The NRL has divided opinion with its new 2020 campaign.
Featuring some of the game’s biggest and brightest stars including Cameron Smith and Latrell Mitchell, the ad takes a look back at the game throughout the past 30 years.
The two-minute ad features the Super League war, South Sydney’s expulsion from the comp, as well as some of the more memorable grand final triumphs of the last few decades.
Fans flocked to social media to sing the ad’s praises on Monday, however not everyone was impressed.
A number of prominent figures believe the ad is too ‘politically correct’, criticising certain aspects of the ad such as a long shot of Mitchell draped in an Aboriginal flag, Macklemore’s performance at the 2017 grand final in tribute to same-sex marriage, and the famous kiss between Karina Brown and Vanessa Foliaki after they played against each other in a State of Origin match
Sky News host Rowan Dean also blasted the inclusion of Mitchell draped in the aboriginal flag, saying it “utterly destroyed” the ad.
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