Queensland centre Will Chambers has joined Blues pairing Cody Walker and Josh Addo-Carr in voicing his feelings in regards to the national anthem.

Earlier this week, both Walker and Addo-Carr publicly stated they wouldn't sing the anthem during Origin I on Wednesday night, and Chambers told The Courier-Mail he agrees the anthem doesn't represent Indigenous Australians.

โ€œIt doesnโ€™t represent us,โ€ Chambers said.

โ€œItโ€™s our personal choice and I wonโ€™t be singing.

โ€œItโ€™s part and parcel of whatโ€™s going on in the world at the moment, particularly inside Australia.

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โ€œI think itโ€™s only fair for our Indigenous boys and people in general to embrace what is fair.

โ€œIf the guys (Indigenous Origin players) donโ€™t want to sing it, so be it.โ€

Chambers wants to change the anthem altogether, and believes stances like the one the Origin stars are taking could help make change in the future.

โ€œIf enough of us stand by and not sing, maybe one day there will be change and thatโ€™s all we can hope for,โ€ he said.

โ€œIf we all understood what had gone and what has happened in the past with Australian history, well then maybe it is time for change, but if itโ€™s not changed, well Iโ€™m not going to acknowledge it.

โ€œIt has to start a bit higher up than the NRL, we are the NRL, itโ€™s the national anthem in general.

โ€œSchools sing national anthems, it has to be politicians who have to make the change.

โ€œThat would be nice if they donโ€™t play it but then it causes an uproar ... just change the anthem and everyone is happy.โ€

3 COMMENTS

  1. Getting annoyed with this crap. Origin is a few nights away and every second story is about the anthem. Everyone has their own beliefs etc and I accept that, however these players say they donโ€™t want to make a fuss etc but giving interviews about how they refuse to sing the anthem. Hello!!! Donโ€™t make a fuss, just donโ€™t sing it on Wednesday night, thereโ€™s no need to stir up this topic.

  2. I donโ€™t post often anymore but can we please keep politics out of the game. Sing or not, knock yourself out. Donโ€™t shove your opinions down the throats of people that donโ€™t want to know about them. I donโ€™t hate on them for standing up for what they believe in, but this isnโ€™t the time or place for it.

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