Amy Shark proudly took the spot left vacant by the departure of Tones and I during Sunday’s NRL Grand Final pre-game entertainment.The Aussie singer was joined by Screaming Jets frontman Dave Gleeson and Grinspoon singer Phil Jamieson for a tribute to former South Sydney Rabbitohs player Jai Arrow, who is fighting motor neurone disease. As Jai was led waving around the field on a golf cart before joining the performers on stage, Shark launched into a rendition of the Gerry and the Pacemakers hit, You’ll Never Walk Alone. Shark also covered the 4 Non Blondes track What’s Up?, accompanied by Gleeson’s growling rock vocals. The trio finished up the set with the iconic Tina Turner tune, The Best, which has long been associated with the NRL.Shark stepped in after Aussie pop star Tones and I pulled out at the eleventh hour, leaving the NRL scrambling to find a replacement. Amy Shark (pictured) proudly took the spot left vacant by the departure of Tones and I during Sunday’s NRL Grand Final pre-game entertainment And viewers tuning in at home were largely delighted with the change in the program. ‘Rather this than Tones and I to be honest. At least my ears aren’t bleeding,’ joked one person on X, while another called the performance ‘very moving’. ‘Epic performance by Amy Shark at the NRL Grand Final!’ chimed in someone else. ‘That was awesome… Jai, Amy and other guys. All the AFL had was Kylie Minogue,’ said another fan. ‘Amy Shark singing You’ll Never Walk Alone was fantastic,’ yet another person posted. ‘I’ll give Amy Shark credit, she did a pretty good version of You’ll Never Walk Alone,’ someone else said. The Aussie singer was joined by Screaming Jets frontman Dave Gleeson (right) The gig was tribute to former South Sydney Rabbitohs player Jai Arrow (centre) who is fighting motor neurone disease Shark launched into a rendition of the Gerry and the Pacemakers hit, You’ll Never Walk Alone. She also covered the 4 Non Blondes track What’s Up? and the iconic Tina Turner tune, The Best, which has long been associated with the NRL Grinspoon singer Phil Jamieson (left) was also part of the performanceShark and her fellow performers are donating their entire appearance fee to Motor Neurone Disease research in Jai’s honour. Meanwhile, the $1 million set aside to pay Tones and I will instead be donated to fund grassroots children’s football charities. NRL chairman Peter V’landys announced last month that spending ‘$100,000 per minute’ for A-list performers is a waste of money, and instead would donate those funds to kids in need. Tones and I dropped out of the pre-game entertainment just days away from the match. At the time, reports were rife that she’d refused to perform her biggest hit, Dance Monkey, despite the NRL’s insistence she do so. Tones, whose real name is Toni Watson, released a statement indicating that the cancellation was over a clash with a gig date in the USA with rapper Macklemore, rather than a dispute with the NRL over the setlist.