Goodes Racist.

[ScottH]

Goodes racist, says AFL historian

SYDNEY Swans star Adam Goodes has been branded a racist by AFL historian Gillian Hibbins, for claiming indigenous players are "born to play". Hibbins recently labelled the connection between the national game and Marn Grook a "seductive myth".

But Goodes said of Marn Grook - a Gunditjmara word meaning "game ball": "I believe in the connection".

[Legs Akimbo]

Weird.

Goodes's theory on aboriginal inherited behavioural adaptation to playing footy is as fanciful as this so called 'historian's' view that his comments are racist. I find them fancifully endearing.

[CJK]

Disgusting Adam.

You should be suspended for a year for this outrageous claim.

I am ashamed to support the swans today.



Seriously though -can't wait for the game so we can talk about football again.

[ScottH]

I think he deserves to be booed by his home crowd, instead of the opposition as normal.

[NMWBloods]

It's as racist as any other claim about a racial group.

[Legs Akimbo]

It's as racist as any other claim about a racial group.

I think he's just saying indiginous australians are good at footy, something supported by the disproportionate % of aboriginal players on the AFL roster vis their population incidence.

It's not like he's a talking about eugenics and the master race.

[CJK]

I think he deserves to be booed by his home crowd, instead of the opposition as normal.

Racist.

[NMWBloods]

I think he's just saying indiginous australians are good at footy, something supported by the disproportionate % of aboriginal players on the AFL roster vis their population incidence.

It's not like he's a talking about eugenics and the master race.

But if you make a claim that Aborigines are not good at the defensive aspect of the game you are accused of being racist, despite most Aborigines being attacking rather than defensive players.

I don't think he's being racist either. I think Aborigines are very good at football. I also think you can make some distinctions in certain areas, mainly sport, reflecting racial differences. However, it's okay if you are saying something positive but not okay if you are saying something negative.

[ROK Lobster]

If Nick Davis was Aboriginal he would be loved as a player.

[BloodNut]

If Nick Davis was Aboriginal he would be loved as a player.

Enough with Nick Davis already. It's getting rather boring now.

[Industrial Fan]

If Nick Davis was Aboriginal he would be loved as a player.

Probably true.

At the same time, a lot of Aboriginal players over come adversity to make it to the big stage. I'm not sure Nick has even overcome the adversity that is KFC. Hardly endearing.

[Plugger46]

But if you make a claim that Aborigines are not good at the defensive aspect of the game you are accused of being racist, despite most Aborigines being attacking rather than defensive players.

I don't think he's being racist either. I think Aborigines are very good at football. I also think you can make some distinctions in certain areas, mainly sport, reflecting racial differences. However, it's okay if you are saying something positive but not okay if you are saying something negative.

Agree entirely.

[ROK Lobster]

Enough with Nick Davis already. It's getting rather boring now.

It's not about Davis, it's about perception of Aboriginal players.

(I am truly flattered though that you try to respond to each of my posts. Are you still having fun, how long is it (and how many user names have you been through) since you procliamed that you would hound me from the forum?)

[ROK Lobster]

Probably true.

At the same time, a lot of Aboriginal players over come adversity to make it to the big stage. I'm not sure Nick has even overcome the adversity that is KFC. Hardly endearing.

Nick's dad has been a bit of a burden to overcome.

[ScottH]

As good as most indigenous players are, they tend to go "missing" during parts of the season. (See Goodes 1st 1/2 of season last year.)