Adam Goodes

Adam Goodes
Goodes at Sydney Swans Press Conference 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-01-08) 8 January 1980
Place of birth	Wallaroo, South Australia
Original team	North Ballarat Rebels
Draft	No. 43, 1997 National Draft
Height/Weight	194 cm / 100 kg
Position(s)	Utility
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	37
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1999–	Sydney	353 (439)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Victoria	1 (0)
International team honours
2001-2010	Australia	3 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 2, 2015 season.
Career highlights
2× Brownlow Medal (2003, 2006) 2× AFL Premiership (2005, 2012) 3× Bob Skilton Medal (2003, 2006, 2011) 4× All Australian (2003, 2006, 2009, 2011) 3× Sydney leading goalkicker (2009, 2010, 2011) Ron Evans Medal 1999 Indigenous Team of the Century Australian of the Year 2014

Adam Goodes (born 8 January 1980) is a professional Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Goodes holds an elite place in AFL/VFL history as a dual Brownlow Medallist, dual premiership player, four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and representing Australia in the International Rules Series.

Goodes is one of only 14 players in the history of Australian rules football to win the Brownlow Medal more than once. He was named Australian of the Year in 2014 for his community work through the Go Foundation and advocacy against racism.^[1][2] On Round 16, 2014 Goodes broke Andrew McLeod's record of 340 games as most games by an Indigenous footballer.

Early life

Goodes was born in South Australia, to Lisa May and Graham Goodes, with siblings Jake and Brett.^[3] Goodes' father is of English, Irish and Scottish ancestry; his mother is an Indigenous Australian (Adnyamathanha and Narungga).^[4][5]

Goodes' parents were separated when he was four; his father moved to Queensland while Goodes moved between Wallaroo and Adelaide (in South Australia) and Merbein (in Victoria) with his mother.^[6]

While at Merbein, Goodes attended primary school at Merbein West Primary School in 1986 and it was there that he began to play Australian rules football.^[6] He moved with his family to Horsham, Victoria, where he played football at high school and represented at Under 16 and Under 18 levels. He began playing with the North Ballarat Rebels at 16 in the Victorian Football League and played in a winning premiership side where he was scouted by the Sydney Swans.^[6]

AFL career

Early career

Goodes was drafted by Sydney into the Australian Football League as the No. 43 pick in the 1997 AFL Draft, Sydney's third round draft pick. He spent the 1998 season in the reserves competition, but broke into the first team the following year and went on to win the league's Rising Star Award.

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. In early 2002, however, his form had slumped and it had been suggested that he may be dropped. However, coach Rodney Eade resigned mid-season and under interim (later permanent) coach Paul Roos, Goodes found himself playing more in the ruck. In the second half of that season his form improved immensely. After injuring his knee twice in the ruck, he moved to play on the wing and went on to win two Brownlow Medals.

2003: Brownlow Medal success

In 2003, Goodes returned to the ruck position for significant parts of the year in what became his best season so far. He played a critical role in the Swans' revival and eventual preliminary final game that year. In particular, his efforts were crucial in the Swans' win against Port Adelaide in the qualifying finals.

At the end of the season, Goodes won the club's best and fairest award (the Bob Skilton Medal) and All-Australian selection for the first time. However, his greatest achievement was winning the league's highest personal honour, the Brownlow Medal, along with Collingwood's Nathan Buckley and Adelaide's Mark Ricciuto. This was the second time in the history of the medal that the award was shared between three players (the first time was in 1930). Goodes attributed his success to his longtime mentor John Winter.

2004–05

Goodes had an indifferent 2004, just like his team who only managed the semi-finals stage of the finals series. He did not repeat his efforts of 2003, mainly due to knee injuries, yet he still managed to play every game. The knee injuries were due to an awkward fall during the season while playing in the ruck against the West Coast Eagles. Many expected Goodes to have suffered a posterior or anterior knee ligament damage, but he battled on. After this injury, coach Roos announced that Goodes' rucking days were over and that he would be used in other positions. He played in the backline for the remainder of 2004.

