'Trainwreck': Footy fans slam NRL's Grand Final pre-match entertainment

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'Trainwreck': Footy fans slam NRL's Grand Final pre-match entertainment
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The NRL’s decision to use performers from the ‘Tina, the Tina Turner Musical’ for its pre-match entertainment at the Grand Final has been roasted by fans.

Broncos great Wendell Sailor slammed the choice of pre-match entertainment despite his love of Turner's music.

“We could get someone from around the world. The AFL has got KISS and we got a take-off of Tina Turner.Ruva Ngwenya from TINA, The Tina Turner Musical performed as the pre-match entertainment for the NRL Grand Final. Picture: Matt King/Getty Images "The NRL knew they couldn’t compete with KISS but good on them for honouring an icon to the game. I remember the weekend she passed and they blasted her music all day and held a moment silence for her," one fan posted on X.Earlier in the year Turner died aged 83 after a long battle with illness and the NRL honoured the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” by playing her famous songs at games that weekend.

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