The Australian netball team’s viral video drama has taken an ugly turn with a brutal backlash to the so called pre-game “Aussie haka”.
The Aussie squad’s choreographed moves to NSYNC’s hit Bye Bye Bye, have got fans talking around the globe, but the players involved have also come in for harsh criticism — despite going on to win the Fast5 netball series in New Zealand.
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The truth behind how the dance came about emerged on Monday with player Liam Forcadilla speaking publicly to reveal a Hollywood film inspired the snappy routine.
His comments came as the brutal social media backlash to the footage continued to rage.
Forcadilla’s explanations about the origin of the jig when interviewed on Network 10’s The Project was met with scorn by fans on social media.
One Twitter user posted: “Congratulations, literally no man will ever watch the team play a single game”.
Another wrote: “No boy will ever want to be associated with men’s netball after this, how embarrassing”.
Another candidly commented: “Put men’s netball back 100 years”.
Forcadilla explained it is standard operating 스포츠토토사이트 prcedure in men’s Fast5 tournaments for all team’s to perform a dance at the start of the competition, which was held at Wolfbrook Arena over the weekend in Christchurch.
It’s another reason why there has been a groundswell of support for the team — and it’s pre-game ditty.
Code Sports reporter Lachlan McKirdy called out the earlier toxic, homophobic comments with some Twitter accounts using derogatory language to suggest men’s netball is a an embarrassment.