Americans have unleashed at a far-left “welcome to country” humiliation ritual performed ahead of the first-ever NFL game played in Australia, calling it “woke” and “insane”.
The ceremony, which was performed by aboriginal woman Joy Murphy Wandin at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday where the Los Angeles Rams were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers in front of 100,000 fans.
Polls show most Australians dislike “welcome to country” performances, which have been booed at Anzac Day dawn services two years in a row, but they are imposed on the public by woke corporations, sporting franchises, and most uniparty politicians.
Australia’s first ever NFL game began with a land acknowledgment. This is insane. Australia also has a national sorry day where the country apologizes to the aborigines every year. If you think the US can’t get crazier, it can. pic.twitter.com/E5zuYY7XLR
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 11, 2026
They do this before all of their major sporting events in Australia.
They’ve completely bowed down to the woke agenda and given aboriginal groups a lot of power.
It’s a major warning for the United States. https://t.co/n9rziDsjji
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) September 11, 2026
Ms Wandin referred to Melbourne by the historically inaccurate far-left aboriginal name of “naarm” during the ceremony, and claimed that the game was being played on her “father’s land”.
A clip of the humiliation ritual was shared on X by American sporting media company boss Clay Travis, who called it “insane”, and informed his 1.4 million followers that Australia also has a National Sorry Day where the country apologises to aboriginals.
“If you think the US can’t get crazier, it can,” he wrote.
“Roughly 45% of Australians know this is all batshit insane and agree with all of you commenting how absurd and ridiculous this is, but they have lost the culture battles in their country. And it’s hard to win ground back once you give it up. Fight for sanity!
“By the way, loved my visit to the country. Great place filled with many amazing people. But no one should ever apologize for western civilization making the world better for everyone. Western civilisation is the reason most of us are alive today.”
The rest of the world has now seen how patronising the welcome to country ceremonies are. https://t.co/p56RrgfEmS
— Tim Wilms 🇦🇺🌸 (@wilmsfront) September 11, 2026
Has any country ever fallen off harder than Australia? When I was a kid, Australians were seen as tough and rugged. Steve Irwin types. Now the word “Australia” is synonymous with gay bullshit like this. Gay bullshit appears to be the country’s main export. Like Canada but with… https://t.co/NPnZGQ3iTe
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 11, 2026
The clip attracted hundreds of responses, many from Americans reacting to the ceremony, but also from Australians who expressed their embarrassment.
“They do this before all of their major sporting events in Australia. They’ve completely bowed down to the woke agenda and given aboriginal groups a lot of power. It’s a major warning for the United States,” wrote US political and sports commentator Jon Root.
Has any country ever fallen off harder than Australia? When I was a kid, Australians were seen as tough and rugged. Steve Irwin types,” wrote political pundit Matt Walsh.
“Now the word ‘Australia’ is synonymous with gay bullshit like this. Gay bullshit appears to be the country’s main export. Like Canada but with bigger spiders. What a shame.”
“The rest of the world has now seen how patronising the welcome to country ceremonies are,” wrote Australian journalist Tim Wilms.
Header image: Left, right, the “welcome to country” at the MCG (Netflix).
