grimlock
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Wish i could have heard it
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Wish i could have heard it
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Sad to hear it. Respect to Shaw though.
I am another Swans supporter who only ever seen the team with Adam Goodes in it.
I can remember games where he took the game on to drag the team over the line or at least try to!
Some great memories.
Considering how well Goodes still could play, "he's had enough" would be in part the toll the booing and the whole saga around it took.
Pissed off with the AFL and footy right now, the bullying which should have been stopped last year, has spoiled what could have been a much widely celebrated end to a great career by a great player, the like of which I probably won't see play again for our club.
What a champion. Sad too see him go. Him and Micky'O tearing it up together was always great to watch. Hope they retire the Number 37 and he gets a job with/around the Swans.
He bows out with him being a dual Brownlow Medallist, dual premiership player, four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and representing Australia in the International Rules Series. Also holds the record for the most games played for an Indigenous player, surpassing Andrew McLeod's record. Australian of the Year in 2014 for his community work through the Go Foundation and advocacy against racism.
Boo him all you want but he truly is a one in a million. #Goodeseyyouwillbemissed
I feel so sorry for the bloke. Its disgusting that so many people ruined this legends send off and took his passion away. He deserved a guard of honour and to be chaired off.
Absolute disgrace. In ashamed to follow this sport right now
Won't be doing the lap of honour and no one on this board will blame him.As time goes by, Goodes will be rightly considered to have had an impact on the game that goes far beyond his on field achievements. He has made the footballing public think about issues that go far beyond the confines of the game, and if at times his questions made some of us feel uncomfortable, well then maybe as a society we need to offer better answers.
The above may be his most important contribution to public life, so far, because it transcends the game but I don't want to gloss over everything he accomplished on the field. He was one of the best players of his generation, and should be regarded in the same class as Judd and Ablett Jnr. All have different qualities propelling them into the upper echelon, but Goodes' was versatility. He made his name as a big-bodied midfielder who could also ruck, until his knees began to limit his effectiveness in that role, forcing him to play as a third/fourth marking target in the forward line whose skill allowed him to crumb goals and accumulate possessions in the attacking half. I honestly thought that he should have retired after 2012, as he really struggled over the next two years when he found that he could no longer do what he used to do so easily, but in 2015 he seemed comfortable with being a role player, and some of the old athleticism and overlap & gut running had returned. Throughout his last season he was never in the side for sentiment, but because he was deserving of his place.
There was a minor debate a few weeks ago over what a player needs to have accomplished in order to be chaired off after their final game. No one can deny that Adam Goodes deserved that honour. And no one can deny that he deserves to be given the same lap of honour on Grand Final day accorded to any great of the game, and that ideally the cheers he receives on that day will drown out a career's worth of boos.
Won't be doing the lap of honour and no one on this board will blame him.