As the current chair of the Indigenous Player Alliance I was privileged to see the Adam Goodes documentary,The film was introduced by the director, Ian Darling, and the AFL’s Tanya Hosch, who organised the screening for about 50 players who were in Adelaide.As the documentary rolled, the emotion in me started to rise up. It was like a punch to the face.
I recalled all the discussions I’ve had with my family about racism and the many forms that it takes. What they had to endure and how they handled it. The fights on the footy field. The punch-ups in pubs. The heated words and stony silences in the workplace. I have thought deeply about the booing of Adam, and how long it went on for. The footy field is no place for the faint-hearted. Courage, for me, is perhaps the greatest trait any footballer can display. You are totally exposed out there.
My heroes were Winmar and West Coast champions Chris Lewis and Peter Matera. I would watch these players and try to emulate them. They could turn games with just a few touches. But I also saw how much they copped because they were Blackfellas.
This is a cop out.. i would agree, but the likes of Cyril Rioli, Andrew McLeod, and a host of others were never booed. He was booed for other reasons.
and Eddie McGuire just put Sam Newman back on TV
zalisteggall What a joke & embarrassment to Aussie females
zalisteggall This really SHOWS your absolute ignorance What racism Marrying white women! How about sexism Getting job BECAUSE you're female Pretending once Federal Liberal but reslly Greens Or climate change is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING yet you do zero to reduce your own carbon footprint
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