Goodes returned to form in 2005, playing mainly in the midfield. His year was highlighted with a near match-winning 33 disposals in round 18 against the Adelaide Crows. He played well in the 2005 Grand Final, kicked a goal and gathering 20 possessions as the Swans won their first premiership since 1933.^[7] He was also awarded life membership of the Swans after playing his 150th game during the year.^[8]

2006: Second Brownlow Medal

In Round 7, 2006, Goodes played his 150th consecutive match, a notable effort with the injuries he had in 2004. By the end of the 2007 season he had played 191 consecutive matches. He returned to the ruck position in 2005 and 2006, but only occasionally around the ground and not at centre bounces where his knee injury occurred.

In 2006 Goodes had another notable year and again won the Brownlow Medal. He came into the count as a heavy favourite 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.^[9] Goodes said of his performance, "I'd like to think with another couple of years in the midfield I could improve again.".^[10] Goodes had a poor performance in the first half of the 2006 Grand Final against the West Coast Eagles in a repeat of 2005. However, he turned on the heat in the second half with his team coming close (losing by one point).

At the end of the year he was once again selected in the All-Australian team.

2007–2011

In seasons 2007 and 2008 saw Goodes drop off in form but was still instrumental in Sydney's finals campaigns. He had Brownlow Medal-threatening suspensions and charges during both years. In 2008 he missed games either through suspension or injury for the first time since 2000. His 2007 season ended strongly for him as he received 16 of a possible 18 Brownlow Medal votes in the last six games of the year.

Goodes played his 250th game in 2009, against Geelong. He was arguably one of the best players throughout the 2009 season, playing in the forward line because of Barry Hall's mid-season departure. He finished the season with 38 goals and averaged 21 disposals. From 2006 to 2009 he received 84 Brownlow votes which equated to 21 per season, easily a winning tally in years gone by considering he had drawn 22 votes during 2003's success. From 2007 to 2009 he played career best football in the eyes of some critics and perhaps better than 2003 or 2006 as evidenced by a career high eight goals against Fremantle in 2008 and more accurate goal kicking when in the forward 50. Goodes played some high standard football in 2009 in what was a relatively disappointing season in which the Swans finished 12th and failed to make the finals for the first time in six years. He also polled three Brownlow Medal votes in the Round 7 match against Geelong which Sydney lost by 51 points.

In 2010, Goodes averaged about 20 disposals and two goals a game, having been at the forefront of Sydney's revival. They finished the season in fifth position. Having started the season at centre half-forward and providing a target inside 50 for much of the year, Goodes was shifted into the midfield with success. He finished sixth in the Bob Skilton Medal and was named in the initial 40 player All-Australian squad but not in the final side. He was also named captain of the International Rules squad to play in Ireland in October.

After a strong 2009 season and an occasional move to half-forward, Goodes was selected last but managed to sneak into the 2009 All-Australian team on the interchange bench.

Goodes started 2011 playing mostly in the Swans' forward line. While his ball-winning was considered as good as ever, his goal-kicking became somewhat inconsistent. In a match against Essendon that season, Goodes had a chance to win the game for Sydney with his team down by two points, but his shot at goal drifted to the left, losing the game for Sydney by a solitary point.

Goodes played his 300th AFL game when the Sydney Swans tackled Hawthorn in a second semi-final, losing by 36 points. He became the quickest player (though not the youngest) in AFL history to reach the milestone, breaking 2003 joint-Brownlow Medalist Mark Ricciuto's record by 274 days. His late-season surge in form saw him selected in the 2011 All-Australian team in the forward pocket. This was his fourth selection in the team.

In 2011, Goodes started second favourite for the Brownlow but finished eighth overall and won the 2011 Sydney Swans' Best and Fairest, beating Josh Kennedy and Rhyce Shaw who tied for second.

