Aussie men’s netball team break silence after copping backlash for ‘cringe’ viral N Sync performance: ‘Raygun levels of embarrassment’
The Australian netball team has faced the hatred of sports fans after performing a scintillating dance routine in Christchurch last week.
The Australian side, known as the Kelpies, got the crowd on their feet with their clever moves performed on NSync’s Bye Bye Bye.
But a barrage of ugly comments on social media has forced the team to ‘explain’ their motivation for the action.
Kelpie Liam Forcadilla appeared on The Project last Monday to share the story behind the sexy routine.
He said all teams playing at the Fast5 tournament were expected to perform a dance.
Comparing netball’s Fast5 to cricket’s T20, the center joked that crowds were often ‘drunk’ before matches.
“It’s just a bit of fun that the organizers like us to do before the match,” he added.
The Australian netball team has faced the hatred of sports fans after performing a scintillating dance routine in Christchurch, New Zealand, last week. The Australian side known as the Kelpies got the crowd on their feet with their clever moves performed on NSync’s Bye Bye Bye (pictured)
But a barrage of ugly comments on social media has forced the team to ‘explain’ their motivation for the action. Kelpie Liam Forcadilla appeared on The Project (pictured) last Monday to share the story behind the sexy routine
‘All the other teams did a little dance there. It’s quite fun. It’s not something we’re all comfortable with, but there’s a solid half of us who love it.”
Forcadilla’s comments come after many fans roasted the performance.
“This is cringe,” one fan posted.
‘A big NO!!!!’ replied another.
“Why does Australia have to constantly embarrass me,” wrote a third.
Others were quick to compare the dance moves to Australian breakdancing sensation Rachel ‘Raygun’ Gunn.
“That’s Raygun’s level of shame. Really shameful and I can’t believe they did it. I hope they are smoked,” one X user posted.
“Raygun was their coach,” said another.
Comparing netball’s Fast5 to cricket’s T20, the center joked that the crowds were often ‘drunk’ before matches and the routine was ‘just a bit of fun’. He said all teams playing at the Fast5 tournament were expected to perform a dance
On Twitter, one fan moaned: “Congratulations, literally no one will ever see the team play one game.
“No boy will ever want to be associated with men’s netball again after this, how embarrassing,” another added
However, there were also fans who thought the Kelpies stole the show.
‘Men’s korfball is so iconic. All you haters can hurry up,” one wrote.
‘That was fun! I could even watch netball if they play as fun and well as they dance,” said another.
To cap off the dance, the Aussies defeated South Africa and opened their Fast5 with a 42-27 win.
Unlike normal netball, Fast5 has only five players on each team, six-minute quarters and two- and three-point shots.
Fast5 is a bit like the Big Bash of netball, the tournament features fireworks, bright uniforms, loud music and choreographed team dances.