You’ll Never Walk Alone

It will be led by indie pop star Amy Shark and include members from Australian bands Grinspoon, The Screaming Jets, Peking Duck and Teen Jesus and The Gene Teasers.

They'll perform the Gerry and the Pacemakers classic You'll Never Walk Alone, the Liverpool FC anthem to which the Souths forward who has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease took the field for his 100th match last month.

It's understood Arrow's lap of honour will be done in a car and will take place at 7.05 on Sunday before a 7.30 kick-off.

The NRL will prompt the 82,000-strong crowd for a bow and arrow celebration, the gesture being made in support of Arrow after players scoring tries instead of a Mexican wave.

I've asked him, and many other journalists have too, a couple of times, who exactly is playing.

The only details he's released is that it will be Australian musicians doing some sort of tribute to Jai Arrow, who revealed his motor neurone disease diagnosis this year, In a story that really transcended rugby league and whatever this tribute is, it's likely to feature Gerry and the Pacemakers, You'll Never Walk Alone.

It is a story that has brought the community together and has kind of put in perspective perhaps the fact that this is just a game and it is just sport, but it can be an incredible force for some powerful things and raising money and awareness and really an outpouring of love for Jaiara has been a big part of the NRL this season.

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I've got to say I'm being quite surprised by it.

So I got tipped this story on Tuesday night that there'd be a tribute to Jai with a group of Australian musicians that wouldn't be the focus, the lap of honour and them singing the great Jerry and the pacemakers, a classic You'll Never Walk Alone acapella.

that's the way it's going to be done.

It'll be a stirring tribute, obviously, for Jai.

I've got to say I'm being quite surprised by it.

So I got tipped this story on Tuesday night that there'd be a tribute to Jai with a group of Australian musicians that wouldn't be the focus, the lap of honour and them singing the great Jerry and the pacemakers, a classic You'll Never Walk Alone acapella.

that's the way it's going to be done.

It'll be a stirring tribute, obviously, for Jai.

This has not yet been officially confirmed by the NRL, but in the Australian Today report that there will be a special tribute to Jai Arrow at the NRL Grand Final on Sunday night, where it's a magnificent song.

You'll Never Walk Alone will be played by a selection of Australian musicians, and it will be a tribute to Jai Arrow.

Now, Peter Volandes was questioned about that by the Oz, and he would not confirm or deny that that is what is planned for Sunday night.

It looks like, though, largely there's been a negative reaction, and I'm receiving lots of text messages from you this afternoon who are questioning the decision.

So...

I guess to me, it feels like it's really a void being filled at the last minute, rather than anything sincere about it.

And as you say, it's a great song, You'll Never Walk Alone, originally from the musical Carousel.

Gerry and the Pacemakers, of course, had a big hit with it, and it is the official song at the Liverpool Football Club in the UK.

Yes, this has been published by Andrew Webster.

And it will be an emotional tribute to Jai Arrow as he completes a lap of honour to You'll Never Walk Alone.

Andrew says the Australian understands a group of eminent Australian musicians will sing the Jerry and the Pacemakers classic, a capella in honour of the South Sydney Ford forced into retirement in May after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

It's unclear who those musicians are, but they will be secondary to the Arrow tribute.

And the pre-game supposed entertainment...

It's supposed to be entertaining.

See, what's happening is the Australian is reporting that there'll be You'll Never Walk Alone music sung by some famous singers, right? That's what they're reporting.

My information is, I think, right, but I may be wrong.

And we're going to have musicians up there singing a cappella, Jerry and the Pacemakers.

You'll never walk alone.

That'll be – I've got goosebumps thinking about that in front of 80,000 people.

Jai's year has been both traumatic and tremendous.

And I think it's going to be a special occasion and we can save music for another day.

I think you're right.

I think they're having Aussie artists singing You'll Never Walk Alone, as you said, in a cappella, and that'll be so emotional in front of 80,000 people.

But, yeah, look, he's done so much for this insidious disease since he's been diagnosed with this, and the money he's raised through his plight is unbelievable, to be honest.