The statue shows Goodes performing the Indigenous war dance as he did against Carlton in 2015 in what wound up being his final season. 9News
Goodes' dance was wildly polarising at the time, and Swans benefactor Basil Sellers, who commissioned the statue, said the Swans champion was "badly hurt" by the reaction.The new Adam Goodes statue was unveiled outside Swans HQ ahead of Sydney's clash with Carlton at SCG
"There was nothing untoward towards the Carlton supporters, it is actually something for them to stand up and say: 'Yep, cool - we see you, we acknowledge you, bring it on' ... If people don't understand it, let's take the time to understand it. Take a chill pill, understand what I was doing." "Adam Goodes owes football and the people of Australia nothing. However, we collectively owe him so much," Pridham said in an emotional speech at the unveiling."So Adam, please accept this sculpture as a symbol of our gratitude and respect for showing us your strengths as a role model across so many diverse fields of achievement."
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