Noticed that. I remember a game a few years ago on a Saturday afternoon 3 days after Anzac Day with a small crowd present and the whole ceremony thing and it just looked and felt wrong.I was more shocked that an Aussie sailor sang the NZ anthem at Allianz. I guess that was because the NZ Defence were represented in Auckland.
There was probably an agreement.
Overdoing it? You mean at major events like Origin and the Grand Final?At least there stopped over doing the welcome to country.
Overdoing it? You mean at major events like Origin and the Grand Final?
Oh no! Imagine having to sit through something that takes less than 5 minutes that recognises our indigenous cultures.
I went to heaps of games and they never did it.2022 they done it every NRL game for a stint.
I went to heaps of games and they never did it.
And if they did, why would it matter? How does it impact you?
Just my opinion but it’s seems a bit incongruous to still have ceremonies two days after the day. Anzac Day eve and day yes. Not sure about after that.
It's not Welcome to Country, it's Acknowledgement of Country. They are two very different things.At least there stopped over doing the welcome to country.
When/if you come up with an explanation for that, you can have a crack at working out why some people took issue with an NRL ad because Latrell had an aboriginal flag draped over his shoulders.Fair enough, I'm just struggling to come up with another explanation as to why an Acknowledgement of Country that takes 30 seconds could offend someone.
I think the issue might have been exacerbated a couple of years ago when it was perhaps overdone in workplaces. At one stage I was attending 3-4 meetings a day with each having their own AoC. A friend of mine attended a conference where there were 12 in a day following a welcome to country. It’s hardly racist for some to find it less interesting or required than others. It’s just a point of view. Personally, I was over it after a while. Where I am now it happens rarely. Fine by me.When/if you come up with an explanation for that, you can have a crack at working out why some people took issue with an NRL ad because Latrell had an aboriginal flag draped over his shoulders.