2012

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 at York Park in Launceston, Tasmania.^[11] He suffered a quad injury in Round 6 and was expected to miss up to six games.

Goodes guided his team to victory in the 2012 AFL Grand Final, defeating Hawthorn 91-81.

Media profile

Goodes has made several television advertisement appearances. In 2006, he appeared along with Shane Crawford in an advertisement for Campbell's Chunky soup. In 2007, he appeared, along with team-mates, in the Barry Hall series of commercials for the AFL in Sydney. In 2009, he featured in the official advertisement for the AFL, receiving the ball from Chris Judd while striding out in front of horses on a horse racing track, as well as in an advertisement for Powerade. In August of 2014, his ancestry was researched on the ABC series "Who Do You Think You Are" and projected a gentle man who values his aboriginal connection.

Personal life

Goodes is of Aboriginal descent and is active in the Sydney Indigenous community. He has spent time working with troubled Indigenous youth, including those in youth detention centres, along with his cousin and former teammate Michael O'Loughlin. His mother Lisa May is also involved in community work and works in a nursing home. Goodes and O'Loughlin have also helped to start an Indigenous football academy. In September 2009 they launched the Goodes O'Loughlin Foundation, a foundation aimed at empowering the next generation of Indigenous role models in all walks of life across Australia. Goodes and O'Loughlin co-chair the foundation, which focuses on education, employment and healthy lifestyles. Goodes took his mother to the Brownlow Medal ceremony in 2003.

Goodes' brother Brett became a professional footballer in the 2013 AFL season. He has played for both the Port Adelaide Magpies in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and the North Ballarat Roosters in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and has represented Victoria in interleague matches.^[12] Brett later worked at the Western Bulldogs, and he was drafted by the Bulldogs as the no.4 pick in the 2012 AFL Rookie Draft at age 28.

In 2014, Goodes was named as the New South Wales finalist for the Australian of the Year award.^[13] On 25 January 2014 he was announced as the Australian of the Year for 2014.

Racism controversy

On 24 May 2013, in the opening match of the AFL's annual Indigenous Round, a 13-year-old Collingwood fan abused Goodes by calling him an "ape".^[14] After the game the Collingwood president, Eddie McGuire, apologised to Goodes "on behalf of the Collingwood Football Club and on behalf of football". McGuire said that Collingwood had a zero tolerance policy towards racism, but also said that the girl, who also later apologised to Goodes, did not know that what she had said was a racial slur.^[15] Goodes said that he was "gutted" and that he had "never been more hurt".^[16]

Five days later, McGuire, while hosting a breakfast radio program, made an unprovoked on-air comment linking Goodes to the promotion of the King Kong musical which was about to open in Melbourne. McGuire apologised on air after making the reference,^[16][17] however his actions were widely criticised.^[18]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2014 season ^[19]

Legend
D	Disposals	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	M	Marks	T	Tackles	H/O	Hit-outs	G	Goals	B	Behinds

	Led the league for the Season only*
	Led the league after finals only*
	Led the league after Season and Finals*

*10 games required to be eligible.

