Past Adam Goodes - The Champion, We Thank You, retired 2015 (now with extra Dr)

[The King!]

Swans fans only mods? The main board thread lasted 2 posts ffs before a troll hit

 

[Superstar swan]

Im more infuriated that adam has gone out like this than i am us straight setting it.

Pure disgust right now

 

[Banyo Bloods]

Haha you traded him for schwass


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What are you contributing here ? Piss off. NORF

 

[MF]

Booed out of the game.

I hope and would like to think it didn't come into the equation, but the fact is he would easily be best 22 again next season if he wanted to continue.

 

[Superstar swan]

I hope the club talks him into playing on.

 

[snozulu]

Congratulations Goodesy on a great career. Loved watching you play the game. Best wishes in your post footy career.

 

[KOLOKOTRONIS]

An enormous player! He did the right thing by not being chaired off. He is disgusted with this anglosaxon version of his country and wants no false applause. Deep down he knows he is hated by the vast football public. The constant booing proves this unfortunately.

Politics beckons for the great man.

KOLOKOTRONIS

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

I hope the club talks him into playing on.

No that wouldnt be the right thing to do.

 

[Banyo Bloods]

Love ya Goodesy life long blood will be spoken of in high reverence for years to come.

 

[Superstar swan]

No that wouldnt be the right thing to do.

Your right, its just hard to accept right now

 

[Superstar swan]

Did goodes get chaired off at all. There was a pic on instagram

 

[Porked04]

Just wanted to pass by and say it's been an absolute privilege to watch Adam's career and it's a sad night to hear a champion is retiring.

His football resume stacks up alongside the all-time greats and he's been an integral part of the Bloods' culture which has been the envy of the league.

My wife is Aboriginal and supports the Swans for Goodes and what a proud role model he is for his People. He has incredible support amongst his community and is an idol to thousands of young Aboriginal boys - I see this first hand living and working in a remote community. A lot of flogs have been challenged this year by Goodes - his courage and strength throughout has been remarkable and I'm sure he'll make a positive impact in the next chapter of his life.

Thanks for sharing a true champion of the league with all of us

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Did goodes get chaired off at all. There was a pic on instagram

Shaw did.

 

[Jakko]

Anything off field is insignificant compared to his on field achievements.

Legend. HOFer within a couple of years.

 

[PowerBaz]

Fair career that.

 

[Superstar swan]

Shaw did.

Yer saw shawry but not goodes. Wasnt sure if the swans used an old pic for their instagram

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Sad day for all swans fans

Shame he couldn't go out on top. But had a cracking game.

You're a legend mate

 

[Superstar swan]

Sad day for all swans fans

Shame he couldn't go out on top. But had a cracking game.

You're a legend mate

This is one of the darkest days of our clubs history. Didnt get the chance to properly farewell our greatest ever player.

Very upsetting

 

[SSwans2011]

Absolute champion inside and out of the game. Been a pleasure watching him. Shame to see him go out the way he did. Amazing career though.

 

[conban]

A touch emotional actually. Easy to be light about these kind of things but I can honestly say I have never really supported a Swans team that did not include Adam Goodes. As a man in his mid twenties I watched along in the late 90's but it wasn't til the early 2000's that my support galvanised and I became a memeber and a more importantly a life long supporter of the man himself. Sad to see him go out in this fashion but at the same time the emotions I am experiencing right now, which I am confident are shared by many of you reading this, stand testament to just how powerful an impact this individual has had at the Sydney Swans. A true champion, a personal hero of mine and most importantly a timeless servant of our great club.

Thank you Adam Goodes.

 

[Mick Oxlong]

A few good Port supporters on here with best wishes...you have definitely shown some heart toward our legend in Adam Goodes. I and many other supporters definitely thank you for that!

 

[PVF]

I had the privilege to watch Goodsey play in his 300th game live down here in Tassie and rip Hawthorn a new one.

A true legend of the game. Probably surpasses Skilton as the greatest Swan ever.

Farewell Goodsey and well done on a great career, you are a hero to us all.

 

[Araluenian]

Skilton, Lockett, Kelly, Bazza. It would not be an exaggeration to suggest that Adam Goodes is even more iconic to our club than those legends. One of the all-time great players, indelibly associated with the Sydney Swans, and one of the most important figures in the history of Australian sporting culture.

It will be strange to see the Swans running out next year without him, but Australia hasn't seen the last of Adam Goodes.

For everything that you've done for our club over the last 18 years: thanks, Adam.

 

[swannyfan]

Shame that he didnt get the send off he deserved

True humility to just wander off and not make it about him

Hope he has gone because he wanted not because of flogs

Still playing at a high level

He is the greatest swan ive seen play and one of the greatest full stop

He played every position he stood up every time we needed him

I think we have to honor him by naming our annual player award after him

Woud love to see the AFL honour him on GF day and give him the send off he deserves.

 

[robbieando]

Knew it was going to happen, but wow its numbing to hear it.

I can handle the loss, but not this and the way he was hounded out of the game.