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NSW Origin vows to support indigenous Blues players who don’t want to sing Advance Australia Fair

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‘Our anthem definitely needs work’: NSW Origin coach Brdvows to support indigenous Blues players who don’t want to sing Advance Australia Fair in 2020

  •  NSW origin coach Brad Fittler has vowed to support indigenous players in 2020
  • It comes as Aboriginal players protested with silence at Origin games in 2019 
  • Fittler said issues in the anthem create a divide and ‘it definitely needs work’  

By Tita Smith For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 21:00 EST, 20 December 2019 | Updated: 01:42 EST, 21 December 2019

The coach of the NSW origin team has vowed to stand behind Indigenous Blues players who wish to stay silence when the national anthem is played at 2020 games. 

Six Aboriginal superstars made headlines in 2019 for refusing to sing the Advanced Australia Fair during Origin games because it fails to represent their culture.   

Coach Brad Fittler said he would support his players and acknowledged there are issues with the anthem that create a divide. 

‘Our anthem, it definitely needs work,’ he told The Weekend Australian on Friday.  

Blues coach Brad Fittler (far right) has vowed to support his indigenous players' decision to remain silent during the national anthem

Blues coach Brad Fittler (far right) has vowed to support his indigenous players’ decision to remain silent during the national anthem 

‘I also think our anthem could improve. I’ve got my own opinions on it — which I will give at some stage in the future — but I definitely think it could improve without doubt.’

Fittler added that other countries around the world are united by their national anthem but in Australia it is noticeably different.  

‘You go to any venue around the country and three-quarters of the people aren’t singing. I’ve been to stadiums in England where you can’t hear yourself think when their anthem is sung, people really are that loud,’ he said.

Fittler’s statement comes as Roosters premiership star Latrell Mitchell suggested the Blues ‘went funny’ on indigenous players that protested during the Origin round one. 

Blues players Josh Morris, Latrell Mitchell, Josh Addo-Carr, Cody Walker and Damien Cook are pictured (left to right) during the Australian National Anthem prior to the first game of the 2019 Origin series at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium

Blues players Josh Morris, Latrell Mitchell, Josh Addo-Carr, Cody Walker and Damien Cook are pictured (left to right) during the Australian National Anthem prior to the first game of the 2019 Origin series at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium

The explosive claims during an NRL.com interview came after Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker sat out the anthem.  

Both players were dropped after game one.   

 Fellow Blues players Blake Ferguson, Jack Wighton, Wade Graham and Josh Addo-Carr also refused to sing the anthem but remained in play until the season’s end. 

Fittler said Mitchell, Walker, and Addo-Carr addressed the team before the Origin I game to explain why they would remain silent, which was warmly received. 

 Major sporting events traditionally begin with a rendition of the national anthem. 

Earlier this month it was announced the chant could be dumped from the ceremony for next year’s indigenous NRL all star game in the aftermath of the origin strike. 

The 2020 State of Origin will kick off on Wednesday 3rd of June at Adelaide Oval. 

The 2020 State of Origin will kick off on Wednesday 3rd of June at Adelaide Oval

The 2020 State of Origin will kick off on Wednesday 3rd of June at Adelaide Oval

      

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