Australian pre game hukka And opening ceremony

[The Marshall]

Was that pre game "dance" a once off or going to be performed every time they play?

 

[Pommy]

Was that pre game "dance" a once off or going to be performed every time they play?

Well it was called welcom to country so I assume in its current form it would only be at home. Hopefully never again in its current form.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

It's not really a welcome to country. A welcome to country is spoken by an Aboriginal elder from the local tribe. The video thing at the start from the Aboriginal woman was a welcome to country. What the roos did wasn't even really an acknowledgement of country in the usual sense.

 

[siv]

Snyone got a video of the old Kanagroos war cry ? Pre 1963

 

[Pommy]

It's not really a welcome to country. A welcome to country is spoken by an Aboriginal elder from the local tribe. The video thing at the start from the Aboriginal woman was a welcome to country. What the roos did wasn't even really an acknowledgement of country in the usual sense.

I thought that what JT called it when he was being interviewed by 7 beforehand.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Then even he doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[DIOGENES]

The "Corroboree" was a general piss take on the Haka. I doubt if it was ever serious and these days sounds appallingly racist.

It was initially done by the Wallabies from 1908 onwards but i don't know when it stopped in RU. The 1908 Captain Paddy Moran would pointedly leave the field when it was done..."we have taken everything from these wretched people and now we take their dignity"

I didn't see the opening ceremony - please tell me they did not try to do the Corroboree.

 

[Jim from Oz]

I am sure that at one stage (during the flag bit) they said France was only one of four winners of the RLWC !

 

[Jim from Oz]

Snyone got a video of the old Kanagroos war cry ? Pre 1963

here ya go:

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

The whole thing felt so budget.

I know they want to make a profit and all that, but would it really have cost that much to have culturally relevant performances for each nation.

Surely it wouldn't have been more expensive than someone singing 80's/90's covers for what felt like 2 hours.

 

[DIOGENES]

As Eddie Waring said "all this malarkey and no-one knows what it's about but I suppose it looks good"

 

[DIOGENES]

I missed Eddie's last bit (not hard given the idiosyncrasies of his English) but was it "this is something that Ned Kelly would do"

 

[RedVee]

I liked the drummers.

Just watching now

 

[RedVee]

I thought that what JT called it when he was being interviewed by 7 beforehand.

Not sure about that but the voice over when they were on the field called it ‘a welcome to Country’, which is different I guess.
In that context, fair enough. I guess then it should only be rolled out before the first game of a home RLWC or Test Series.
If that is do I’m willing to see how it evolves.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

I am sure that at one stage (during the flag bit) they said France was only one of four winners of the RLWC !

Yes they did. If they're going to get it wrong at least it sounds good. Maybe they meant one of four to make the final. Although GB and England have both done so, which makes it five really.

 

[playdaball]

Will there be pre match entertainment at PNG and NZ tonight?

I think the Patea Maori Club are performing at Mt. Smart - NZ'ers know who they are.

 

[BuderusIsaBeast]

I thought it was going to br war dance similar to what the indigenous all stars perform which I think would of been great, unfortunately last night wasn’t great.

 

[Timmah]

JT dropping the F bomb when he forgot his lines was easily the highlight.

 

[King hit]

It was terrible

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Casey Donovan had a shocker. She failed to effectively lip-sync her lines in the recorded music sections. What a disgrace. Plus she is shockingly fat, which is no example for our youth to emulate.