Mega Thread The Adam Goodes Megathread - Now with Added Poll!

[Mr Lizard]

Who decided to make Goodes the 'Australian of the Year' for being a dibber dobber? What were they thinking?
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[ManWithNoName]

i don't think anyone has a leg to stand on when they complain about the jetta dance. nothing wrong with that. and in isolation nothing wrong with the goodes dance vs carlton.

however when you know that people already don't like you because of how you handled the incident with the girl (we're not debating that incident, we just stating the fact that many football fans don't like goodes since that incident), is it really wise to go antagonize the crowd? and if you decide to do that, can you really complain when they decide to boo even harder?

people boo goodes because he's happy to dish it out but the first to cry foul when he takes it back.

Pretty sure the crowd booing him are crying foul too.

 

[Kummerspeck]

What you mean apart from 12 year old girls?

What unrelated criticism did a 12 year old girl offer him?

Goodes needs to come out, remove racism as an issue in it, and invite people to boo him - soak it up, tell people it makes him play better and fire his team up - and it'll slowly stop.

The booing every time he touches the ball has ramped up since his AOTY, and two years after most of the incidents people criticise him for. There's quite obviously an element to it related to what he's said about indigenous Australians. Why should the onus be on him to exonerate the mob?

 

[KGBeast]

Maybe people object to him trying to use our game to score political points. Maybe the boos are a reflection of people being fed up with his and others constant social justice campaigning. Maybe we'd prefer to just enjoy footy.

 

[romeohwho]

Not often I agree with North posters despite having a soft spot for the team but you are dead right. The situation is made even more ridiculous when you look at the AFL facebook site which has a photo of Jedda with ripped jumper and insinuating he somehow endured physical treatment for "sticking up for his mate." In fact, his jumper was ripped much later after he took exception to a spoil by Yeo on one of his Sydney teammates and had the "courage" to run up behind Yeo some seconds later and hit him in the back of the head. Yeo reacted quite rightly and took him to task as much as you can under the rules of the game. Jedda should have been reported but none of this will occur because the AFL is in PC mode... I did think about a common term for sweeping things under the carpet but you have to be so careful these days.

Got some footage of this?

 

[sherb]

Oh no, don't be confused. You can boo Aboriginal players, just not Goodes. Nobody will bat an eyelid if you boo Lindsay Thomas, but boo Goodes and watch them come out of the woodworks!

If Lindsay Thomas was subjected to the same level and intensity of booing as Goodes has been then similar questions about what is going on may be raised.

 

[gtrain23]

Does anyone else dislike Adam goodes and want to boo him even more for making us go through this again?

Yes

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Coming out on the news tonight saying coming to the end of his career if its the last few games its hurtful to be booed. Grow some balls.
How would ballyntyne feel? His feelings might be hurt to. Poor hayden.
Bloody sooks

It's a pretty trite thing to say, but I doubt the average league footballer would be found wanting for courage, compared to the average armchair critic. Let alone a 350+ game champion.

 

[CountryRace]

As a libertarian, I am very offended by gill

 

[Slax]

"He's just too outspoken, it's not about race. We don't want politics in our footy."

Did you boo Neil Daniher for raising awareness for MND?

Did you boo Shane Crawford for riding across the country for breast cancer?

Did you boo Nick Riewolt for organising Maddie's Match?

Did you boo Mark Thompson for speaking up about mental illness?

Has Daniher ever dragged a 13 girl through the wringer and spat her out the other side? or stag for free kicks as a player? whinge and moan because he is viewed as a dirty player by opposition fans and try and turn it into something else? As a player was one of the most respected by opposition fans there was.

Crawford on field got plenty of booing.

Nick Reiwodlt copped a lot earlier in his career over the crying incident at the Gabba, but he never reacted to being called soft and a whimp.

Goodes made it about race when it was never about that. People just don't like him as a footballer for the way he goes about the game. Chris Judd copped a fair bit over his career but never heard people say anything about that and he was a much better player than Goodes. It makes it out like he is the first one to do this or go through it. If Goodes had this attitude and tried to play footy 30 years ago he would've quit after a few games because he couldn't handle it. Back then it was about race and it was 100 times worse in the 70s & 80s than anything Goodes is getting.

 

[Naked_North]

If Lindsay Thomas was subjected to the same level and intensity of booing as Goodes has been then similar questions about what is going on may be raised.

Doubt it

 

[romeohwho]

Maybe people object to him trying to use our game to score political points. Maybe the boos are a reflection of people being fed up with his and others constant social justice campaigning. Maybe we'd prefer to just enjoy footy.

Yep, how dare he draw attention to social justice issues!

 

[King Elvis]

What unrelated criticism did a 12 year old girl offer him?

The booing every time he touches the ball has ramped up since his AOTY, and two years after most of the incidents people criticise him for. There's quite obviously an element to it related to what he's said about indigenous Australians. Why should the onus be on him to exonerate the mob?

