ROCKERS Jet will headline the AFL Grand Final pre-game entertainment, but they won't be singing the national anthem.

 

The strong word is that Rogue Traders' Natalie Bassingthwaighte will get the nod for the high-profile performance.

 

She would be a fine choice. She is a Melbourne girl, loves her footy, is a talented singer and, conveniently, will be on the hustings promoting her band's new album.

 

The other name doing the rounds as a potential anthem performer is Delta Goodrem, who will be saturating the media in September to promote her third album that has been a long time in the making.

 

The AFL would be stepping backwards if it chose Goodrem.

 

She has been there and done that, having performed at the Grand Final in controversial circumstances two years ago.

 

 

 

 

i guess that delta is coming to Aust in 2 days :cheer: to have talks with the Afl people. this newspaper seems to think delta would not be good for the anthem. maybe she will do pre-game entertainment!! :yahoo:

 

What "controversial" matters before??

And Delta would be perfect for it, she has that perfect voice, no offence to Natalie or anyone that likes her but her voice wouldn't exactly blow me away,

especially with a ballad....

Yeah what was the controversial circumstances before? :huh:

 

I don't mind Natalie performing as well cuz I do like her, but Delta would be even better :D!

yeh i love nat as well. but delta should do it.

 

 

the controversial circumstances was that the AFL booked this no one to sing the anthem and then delta was available. they were going around saying that delta was to sing it and then the no one cracked the $h!ts and went to tv programs saying 'delta's taken my position'

 

delta didnt know that they already gave it to this other woman so backed down and refused to sing the anthem, instead sang some other aussie song (forget which one)

Well as much as it'd be nice for Delta to get this chance, I'd like Natalie to do it for once. Delta has an amazing voice, seriously she's sat next to me and sung and it's perfect, yet everyone realises this and knows she's amazing.

 

Even in this thread people have said they don't think Natalie's voice would blow them away. Until you hear her sing RT's 'In Love Again' live I don't think you can say that. She's **** awesome. She hits some incredible notes that I don't think really show on the RT album at all. I think people would be very pleasantly surprised to hear her do the Aussie anthem.

Ohh yeah i remember that thing with the athem, she ended up doing an accapella version of I am Australian and it was better than the national athem i think!