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Former Swans coach regrets not doing more for Adam Goodes amid ‘diabolical’ treatment of AFL star
John Longmire opens up on booing during playerâs final years
âI should have threatened to pull our players off the groundâ
Former Sydney Swans coach John Longmire has opened up on his regret for not doing more to support Adam Goodes in the final years of his career, as the two-time Brownlow medallist faced âdiabolical, almost unforgivableâ treatment.
Writing in his autobiography released this week, Longmire said the final years of Goodesâs career were a source of regret.
âI wish everyone had done more,â he said. âAdam Goodes was not just a champion footballer, he was a leader and a man of immense courage. What he endured was diabolical, almost unforgivable.â
‘Extreme act’ Swans coach regrets not doing amid Goodes booing
Former Sydney coach John Longmire regrets not doing more to support champion player Adam Goodes during the final years of his career where the dual Brownlow Medallist was booed relentlessly by fans around the country.
The 2012 premiership coach, in his autobiography: “Pain, Perspective and Premierships – My Autobiography”, went as far as saying the club should have staged a walk off during a game to send the message that they would no longer stand for what was happening.
Adam Goodes and John Longmire after the 2012 grand final. nnazgates
Goodes, one of the game’s all-time greats, has barely been seen in the AFL world since retiring in 2015, largely due to the confronting nature of his final years in the sport.
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