NITV - Awaken programme discussing the race issue in AFL:

watt price tully · Joined: 15 May 2007

Insightful programme last night on NITV called AWAKEN - hosted by Stan Grant.

This show interviewed 4 people & discussed the impetus for the AFL groundbreaking policy regarding race - Nicky Winmar at Vic Park & Damien Monkhorst.It also discussed how far we've come in such a short space of time & how much there still is to do. It also looked at different ways of seeing. The historian Professor Tatz provides some challenging insights.

* Michael Long
* Gilbert McAdam
* Professor Colin Tatz - a historian specializing on race & sport & Genocide studies previously
* Tony Peek - assistant to the CEO of the AFL (involved in developing the policy 20 years ago.

Great programme - worth a watch.

http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/1565/awaken

(Mind you the programme title AWAKEN & the colour of the graphics make it seem like it's gunna be some nutty right wing Christian TV show host proselytising on channel 10 where Benny Hinn, Bernie Finn & Tammy May are gunna preach the devil out of you...but I digress).

Piesnchess · piesnchess Joined: 09 Jun 2008

Sounds interesting, will give it a view. Reckon Goodes went a bit over the top last night, all that prancing around, he does tend now to be a bit of a showoff at times. Nothing to do with race, its his personallity and ego runniing a bit rampant at times.

winpies · Joined: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia

Bob Sugar · Joined: 11 Feb 2010 Location: Benalla

People don't like Goodes because he has an agenda, and he's also an imbecile.

magpie1111 · Joined: 23 Jun 2012

Goodes will be on the racism gravey train for the rest of his life

Cuthbert Collingwood · Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 9:54 am

Goodes is a great guy and a great footballer. Never had any problem with him, and not sure why some people seem to. I've heard people say "it's because he's a dick" but hey, that's footy.

Flashman · Joined: 11 Aug 2007

I've always thought Goodes was a sensational player (watch his 2012 GF performance on one leg to see what a champion he is) and a good bloke.

But people pay their money to go to the footy and should be free to boo him if they so desire. Goodes should take it as a compliment because people only boo guns as Buckley, Hird, Carey etc will attest to.

yin-YANG · Joined: 03 Oct 2011

The day will come when an aboriginal player will be booed because they are a good player who annoys the opposition supporters due totheir football ability� like Bux used to cop figjam - it was jealousy.

Not all boos directed at Goodes are because he is a strong and proud aboriginal who likes to stir the pot - but many are