Footy legend Mark Carroll's daughter reveals her heartbreak after trying out for the world's most famous cheerleading squad
Indianna Carroll, 27, 'left everything' on the field - but was overlooked by the judging panel.
'Unfortunately, my journey came to an end,' she told News Corp.
'That's hard to say when you want something so deeply, it's hard to fall short.
'Still, I walk away from the experience incredibly proud.'
Carroll - a long-time Manly Seabirds cheerleader at NRL games - has every reason to feel upbeat.
She was competing against fellow cheerleaders with years of specialised training and performance styles.
While she isn't sure of what is next, Carroll's gracious attitude could see other opportunities soon present themselves.
Before the final round audition, Carroll stated she 'put her life on hold' for the opportunity, and labelled the Dallas cheerleaders the 'epitome of cheerleading in the world.'
'I have been in a (cheerleading) outfit with pompoms since I was a one-year-old,' she said. 'It is part of who I am.'
It comes after her father Mark 'Spudd' Carroll previously opened up about Indianna's battle with endometriosis.
'It scared the sh** out of me,' he said in a 2018 interview.
'We have tried everything. The amount of money I've spent on doctors.
'These doctors, they think they know (it all). They have no idea, seriously. No one knows how to cure it.
'Indi went to bed one night after screaming through the house: 'I'd rather kill myself than have this bloody horrible disease.
'I went to bed bawling. I cried myself to sleep.'
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