Goodes racially abused (merged thread)

[dimelb]

Agree, floppinab - must read. Very well put together.

[floppinab]

Having now read the book chapter in full, I believe that assigning that motivation to Goodes is unfair. It's selective editing and an eye-catching beat up headline by the newspapers that give it that appearance.

Think you are judging him unfairly floppinab.

Then why give the year and ground???? That sentence could have quite easily been written without those details and had just the same impact. Yes there still would have been speculation but the player would have been impossible to identify. As it stands it's not that hard to narrow down who it might be.

[Go Swannies]

Then why give the year and ground???? That sentence could have quite easily been written without those details and had just the same impact. Yes there still would have been speculation but the player would have been impossible to identify. As it stands it's not that hard to narrow down who it might be.

Without some of the specifics it would look as if Goodes was claiming "me too". But now there would be pages on BigFooty saying Goodes was big noting himself and saying he was fantasising to be compared with Nicky Winmar. Sorry, he had to give enough data to show that he remembered when and where it happened.

[AnnieH]

Then why give the year and ground???? That sentence could have quite easily been written without those details and had just the same impact. Yes there still would have been speculation but the player would have been impossible to identify. As it stands it's not that hard to narrow down who it might be.

It is actually hard to narrow down who it might be.

We played what, six or seven teams at the SCG - 25 players per team ... that's over 150 players to choose from.

Of those, you can say that at least 50 would be "high profile".

What's the point in dragging out a "name" SIX years after the fact - considering that it was dealt with at the time and that Goodesy has moved on??

Goodesy is indeed a gentleman for not "kissing and telling".

[floppinab]

It is actually hard to narrow down who it might be.

With some help I've narrowed it down already Annie, it wasn't that hard.

Without some of the specifics it would look as if Goodes was claiming "me too". But now there would be pages on BigFooty saying Goodes was big noting himself and saying he was fantasising to be compared with Nicky Winmar. Sorry, he had to give enough data to show that he remembered when and where it happened.

Well put GS, hadn't thought of that.