Goanna, Tasman Keith and Moss kick off Nine’s NRL Indigenous Round
The NRL Indigenous Round has launched today, with Aussie artists Goanna, Tasman Keith and Moss kicking off celebrations.
The announcement:
Nine’s Wide World of Sports has today launched NRL Indigenous Round with Central Station Records and Warner Music Group.
Using Goanna’s legendary Aussie track Solid Rock featuring William Barton with Goanna, Moss and Tasman Keith, NRL on Nine will kick off a week of celebration for First Nations people.
The promo campaign, unveiled on the Today Show this morning, has Indigenous All Stars Nicho Hynes and Quincy Dodd, dancing alongside the Mugerra Dance Group before Johnathan Thurston signals the launch of the round, where three big games will be shown live and free on Channel 9HD and 9Now.
Goanna said: “We are proud to stand with the next generation of talented First Nations artists, Moss, Tasman Keith and William Barton, honouring and re-imagining our song, ‘Solid Rock,’ for the NRL’s Indigenous Round, passing the torch down the generations.
“Along with Nine’s Wide World of Sports and the Mugerra dancers, we offer it as a celebration of the unique contribution that First Nations players have made to NRL, past, present and future.”
The Broncos and Panthers will begin Indigenous Round at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday Night Footy with the thrilling trio of Selwyn Cobbo, Reece Walsh and Kotoni Staggs on the hunt for back-to-back wins against the defending premiers.
Then on Friday Night Footy Latrell Mitchell and the top of the table Rabbitohs meet on Gadigal land at Allianz Stadium, where the Eels are desperate for two competition points to end their losing streak.
Sunday Arvo Footy features the Raiders and Sea Eagles in Canberra where all eyes will be on Tom Trbojevic in his final chance to find form before State of Origin selection.
Be watching the Sunday Footy Show from 11.00am when State of Origin coaches Billy Slater and Brad Fittler face off for the final time on the panel before the Queensland and NSW teams are announced.
Source: Nine