Year	Team	#	Games	D	K	H	M	T	H/O	G	B	D	K	H	M	T	H/O	G	B
			Totals									Averages (per game)
1999	Sydney	37	20	256	190	66	90	16	186	19	12	12.8	9.5	3.3	4.5	0.8	9.3	1.0	0.6
2000	Sydney	37	22	295	228	67	98	28	115	40	22	13.4	10.4	3.0	4.5	1.3	5.2	1.8	1.0
2001	Sydney	37	23	329	260	69	120	26	96	34	17	14.3	11.3	3.0	5.2	1.1	4.2	1.5	0.7
2002	Sydney	37	22	350	268	82	111	68	125	21	17	15.9	12.2	3.7	5.0	3.1	5.7	1.0	0.8
2003	Sydney	37	24	431	304	127	142	52	299	20	13	18.0	12.7	5.3	5.9	2.2	12.5	0.8	0.5
2004	Sydney	37	24	336	205	131	116	31	103	9	10	14.0	8.5	5.5	4.8	1.3	4.3	0.4	0.4
2005	Sydney	37	26	449	319	130	145	60	116	23	14	17.3	12.3	5.0	5.6	2.3	4.5	0.9	0.5
2006	Sydney	37	25	521	381	140	170	84	51	25	13	20.8	15.2	5.6	6.8	3.4	2.0	1.0	0.5
2007	Sydney	37	23	464	298	166	134	77	31	9	9	20.2	13.0	7.2	5.8	3.3	1.3	0.4	0.4
2008	Sydney	37	21	359	229	130	95	63	22	29	14	17.1	10.9	6.2	4.5	3.0	1.0	1.4	0.7
2009	Sydney	37	22	469	294	175	134	72	23	38	17	21.3	13.4	8.0	6.1	3.3	1.0	1.7	0.8
2010	Sydney	37	24	481	322	159	177	58	6	44	41	20.0	13.4	6.6	7.4	2.4	0.3	1.8	1.7
2011	Sydney	37	24	511	320	191	144	87	17	41	32	21.3	13.3	8.0	6.0	3.6	0.7	1.7	1.3
2012	Sydney	37	19	332	217	115	103	56	4	37	19	17.5	11.4	6.1	5.4	2.9	0.2	1.9	1.0
2013	Sydney	37	12	214	133	81	60	25	1	20	9	17.8	11.1	6.8	5.0	2.1	0.1	1.7	0.8
2014	Sydney	37	20	266	175	91	81	32	1	30	12	13.3	8.8	4.6	4.0	1.6	0	1.5	0.6
Career			351	6063	4143	1920	1920	835	1196	439	271	17.3	11.8	5.5	5.5	2.4	3.4	1.3	0.8

Honours and achievements

Brownlow Medal votes
Season	Votes
1999	—
2000	—
2000	5
2000	2
2003	22
2004	4
2005	7
2006	26
2007	20
2008	21
2009	17
2010	13
2011	19
2012	2
2013	4
Total	162
Key:
Green / Bold = Won

Team

• AFL Premiership (Sydney): 2005, 2012
• McClelland Trophy (Sydney): 2014

Individual

• Brownlow Medal: 2003 (tied with Nathan Buckley and Mark Ricciuto), 2006
• Bob Skilton Medal: 2003, 2006, 2011
• All-Australian: 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011
• AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award: 2006
• Herald Sun Player of the Year Award: 2006
• Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year Award: 2006
• Australian Representative Honours in International Rules Football: 2001, 2010 (C)
• Indigenous All-Stars Representative Honours: 2003
• Sydney Swans Captain: 2009-2012
• Sydney Swans Leading Club Goalkicker Award: 2009-2011
• AFL Rising Star Award: 1999
• AFL Rising Star Nominee: 1999 (Round 2)
• Indigenous Team of the Century (Centre Half-Back)
• Australian of the Year Award: 2014

Tribunal history

Season	Round	Charge category (level)	Victim	Result	Verdict	Ref(s)
2007	5	Charging	Simon Godfrey (Melbourne)	Guilty (early plea)	Reprimand and 70.31 carry-over points	[20][21]
2008	2	Striking	Matt Thomas (Port Adelaide)	Not guilty (won at tribunal)	–	[22]
	11	Rough conduct	Adam Selwood (West Coast)	Guilty (early plea)	Reprimand and 93.75 carry-over points	[23]
	13	Engaging in rough conduct (1)	Clint Bartram (Melbourne)	Guilty (early plea)	One-match suspension	[24]
2012	3	Rough conduct	Jacob Surjan (Port Adelaide)	Guilty (lost at tribunal)	One-match suspension and 80.75 demerit points	[25]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adam Goodes.

