Toast Robbie Williams - Best pre-match entertainment ever?

[Obeanie1]

Robbie is one of the greatest showmen.

Brilliant opening. Heartfelt tributes.

Rocked the roof off rhe stadium.

I said it as soon as he finished. That performance will be better than the game to follow.

Unfortunately I was right.

 

[CarnTheScray]

I hate pre-game entertainment but he was brilliant. Actually entertained the crowd rather than just sing his songs.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

My opinion was he was a terrible choice... 15 years out of date...

But there yesterday... to be honest he did a great job. Turned out to be a very good choice. Well done. He fitted the event, the AFL nailed it and he delivered.

Did anybody notice the verse they left out of Kids? I'm blaming that on the AFL thought police.

You've got a reputation
Well I guess that can be explored
You're dancing with the chairman of the board
Take a ride on my 12-cylinder symphony / But if you got other plans...
The purpose of a woman is to love her man

 

[Beerfish]

Just watched it. Brilliant.

 

[BigVic]

Nice tributes to Warnie and Farnham with his cover of You’re the Voice and bagpipes

 

[WillHayward]

Very average.
I seriousiy don't get the Robbie love in Australia.
He's huge here and not in most other places.
Its a very peculiar Australian thing.

 

[Chief]

Very average.
I seriousiy don't get the Robbie love in Australia.
He's huge here and not in most other places.
Its a very peculiar Australian thing.

Robbie and Pink would break brains in Australia.

 

[Billy ray]

Robbie and Pink would break brains in Australia.

And doing the nut bush

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

Well it was no Eurovision...

 

[Seeds]

Very average.
I seriousiy don't get the Robbie love in Australia.
He's huge here and not in most other places.
Its a very peculiar Australian thing.

His voice was average but the emotion was through the roof. Angels to warnie and your the voice were excellent. If you didnt cry a little then are you australian?

 

[Seeds]

Enough with acts who peaked decades ago

Problem is there hasnt been in stadium bands/singers that didnt peak atleast two decades ago.

 

[spudmaster]

Enough with acts who peaked decades ago

Robbie or Sydney?

 

[Angus Young]

Best ever. If it was at night with lighting on the roof of the G and fireworks would of been the highest rating show in the history of Australian television.

Not sure how the AFL will be able to top Robbie Williams now.

 

[citizen-erased]

Lionel still top for me
Effortless, smooth and just fit the scene perfectly.

Helps being the best musician we've attracted too.

 

[JackFlash]

I am far from being a Robbie fan, but his performance was outstanding in the pre-game lead-up, half time is a waste of time. The AFL should put all their eggs in the pre-game basket and leave halftime alone, just have the sprint and acknowledge some of the retirees and Brownlow winner etc. There is simply not enough time to put a halftime show together, we saw the very best of entertainment and the very worst on the same day. The Grand Final pre-game entertainment is important, but once the game has started i think fans are in full on footy mode and want something footy related for the entire 20 minutes. Not sure what the AFL were trying to do at Halftime?

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

The Killers were the best act the GF has ever had.

And it's not even close.

 

[Dazzler9]

I prefer my GF entertainment to be laughably bad. You can't say Angry Anderson and Meatloaf weren't entertaining. In a trainwreck sort of way. That's exactly what I hope for every year, so this year was a bit disappointing with its competence.

 

[GroggSquad]

Yeah our Robbie is so awesome and relevant!!! Now let's get Michael Buble next year!!!!!!!

 

[kickazz]

My opinion was he was a terrible choice... 15 years out of date...

But there yesterday... to be honest he did a great job. Turned out to be a very good choice. Well done. He fitted the event, the AFL nailed it and he delivered.

Did anybody notice the verse they left out of Kids? I'm blaming that on the AFL thought police.

You've got a reputation
Well I guess that can be explored
You're dancing with the chairman of the board
Take a ride on my 12-cylinder symphony / But if you got other plans...
The purpose of a woman is to love her man

hmm maybe - though I think all of the songs were shortened to keep the set tight

 

[kickazz]

Seemed better at the ground than on TV too - the reverb at the 'G was spot on (normally acoustics can be horrible there)

 

[ams4crows]

As terrible as the game was for me personally the Killers were sensational entertainment

 

[Cleavy]

Enough with acts who peaked decades ago

who do you want instead?

 

[GroggSquad]

who do you want instead?

Tame Impala? The Weeknd? Drake? Arctic Monkeys? Dua Lipa?

Robbie Williams might’ve been an exciting booking during the Brisbane threepeat era - but jesus, would it really hurt to celebrate 2022 with an act relevant to 2022?

It just makes our game look second rate when we are constantly booking yesterday’s has-beens…

 

[Ginnieboy]

He seriously considered pulling out after his beloved Magpies got shafted by the maggots, he had to really pull himself together and soldier on but he wasn’t a happy camper, he said after the performance that the one saving grace was QEII didn’t have to witness the Collingwood prelim, teary eyed and struggling to hide his emotions he said she would’ve been livid!! Also said Prince Andrew was a Carlton fan.