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Jimmy Barnes at the 1997 NRL Grand Final

1997

Jimmy Barnes at the 1997 NRL Grand Final

1997

  • NFSA ID3KKZYT33
  • TypeTelevision
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormLive performance (includes concert)
  • GenresSport, Indigenous as subject
  • Year1997

This excerpt from Channel 9's Rugby League Grand Final coverage on 28 September, 1997 features Jimmy Barnes performing (Simply) The Best as part of the pre-match entertainment.

Barnes recorded the single as a duet with Tina Turner in 1992 and it was used in the NRL's promotional campaign for that season's competition and subsequent campaigns.

Courtesy of
Nine Network Australia

This excerpt from Channel 9's Rugby League Grand Final coverage on 28 September, 1997 features Jimmy Barnes performing (Simply) The Best as part of the pre-match entertainment.

Barnes recorded the single as a duet with Tina Turner in 1992 and it was used in the NRL's promotional campaign for that season's competition and subsequent campaigns.

Courtesy of
Nine Network Australia
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