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I"ve watched all of the great Swans through the years from Matthews , Pratt, Nash (in their last season) ,Clegg, Bedford, Rantall, williams(Greg).Kelly, Hall, Lockett, Roos, and Goodes Is Goodes the greatest Swan of them all. Certainly. in versatility he would stand out from the others,and I personally think he could be. Interesting to see how he will be placed after his retirement
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After he retires, his official name will become "Footballing God Adam Goodes" ...
I've said it a gazillion times ... we are SOOOOOOOOOOOOO lucky.Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
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Oh yeah, luck? or good recruiting? Has any team found a match up for Goodes over his whole career so far, and I say so far because at 31, he appears to be getting better, not slowing down in pace or workrate. An absolute marvel. I rememeber when Roos played his 300th, Gerard Healy said Roosy crashed through it, Goodes is hitting it like a freight trainYou can't argue with a sick mind - Joe WalshComment
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He is the best Swan I have ever seen play, and on his day is the best footballer I have ever seen play. Easily my favourite Swan/footballer of all time.
We eat pancakes for breakfast every morning the Swans play because I once read that Goodesy did- I'm a grown man and he brings that level of childlike adoration out in me.
I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his timeComment
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I thought he was looking old and past it (by his lofty standards) early in the season, but the man is astonishingly fit and conditioned, which I guess is why he starts to dominate later in the year. I hope he plays til he's 35 and barring unlucky injuries I think he can.Comment
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Definitely the most talented footballer I've ever seen in a Swans jumper. He's still behind Plugger,Kel and Magic as my favourite Swan of all time but if he guides us to another flag that may change...And the Swans are the Premiers...The Ultimate Team...The Ultimate Warriors. They have overcome the highly fancied Hawks in brilliant style. Sydney the 2012 Premiers - Gerard Whately ABC
Here it is Again! - Huddo SENComment
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He not just Goode. He's Bloody Goodes!!
No doubt he has always been the hardest player to match up on for opposition coaches.
One, because of his unique abilities and skills.
But also coz you never know where he is going to be playing.
He's all over the ground. And the last month he's produced some outstanding and consistent form.
Goode stuff leading into a finals series.Comment
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He's just too Goodes to be true!Comment
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He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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Agree. Bolton used to constantly beat him. Used to frustrate the bejeezers out of me. (Blake in the SF 2004 also comes to mind.) Obviously these blokes sacrifice their game totally.
Goodes v Goddard would be a great matchup.
If it didn't matter so much, if Goddard didn't scare me so much and if I could just watch it objectively it'd be a fantastic contest - one you'd pay to watch.
But it does, and he does, and I can't.Insert Your Life [HERE]Comment
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That is hilarious - I do the same! (he normally has a bad game if I forget or cant have them).He is the best Swan I have ever seen play, and on his day is the best footballer I have ever seen play. Easily my favourite Swan/footballer of all time.
We eat pancakes for breakfast every morning the Swans play because I once read that Goodesy did- I'm a grown man and he brings that level of childlike adoration out in me.
He mentioned that before the 05 QF against West Coast. The team went a few days early and his comment was that it was quite good because you could get comfortable in the town, go and have pancakes or just relax.He ate more cheese, than time allowedComment
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IN the SMH, the Goodes story in all its glory, as told by Mickey O and Ricky Barham.
When Goodes was drafted, Michael O'Loughlin called to welcome him, and when the teenager arrived in Sydney the pair were drawn together. O'Loughlin says they both thought the Swans were a temporary thing, and they would soon head home.
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?I'm so proud of the kid. He's just an unbelievable person, and I've never met a nicer person in my life,? O'Loughlin said. ?If there is anyone who is going to pass the record ? and he'll go on and play 350 games the way he's going ? I'd want it to be Goodesy. I'll definitely have a tear in my eye, because he means so much to me and my family. It's going to be a very special moment for myself and obviously for him.?The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible newsComment
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