year.
It was reported on Wednesday morning that the NRL grand final entertainment, which is set to start at 7:10pm, 20 minutes before kick-off on Sunday, October 4, will be an emotional tribute to him.
Nine’s Danny Weidler confirmed on X that an unnamed Australian musician will perform the Gerry and the Pacemakers classic You’ll Never Walk Alone in Arrow’s honour while he does a lap of the field.
So far, it’s not known which acts will be taking part in the tribute or if it’s part of a larger-scale performance, with details so far being kept under wraps.
NRL boss Peter V’landys responded to The Australian regarding reports of the Arrow tribute, to which he replied: “I’m not confirming or denying.”
The couple’s arrival at the annual event is another big moment for 2026.
Just months after the South Sydney Rabbitohs shared his MND diagnosis, and medical retirement from the sport, the couple secretly tied the knot.
Arrow and Colakovic wed in a private ceremony, sharing the big news in a post on social media.
“We did a thing,” she said via Instagram in early July.
“Don’t know how Italy will top this one but we can’t wait to celebrate with all our family and friends.”
After the season wraps with the NRL grand final, they are set to jet off to Europe to celebrate a second wedding.
The pair got engaged in late-2024. Their daughter, Ayla, was born last year.
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