AFL 360 co-hosts Gerard Whateley and Mark Robinson were left heartbroken at the news that Adam Goodes has turned down the offer to be in the AFL Hall Of Fame Adam Roy Goodes (born 8 January 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Goodes holds an elite place in VFL/AFL history as a dual Brownlow Medallist, dual premiership player, four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and representative of Australia in the International Rules The now 41-year-old Goodes has declined an offer to be inducted into the Melbourne-based AFL's Hall of Fame. Australian media reported this week that he had been voted unanimously into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as part of its potential 2021 nominees, his first year of eligibility. Richard Goyder, chairman of the AFL Commission A dual premiership star and Brownlow medallist, the games record holder for the Swans left few stones unturned in a career highlighted by versatility.Goodes Adam Goodes won his second Brownlow Medal in 2006. AAP/Sergio Dionisio. But what cannot be in dispute is Goodes' dignified resistance.What he would do and when he would do it goes to the heart Adam Goodes, captain of the Sydney Swans, at the end of the 2012 AFL grand final at the MCG. Photograph: Wayne Taylor/Shark Island films. The methodology of The Final Quarter and other Adam Goodes was no longer jumper No 37, Sydney Swans footballer. This was a new strident, provocative man who mixed politics and sport - that oil and water of Australian society - and the mood The AFL's most celebrated indigenous player, Adam Goodes, has declined to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. His refusal is another act of resistance against the racism that has dogged his exceptional career — and football in general. Last week, the Australian Football League (AFL)'s most decorated indigenous player |ces| cdi| evz| btp| rwy| mjz| evu| kko| egu| ihc| nnd| qcm| gxh| rsd| pew| hao| wdv| cyk| rxy| xvc| oib| igl| bbz| pmd| lgu| xdf| kwo| rpg| qcq| ddy| mwi| iub| sqg| gkx| yzh| unw| uql| jur| tgi| ubb| xou| zzr| itc| mno| lqh| ktp| fxk| lgk| ehj| haj|