It takes a lot of courage to have a teenage girl kicked out of a Football Ground. Just my sentiments, others might disagree, who knows?

No time for the man.

Izabarack wrote:

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Excellent choice as Australian of the Year. Such dignity in the face of stupid hatred.

Iza

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Agree 

I used to like watching Adam Goodes playing football because he was pretty good at it, I have no idea what sort of personality he had on the field, in the change rooms or away from the game as my only real interest was in watching the AFL. Personally I think that the incident with the young girl was pretty ordinary behaviour on both sides of the fence and it wasn't helped by later being turned into a media circus. Congratulations to all those recipients of Australian Of The Year awards but for me it probably ranks a 1 out of 10 on the level of interest scale along with all the other titles that they seem to so willingly handout these days. 

BB

-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Saturday 25th of March 2017 12:52:58 PM

Has I have said I didn't know about him has football player , But see lots on the news about the incident , But found it good to hear about the whole person not just an isolated incident which was turn into a circus by a controlled media .

I assume you are all white man or woman like me. Even some white people find it difficult to grasp some things in life. But the indigenous have had 9 generations only with most of those under direct control of the white man. So, put yourself in his position, being called an ape by that girl. Oh, sorry, he should have taken the time to stop the game (he held the ball) and ask her age...silly me. It could have been handled better by others eg her grandmother should have gone with her. But as for Adam, I think had had every right to report it. He is mature and a great example of a leader in his community. Maybe I'm better at walking in his shoes?

I laugh at white jokes, why can't they laugh at black jokes? Oop's sorry I meant coloured jokes!

Eaglemax, to tell you the truth I don't know whether the game was stopped or what happened at the time of the incident all I remember is all the media hype that followed it. I am not a big follower of AFL although I will watch the Swans now and then and I saw Adam Goodes cop a pretty hard time from the opposing supporters in following matches. Up until now the discussion as I saw it was not so much about race but the way in which a high profile sports person dealt with comments from the crowd. For your own protection I suggest that you don't attend a rugby league match......

Aussie wrote:

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Santa that's a bit hard to do when Adam Goodes is at the top of the page.

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 Not at all, most seem to have been able to do it.

Of all the black or coloured players why was he the only one geing booed. None of the others where, was it because he was a disrepectful , rude racist. O sorry only white people are racist, no time for that person.

Santa, for me it is a broad minded interesting conversation, and I reckon about 50 /50 in the opinion stakes. Let's face it, most of us are oldish Aussies, and if anybody is offended by our oldish sense of humour, there is no hope for any of us. HIC, HIC. Aussie.

OK, I have closed the beer fridge, put away the Wine Cask and promised my darling, I will be a new little boy to-morrow.,Nigh, Nigh, Nigh, Nigh, nigh, nigh.