The 90,000-plus fans who piled into the MCG on Friday night combined for an emphatic Welcome to Country statement in the wake of Sam Newman's inflammatory remarks.
The controversial AFL figure again triggered uproar this week when, on his podcast You Cannot Be Serious, he called for spectators to boo or "slow-hand clap" during the Welcome to Country ceremonies at the AFL preliminary finals.
The former Geelong ruckman went further on The Opposition Podcast, calling for crowds to protest by singing The Seekers' 1987 anthem I Am Australian.
The song features the lyrics, "We are one, but we are many", recognising Australia's multicultural society.
But in response to the Welcome to Country ahead of Friday night's preliminary final between Collingwood and GWS, there was not a boo in the crowd and thousands cheered and clapped.
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