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  • ScottH
    It's Goodes to cheer!!
    • Sep 2003
    • 23665

    Goodes

    Well stated Press conference.

    Shows how such a simple word ("Ape" in this instance) can cut so deep to the right individuals.
    A 13 YO girl just learnt an invaluable lesson. Learn to Shut you mouth.

    Time to stop the abuse from over the fence.

    Not a good way to start the indigenous round, or finish a fantastic win, but hopefully it will lead to changes.
  • mcs
    Travelling Swannie!!
    • Jul 2007
    • 8162

    #2
    Goodes is all class. He has received more than his fair share of abuse over the years (usually not racial in nature), often from fans of other clubs that are nothing but envious and jealous of his talents (i.e. they wouldn't dream of doing it to him if he played for their team), but time and time again he has shown just what a wonderful person he is, and a brilliant representative of himself, his club, and his people.
    "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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    • Allymay
      On the Rookie List
      • Sep 2007
      • 298

      #3
      Having copped racial abuse myself over the years, I don't think I would have been as classy as Adam was today and more respect to him.

      You have to wonder where the supervision was of this young lass. Her words come from learned behaviour. Who did she learn from one wonders....
      I might have a slight drinking problem. My husband asked me to toast some bread for him...so I raised my wine glass and said "Here's to bread!"

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      • Panttz
        Warming the Bench
        • May 2011
        • 231

        #4
        Originally posted by mcs
        from fans of other clubs that are nothing but envious and jealous of his talents (i.e. they wouldn't dream of doing it to him if he played for their team)
        Ahhhh yes. I remember a few times in the last few years where we have played at Kardinia Park in Geelong where whenever he touched the ball there was always a few gents who would call out "3 Brownlow votes!" or my favorite "Protected species!"

        The Geelong people are such interesting individuals haha

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        • CJK
          Human
          • Apr 2006
          • 2170

          #5
          Planet Of The Apes avatar and signature retired out of respect.
          -

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          • southsideswan
            Warming the Bench
            • Oct 2012
            • 237

            #6
            Goodes is a class act as a human being. Everything he did yesterday and today just underlined that.

            There is comments that this incident was bad timing. For me it was great timing. We often talk about things saying "yeah yeah everything is fine". This was an example of what is wrong, what is bad and unacceptable. It will help so much more then just having a special round or a parade of people.

            He was able to articulate how hurtful comments can be.

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            • Primmy
              Proud Tragic Swan
              • Apr 2008
              • 5970

              #7
              Originally posted by CJK
              Planet Of The Apes avatar and signature retired out of respect.
              Well done CJK, class act and I acknowledge your reasoning.
              If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood

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              • Burra
                Warming the Bench
                • Mar 2008
                • 104

                #8
                Very impressive press conference by Adam. Eloquent, passionate, insightful - in stark contrast to Andrew Demetriou who I thought really didn't know what to say and just basically parroted Goodsey. Surprising because that's his job and he's paid huge bucks to do it.

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                • aardvark
                  Veterans List
                  • Mar 2010
                  • 5685

                  #9
                  Reported on 744 melbourne that the child has rung Adam and apologised. I hope that's the end of it.

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                  • Primmy
                    Proud Tragic Swan
                    • Apr 2008
                    • 5970

                    #10
                    I strongly suspect we may have all learned a lesson. I for one will be a bit more careful with the words I use to describe umpires.
                    If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood

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                    • RogueSwan
                      McVeigh for Brownlow
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 4602

                      #11
                      Originally posted by aardvark
                      I hope that's the end of it.
                      Yes, for her sake. Hopefully the issue is followed up but the incident is closed.
                      What I don't understand is why was the girl walked out alone? If you we're at the game with your daughter and she was removed, wouldn't you go with her? Especially seeing as your team had lost and was just playing for the siren.
                      "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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                      • goswannie14
                        Leadership Group
                        • Sep 2005
                        • 11166

                        #12
                        Originally posted by RogueSwan
                        Yes, for her sake. Hopefully the issue is followed up but the incident is closed.
                        What I don't understand is why was the girl walked out alone? If you we're at the game with your daughter and she was removed, wouldn't you go with her? Especially seeing as your team had lost and was just playing for the siren.
                        Yep, thought exactly the same thing.
                        Does God believe in Atheists?

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                        • poundpuppy
                          Pushing for Selection
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 69

                          #13
                          I read that her grandmother went to the game with her not the mother and she said security told her she had to stay in her seat.
                          Lord, help me to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am.
                          And if there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went!

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                          • ScottH
                            It's Goodes to cheer!!
                            • Sep 2003
                            • 23665

                            #14
                            Originally posted by poundpuppy
                            I read that her grandmother went to the game with her not the mother and she said security told her she had to stay in her seat.
                            Which is ridiculous.
                            Given she was a a child. I would have insisted i went with her. Even if she was not a relative.

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                            • dimelb
                              pr. dim-melb; m not f
                              • Jun 2003
                              • 6889

                              #15
                              Originally posted by poundpuppy
                              I read that her grandmother went to the game with her not the mother and she said security told her she had to stay in her seat.
                              Silly isn't it - what's to stop her saying,"No, I've had enough. I'm leaving like the hundreds of others"?
                              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)

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