Essay On Adam Roy Goodes

Individual component: Profile
Adam Roy Goodes was born on the 8th of January 1980. Adam was born in South Australia, Adam inherits his indigenous background from his mother Lisa May who is an Indigenous Australian
Adam has two siblings Jake and Brett. At a young age Adam left moved between Wallaroo and Adelaide and Merbein with his mother due to the separation of his parents. Adam discovered his passion for football whilst attending Merbein West Primary School in 1986 and contained his football passion throughout high school in Horsham Victoria where he represented under-16 and under-18 levels. At age 16, he began playing with the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup.
Goodes played in a winning premiership side with the Rebels where he was

scouted by the Sydney Swans. Goodes was drafted by Sydney into the Australian Football League as the 43rd pick in the 1997 AFL Draft, Sydney's third round draft pick
During 2000 and 2001, Goodes played in a variety of positions, developing his game but lacking consistency at times.

He played every game during this period. After injuring his knee twice in the ruck, he moved to play on the wing and went on to win two Brownlow Medals.
In 2003 Goodes returned to the ruck position for significant parts of the year in what became his best season so far. Goodes won the club's best and fairest award and All-Australian selection for the first time.
In 2006 Goodes had another notable year and again won the Brownlow Medal. He came into the count as a heavy favorite and became the twelfth player to have won two or more Brownlow Medals, the first Aboriginal to win two and the first player to win two with a non-Victorian club.
Goodes played his 250th game in 2009, against Geelong. He was arguably one of the best players throughout the 2009 season. He was also named captain of the International Rules squad to play in Ireland in October. Goodes played his 300th AFL game in 2011. He became the quickest player in AFL history to reach the milestone. 2012 was the year Adam Goodes honor after winning the 2012 AFL Grand Final
Goodes broke the Sydney games record when he played his 304th AFL game with a strong contribution in the Swans' Round 5, 2012, victory over

Hawthorn.
Goodes guided his team to victory in the 2012 AFL Grand Final. In 2015 Goodes announced his retirement from the AFL.
Both Adam and his mum Lisa are very much active in the Sydney Indigenous community, both spend a lot of time mentoring with the Indigenous youth those in youth detention centers.
In September 2009 both Adam and his cousin O’Loughlin help start an Indigenous football academy and launched the Goodes O'Loughlin Foundation. The goal was to empower the next generation of Indigenous role models in all walks of life across Australia, this includes education, health and employment.
2014 was the year Adam became New South Wales finalist for the Australian of the Year award. On Australia Day 2014 he was awarded the Australian of the Year for 2014.
Adam also hold an honorary doctorate by the University of Sydney for his contribution to Australian society.

Individual component: Analysis
Any athlete or well-known Indigenous person would know how hard it is to gain support and respect from fans and the people of Australia.
Adam Goodes and Cathy Freeman are both part of the Indigenous community. In 2000 at the Olympics hosted in Sydney, Cathy Freeman won gold l in the 400 meters run. She was the first Aborigine to ever to compete in the Olympics. She always made history by waiving the Aboriginal flag at a sporting event in 1994. Cathy is a symbol of Australia representing reconciliation and unity.In 1998 she was named the Australian of the Year and Adam was awarded Australian of the Year in 2014.
Adam Goodes and Cathy Freeman are both athletes both unfortunately have suffered from discrimination from the Australian public, both athletes have received major racism remarks whilst paying sport. Cathy and Adam have contributed to the aboriginal community in many ways. They both are proud to be aboriginal and continue to teach the indigenous youth about their culture and values. Adam has co-founded an Indigenous Football academy with former team mate Michael O’Loughlin and he continues to work to raise money to provide scholarships for Indigenous students to attend private schools.
Adam Goodes is still afflicted by the faceless crowd, even though he was had a decorated career in AFL. He has constantly been booed for the past two seasons and received awful remarks from the AFL Fans.
Cathy Freeman’s victory brought two halves of a nation together, the issues that face Indigenous Australia today, both sporting and political.
Both Cathy and Adam have been very vocal on the issues in the indigenous community and the rights of the people. They both have been very out spoken and have stood up to racism in the community.
Even though Adam and Cathy have both retired from their careers they are still contributing to the indigenous community. Cathy as has been very active on social issues. The Indigenous community need to be more respected and thankfully both Adam and Cathy are bringing awareness to this issue.