Complaining about the inevitably late kick-off. Whining about the ref. Hating on the pre-match entertainment.
These are amoung the greatest State of Origin traditions, and it was no different ahead of the 2019 decider at ANZ Stadium in Sydney tonight.
Kick-off bingo was in full swing at the time of writing, and the refs will absolutely cop it later on, but the good footy folk of Australia were near-unanimous in their condemnation of Guy Sebastian's pre-match performance.
Sure, it was high-energy, and it certainly wasn't as bad as a few other efforts we've seen in the past.
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A couple of Origins and a fair few Grand Finals spring to mind.
We're looking at you, Billy Idol. Richie Sambora the other year was also pretty dire.
But that's a pretty low bar to have to beat.
To be fair to the former Australian Idol winner, he bought the hype, but for whatever reason, it didn't resonate.
And social media lit up pretty quickly.
Well he's no Timomatic. #Origin
— ms meh (@ms_meh) July 10, 2019
Who or what does Guy Sebastian think he is wearing Corporals stripes? He hasn’t earned them! 🤬 #Origin #UpTheBlues
— Suz Watson (@suz_i_cue) July 10, 2019
Cut out the rubbish songs and just start the game #origin
— Finnigans 天有道地有道人无道 (@Thefinnigans) July 10, 2019
Guy Sebastian? Deadset #Origin
— Toddy (@toddygoody3913) July 10, 2019
Guy Sebastian performing the same song at the Hillsong conference straight after his pre game performance #origin
— MØ (@BIGLOUDUGLY) July 10, 2019
And the crowd goes Mild....#StateOfOrigin #origin
— AJ (@bottom_end) July 10, 2019
Who's this wanker ?#Origin
— LeftcurlyRightcurly (@perlarray) July 10, 2019
I just hope this entertainment was cheap. #origin
— Mike M (@michaeldarren79) July 10, 2019
*sigh* pre-game entertainment. Why bother, really? They never put a game of footy on before a concert. #origin
— Pig Dog (@pigdog80) July 10, 2019
Guy Sebastian dishing out some corporal punishment #Origin
— Ginger Tompkins ⚽️⚽️ (@RonHunter12) July 10, 2019
Oh, Seinfeld is on?
awful entertainment if that is what it is considered, lucky seinfeld is still on #Origin
— Greg Mc (@gjmcdona) July 10, 2019
He did have some support though.
If Guy Sebastian doesn’t put a bit of fire in the belly then nothing will. #Origin
— Mick G (@mickg0303) July 10, 2019
Maybe it was different in real life? That's a lot of fireworks.
.@GuySebastian getting us PUMPED for this #Origin decider! 🔥 Let’s do this! #UpTheBlues 💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/zMUUj3kcOx
— ANZ Stadium (@ANZStadium) July 10, 2019