I don't like it, as I said, it's the mob mentality. But now, it's become sport, people are doing it to basically troll, and its working.

I don't think he deserves AotY either - but that doesn't make me a racist. I have an issue with how he handled that girl as well, but that shouldn't make me a racist.

 

[Kummerspeck]

whinge and moan because he is viewed as a dirty player by opposition fans and try and turn it into something else? As a player was one of the most respected by opposition fans there was.


Goodes made it about race when it was never about that.

Examples please.

 

[Naked_North]

Yep, how dare he draw attention to social justice issues!

I found the social justice hero

 

[Kummerspeck]

I don't like it, as I said, it's the mob mentality. But now, it's become sport, people are doing it to basically troll, and its working.

I don't think he deserves AotY either - but that doesn't make me a racist. I have an issue with how he handled that girl as well, but that shouldn't make me a racist.

I don't recall saying you were. I just think it's a bit strange that people join in with an action that quite obviously has a racist undertone to it, then are offended and demand that everyone recognise that their reasons for doing it are totally legit.

 

[pazza]

Who decided to make Goodes the 'Australian of the Year' for being a dibber dobber? What were they thinking?
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Like that was the reason he got the honour?

I would have thought his work with Indigenous youth might have been the swaying partner and utilising footy's exposure to help in that work.

 

[hardon]

What kind of selective racist boos Goodes but ignores Franklin, Jetta, Rioli, Burgoyne, Hill etc?

well it's obvious, isn't it? they are just waiting, and busting for the uppity darkies to challenge the status quo; to challenge the comfortable lies they tell themselves. then when this happens the racists will have a field day. frothing at the mouth in a rabid fit as they boo their evil little hearts out.

keep your heads down fellas if you know what's good for ya. the racists have more than enough "boo"s for you all.

 

[romeohwho]

Has Daniher ever dragged a 13 girl through the wringer and spat her out the other side? or stag for free kicks as a player? whinge and moan because he is viewed as a dirty player by opposition fans and try and turn it into something else? As a player was one of the most respected by opposition fans there was.

Crawford on field got plenty of booing.

Nick Reiwodlt copped a lot earlier in his career over the crying incident at the Gabba, but he never reacted to being called soft and a whimp.

Goodes made it about race when it was never about that. People just don't like him as a footballer for the way he goes about the game. Chris Judd copped a fair bit over his career but never heard people say anything about that and he was a much better player than Goodes. It makes it out like he is the first one to do this or go through it. If Goodes had this attitude and tried to play footy 30 years ago he would've quit after a few games because he couldn't handle it. Back then it was about race and it was 100 times worse in the 70s & 80s than anything Goodes is getting.

Maybe we should focus on why in 2014, a 12 year old is so ignorant as to make a racist remark at a game of football? Doesn't that tell us something is not quite right?

 

[Cleric]

And Adam, a classy guy would have told Jetta not to embroil himself in this saga and told him to ignore the people booing him. Instead your happy to see Jetta now the centre of attention, your happy to maybe see Jetta get booed as a result. Your a selfish dude Adam.

 

[Cleric]

And when Goodes finally retires and takes up politics as a Labor party candidate, if he doesnt get voted in it will no doubt be due to racists not voting for him due to being Aboriginal.

 

[pazza]

Let's think back for a minute.

We recall Winmar's jumper lift at Victoria (Feral) Park in 1993. He and McAdam copped it all day from the toothless. His response was direct and blunt. Sadly - racism from over the fence has been prevalent. When Monkey did it to Longy it jumped the fence. The AFL had to act as it is now.

 

[Pea Nut]

If Goodes wants the booing to stop, he should retire. Problem solved !!

 

[Winky]

By whom? Wasn't it just Clarko telling him to pull his head in?

Besides, as was my point, if people are angry about Goodes and Jetta being threatening, why was there no outrage about Williams?

No he was told by the AFL and also, while I disagree with Williams's actions, I got the feeling it was more like a smart alec action to demonstrate he was a straight shooter...of course nobody really knows why players do these things although clearly Goodes was trying to be provocative and succeeded. Jedda I can understand a bit but he was still out of order and at the very least should have been given a warning. Personally I couldn't care less. I didn't boo Goodes except where he got away for a blatant push but I still dislike the guy and have memories of him sliding into guys and getting away with things other players have been suspended for and yet still managing to establish a record as a serial whinger. While on the subject, someone else brought up the subject of Barry Hall and why he wasn't booed relentlessly. In fact he was but he did get pinged (occassionly) for his behaviour so I guess fans saw justice was done to a degree and didn't bother as much. But read Barry's book and see if he also doesn't come across as a "poor me" type

 

[Engimal]

If Lindsay Thomas was subjected to the same level and intensity of booing as Goodes has been then similar questions about what is going on may be raised.

I've seen many games where Thomas is booed with pretty much every possession he gets. The only reason it isn't as documented is because Goodes is a bigger name.