Players refusing to sing the National anthem in protest

[AJB1102]

Tell us a good time to discuss it.

Okay. Hold your breath and I'll get back to you.

Seriously though this was all drummed up by the media. Cody didn't finish a standard media interview with "I'd just like to add I won't be singing the anthem on Wednesday". Latrell, Chambers, Addo-Carr, DCE whoever else didn't randomly announce their support, it was media driven.

So do they brew up the anger and outrage again ("start the discussion") twice in the next 6 or so weeks? If it's important and newsworthy on June 5 will it still be on June 23 or July 10?

 

[Mr Spock!]

Okay. Hold your breath and I'll get back to you.

Seriously though this was all drummed up by the media. Cody didn't finish a standard media interview with "I'd just like to add I won't be singing the anthem on Wednesday". Latrell, Chambers, Addo-Carr, DCE whoever else didn't randomly announce their support, it was media driven.

So do they brew up the anger and outrage again ("start the discussion") twice in the next 6 or so weeks? If it's important and newsworthy on June 5 will it still be on June 23 or July 10?

Well at least aboriginal issues made the news more than once a year and a token game with a feel good jersey. .

 

[AJB1102]

Well at least aboriginal issues made the news more than once a year and a token game with a feel good jersey. .

I guess. But if it doesn't run in SOO 2 or 3 it looks like any other click bait, rev up the staunch merkins on either side bullshit. It was essentially used to promote Origin. Now it won't sell again so soon, so f**k it.

 

[Knuckle-dragger]

So changing the National Anthem got traction for about a week yeah?

What a gyp...

 

[Mr Spock!]

So changing the National Anthem got traction for about a week yeah?

What a gyp...

About as much as Australia Day....

 

[Generalzod]

Say the truth the reason why he didn’t want sing the anthem is because he didn’t know the lyrics.. lol

 

[unforgiven]

Say the truth the reason why he didn’t want sing the anthem is because he didn’t know the lyrics.. lol

Is that because you believe there are too many lyrics for an indigenous person to learn?

 

[Generalzod]

Is that because you believe there are too many lyrics for an indigenous person to learn?

I don’t even know the lyrics lol

 

[Miller was a legend]

Is that because you believe there are too many lyrics for an indigenous person to learn?

That’s a terrible thing to think

 

[mave]

As a NSWelshman, I'm looking foward to Walker not singing the Anthem from the comfort of his lounge room.

 

[t-ba]

As a NSWelshman, I'm looking foward to Walker not singing the Anthem from the comfort of his lounge room.

The way Jimmy likes to steal people's shoes indicates to me that he is a Waltzing Matilda kind of man.

 

[AJB1102]

Is that because you believe there are too many lyrics for an indigenous person to learn?

That's a strange angle to take from what he said.

 

[unforgiven]

That's a strange angle to take from what he said.

I don't know why he would stated that Walker didn't sing it because he didn't know the words, when it was made clear he didn't sing it because he was making a statement!

 

[HowHigh]

Can someone explain to me what's offensive about the national anthem?
Every national anthem I've heard sounds outdated and cheesy for today's world but I'm honestly curious at what part is offensive?

 

[soc123_au]

Can someone explain to me what's offensive about the national anthem?
Every national anthem I've heard sounds outdated and cheesy for today's world but I'm honestly curious at what part is offensive?

Girt. Its indigenous for merkin in 56 different dialects.

 

[soc123_au]

 

[Knuckle-dragger]

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Freddy Fittler has dropped the two players he had who wouldn't sing the national anthem.

 

[mave]

Freddy Fittler has dropped the two players he had who wouldn't sing the national anthem.

Hopefully the replacements can worry more about playing footy, and less about political statements.

 

[grouch]

Can someone explain to me what's offensive about the national anthem?
Every national anthem I've heard sounds outdated and cheesy for today's world but I'm honestly curious at what part is offensive?

If you were "honestly curious " you'd do some research outside a forum full of deadshit fat white nerds