Adam Goodes
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Adam Roy Goodes is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. Goodes holds an elite place in VFL/AFL history as a dual Brownlo
Goodes in 2014
Goodes playing for Sydney in 2006
Goodes during a lap of honour after winning the 2012 AFL Grand Final
Goodes at a Sydney Swans press conference in 2014
Tall poppy syndrome
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Tall poppy syndrome is a term that originated in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s that refers to people with notable public success or achievements that are ostracised by others as a form of ega
Adam Goodes
…the Year which had been seen to denigrate the history of European settlement of Australia. The booing of Goodes has also been described as a symptom of tall poppy syndrome. The AFL Players' Association and captains showed solidarity with Goodes, releasing an open statement that included the words "We encourage supporters…
Tarquinius Superbus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, depicting the king sweeping the tallest heads from a patch of poppies