Nine interrupts Welcome to Country
Viewers react on social media after Nine commentators and cameras cut short traditional Welcome to Country.
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State of Origin viewers took to social media last night after Nine’s broadcast from Adelaide Oval cut short the traditional Welcome to Country.
News.com.au reports local elder Karl Telfer, a Kaurna man from the Adelaide Plains region, welcomed the State of Origin with a greeting and traditional dance.
But James Bracey began speaking over the top of the music and Nine eventually cut away from the dance to an interview between Karl Stefanovic and Andrew Johns.
https://twitter.com/fowlmann/status/1323971276394778627
Extremely poor form from Channel 9. It wasn’t like what they crossed to was anything important. Welcome to Country should have as much weight as the anthem, if not more.
— Jase (@uplatewithjase) November 4, 2020
Btw, that was rude of channel 9 to cut the Welcome to Country like that 😑 #Origin
— 𝕟𝕒𝕪𝕟𝕒𝕪 ⁷ ･ﾟ✧*･ﾟ☽ (@shayooki) November 4, 2020
How rude channel 9 to cut off welcome to country! Discloses your real commitment to indigenous issues!!
— Peter holmes (@Peter5561) November 4, 2020
Anyone notice how channel 9 just cut to Karl Stefanovic mid way through the welcome to country on the telecast? This is piss poor @Channel9 #StateOfOrigin
— Fraser Shellie (@ShellieFraser) November 4, 2020
@NRLonNine Why can't we watch the welcome to country dance channel 9?
— Matt Wilson (@epicmattwilson) November 4, 2020
channel 9 really did just talk over the welcome to country, huh
— Kylie Maslen 🐯💫🌞 (@kyliemaslen) November 4, 2020
Channel 9 just started commentating over the Welcome to Country. Cool cool cool.
— Tony Armstrong (@Tonaaayy_) November 4, 2020
Huge respect from channel 9 to talk over the top of the Welcome to Country performance (which only went for about 45 seconds) to cut to Joey's thoughts, which included "we'll know more after 80 minutes"
— Mark Houston (@Mark1Houston) November 4, 2020
Disappointed with Channel 9 for cutting the Welcome to the Country ceremony. It should be broadcasted in full to show respect.
— Heni Panca (@HPancaningtyas) November 4, 2020
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I’m also baffled why Karl was there. It just appeared as an odd fit. With regards to the Welcome to Country. Is it so hard for networks just to keep their mouths shut for a few minutes and allow this presentation to go ahead without interruption. I’ll also add the players from New South Wales and Queensland should be on the field when Welcome to Country is presented.
Disgraceful. Also, get rid of Karl from remainder of Origin series, he doesn’t belong there and was way out of his depth.
I too thought it was very disappointing. It wasn’t even live. I listened to the whole Welcome to Country on ABC Grandstand about 20 minutes earlier.
Let’s hope if Nine get the SANZAAR rights, they don’t show ads instead of the haka.