{"id":887676,"date":"2026-09-11T03:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/887676\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T03:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:38:25","slug":"nfl-melbourne-all-the-celebrities-spotted-at-the-historic-first-nfl-match-in-australia-including-cody-simpson-hugh-jackman-dannii-minogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/887676\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Melbourne: All the celebrities spotted at the historic first NFL match in Australia including Cody Simpson, Hugh Jackman, Dannii Minogue"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL has officially arrived in Australia, and plenty of stars are expected to attend the historic game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hugh Jackman<\/a> and Eric Bana were among the beloved Australian personalities predicted to pack into the Melbourne Cricket Ground<\/a> (MCG) with a crowd of up to 100,000 people.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Hugh Jackman was expected to attend the NFL game in Melbourne, and some fans hoped he\u2019d bring girlfriend Sutton Foster with him.\u00a0Jason Howard\/Bauer-Griffin<\/p>\n

Fans were eager to see if Jackman, 57, would bring girlfriend<\/a> Sutton Foster, 51, to the game for their first public outing in Australia, but were disappointed when neither made an appearance on the NFL red carpet.<\/p>\n

Dannii Minogue, 54, led the celebrity arrivals on the ground, posing with an NFL ball in front of the media wall before heading into the busy MCG.<\/p>\n

Singer and songwriter<\/a> G Flip, 32, also arrived early decked out in a full Rams outfit complete with a shirt, letterman jacket and cap.<\/p>\n

\"Dannii<\/p>\n

Dannii Minogue arrives at the MCG ahead of the San Francisco 49ers v Los Angeles Rams game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.\u00a0Morgan Hancock\/Getty<\/p>\n

\"G<\/p>\n

G Flip arrived decked out in Rams gear.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

American star Harry Connick Jr., 58, turned up with a gaggle of family members<\/a>; specifically, his three daughters Georgia, Kate, and Charlotte.<\/p>\n

All three of his daughters have lived and worked in Australia since his stint on Australian Idol in 2023, so it makes sense they\u2019d be attending with him.<\/p>\n

\"Harry<\/p>\n

Harry Connick Jr. brought a gaggle of family members with him to the MCG.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

There were plenty of athletes among the early arrivals, including Australian Olympic snowboarder<\/a> Scotty James who kept it lowkey in a green ensemble.<\/p>\n

He was accompanied by his partner, Canadian singer-songwriter Chloe Stroll.<\/p>\n

Aussie tennis star Dylan Alcott<\/a> looked thrilled to be at the MCG with New Zealand chef and YouTuber Andy Hearnden.<\/p>\n

\"Chloe<\/p>\n

Australian Olympic snowboarder Scotty James and Canadian singer-songwriter Chloe Stroll coordinated in earthy tones.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"Andy<\/p>\n

New Zealand chef and YouTuber Andy Hearnden arrived with Aussie tennis star Dylan Alcott.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

Though it\u2019s very much an NFL event, there were star attendees from other codes of football as well.<\/p>\n

Collingwood stars Nick and Josh Daicos hit the MCG with their famous dad Peter, who played his entire 250-game AFL career with the same team.<\/p>\n

\"Daicos,<\/p>\n

Nick, Peter and Josh Daicos.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

NRL star Reece Walsh brought an unexpected date for the big game: his daughter Leila, five.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, DJ Tigerlily braved the 10 degree weather in Melbourne to show off her baby bump just two months after announcing her pregnancy.<\/p>\n

\"Broncos<\/p>\n

Broncos star Reece Walsh brought his little girl along to the game.\u00a0Instagram\/@westfieldaustralia\/@walshyy07<\/p>\n

\"DJ<\/p>\n

DJ Tigerlily showed off her outfit on Instagram.\u00a0Instagram\/@djtigerlily<\/p>\n

There were a few influencers<\/a> walking the NFL red carpet too, despite recent controversies<\/a> about content creators at sport events abroad.<\/p>\n

TikTok stars Hannah Zaslawski and Maddy McCrea wore matching 49ers gear for the big day, while Luke Scott and Sassy Scott turned up in opposing team merch.<\/p>\n

\"Maddy<\/p>\n

Influencers Maddy McCrea and Hannah Zaslawski wore matching 49ers jerseys.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"Luke<\/p>\n

Luke Scott and Sassy Scott wore rival kits.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

Cody Simpson<\/a> proudly performed the Australian national anthem before kick-off.<\/p>\n

He was a hit with the crowd, which burst into loud applause as he approached the end of Advance Australia Fair.<\/p>\n

\"Cody<\/p>\n

Cody Simpson performs at the Melbourne NFL match.\u00a0Seven<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old singer shared a behind-the-scenes shot of him breathing in steam from a futuristic looking device to prepare his vocal cords before hitting the field.<\/p>\n

Simpson suffered a devastating vocal injury<\/a> earlier this year that required him to undergo surgery, strict vocal rest, and months of rehab.<\/p>\n

He also posted photos from his rehearsals on Thursday captioned, \u201c150 million on the Netflix & ESPN broadcast tomorrow no wuckin furries what vocal surgery?\u201c.<\/p>\n

\"Cody<\/p>\n

Cody Simpson prepares for his performance at the NFL in Melbourne.\u00a0Instagram\/@codysimpson<\/p>\n

Despite his bravado, Simpson confessed earlier in the day that he was understandably nervous<\/a> about the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d be lying if I said it wasn\u2019t. The MCG is a pretty daunting place when it\u2019s full,\u201d he he told\u00a0The Hit Network\u2019s\u00a0Carrie\u00a0&\u00a0Tommy.<\/p>\n

The Aussie singer also teased a possible collaboration with The Jonas Brothers, who headlined the half-time show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Jonas<\/p>\n

The Jonas Brothers set the stage ablaze at the NFL half-time show.\u00a0Luke Hemer<\/p>\n

Though they didn\u2019t bring Simpson out on stage, they did surprise the MCG with a passionate rendition o John Farnham\u2019s quintessential Aussie hit You\u2019re The Voice.<\/p>\n

Joe Jonas almost didn\u2019t make it Down Under in time to perform after missing his connecting flight to Melbourne from Dubai.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, he was able to get another flight and joined brothers Kevin and Nick Jonas on Aussie soil in the nick of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NFL has officially arrived in Australia, and plenty of stars are expected to attend the historic game…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887677,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":["post-887676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}