• Adam Goodes's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
• Adam Goodes's statistics from AFL Tables
• Adam Goodes on Twitter

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Byron Pickett	AFL Rising Star 1999	Succeeded by Paul Hasleby
Preceded by Simon Black Ben Cousins	Brownlow Medal 2003 (tied with Mark Ricciuto and Nathan Buckley) 2006	Succeeded by Chris Judd Jimmy Bartel
Preceded by Paul Williams Brett Kirk Kieren Jack	Bob Skilton Medal 2003 2006 2011	Succeeded by Barry Hall Brett Kirk Josh P. Kennedy
Preceded by Ita Buttrose	Australian of the Year 2014	Succeeded by Rosie Batty

Sydney Swans – current squad 1 Rose 2 Shaw 3 McVeigh (c) 4 Hannebery 5 Heeney 6 Mitchell 7 Cunningham 8 Tippett 9 Davis* 10 Jones 11 Laidler 12 Kennedy 13 Nankervis 14 Bird 15 K. Jack (c) 16 Rohan 17 Hiscox 19 Derickx 20 Reid 21 McGlynn 22 Towers 23 Franklin 24 Rampe 25 T. Richards 26 Parker 27 Robinson 28 Newman* 29 Hewett 30 McLaren* 31 Marsh 32 Jetta 33 B. Jack 34 Johnson 35 Naismith* 36 Aliir 37 Goodes 38 Pyke 39 Grundy 40 Smith 41 Perris* 42 X. Richards 43 Melican* 44 Lloyd 45 Foote* Coach: Longmire * denotes Rookie Listed players

Sydney Swans 2005 AFL Premiers Sydney Swans 8.10 (58) defeated West Coast Eagles 7.12 (54), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Captain: 1. Hall 2. Davis 4. Mathews 5. O'Keefe 6. C. Bolton 10. Williams 12. Fosdike 13. Schneider 16. Jolly 17. Kennelly 19. O'Loughlin 20. Ablett 21. Barry 24. J. Bolton 26. Dempster 27. Ball 28. Crouch 30. Roberts-Thomson 31. Kirk 32. Buchanan 37. Goodes 42. Bevan Coach: Roos

Sydney Swans 2012 AFL Premiers Sydney Swans 14.7 (91) defeated Hawthorn 11.15 (81), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Captain: 3. McVeigh 2. Shaw 4. Hannebery 5. O'Keefe 9. Malceski 10. Morton 12. Kennedy 14. Bird 15. Jack 20. Reid 24. Bolton 25. Richards 26. Parker 29. Mattner 30. Roberts-Thomson 32. Jetta 34. Johnson 37. Goodes 38. Pyke 39. Grundy 40. Smith 41. Mumford Coach: Longmire

Captains of the South Melbourne Football Club/Sydney Swans 1897–1898: Fraser 1899: Adamson 1900: Windley 1901: Trim 1902: Windley 1903: Fogarty 1904–1905: McGee 1906: Howson 1907–1908: Dolphin 1909: Ricketts 1910–1911: Thomas 1912: Ricketts 1913: H. Kelly 1914–1915; 1917:* Belcher 1918–1919: Caldwell 1920: Belcher 1921: Willis 1922: Tandy 1923–1925: P. Scanlan 1926–1927: Pannam 1928: J. Scanlan 1929: Stanbridge 1930–1931: J. Scanlan 1932: Leonard 1933–1936: Bisset 1937: Nash 1938–1945: Matthews 1946–1948: Graham 1949: Lucas 1950–1952: Lane 1953–1954: Clegg 1955: Gunn 1956: Gillett 1957–1960: Clegg 1961–1971: Skilton 1972: Rantall 1973–1976: Bedford 1977–1979: Quade 1980–1984: Round 1984–1985: Browning 1986–1992: Carroll 1993–2002: P. Kelly 2003–2005: Maxfield 2006–2007: Hall/Kirk/Barry 2008: Hall/Barry/Bolton 2009–2010: Bolton/Goodes/Kirk 2011–2012: Goodes/McVeigh 2013–: Jack/McVeigh *South Melbourne did not participate in the VFL in 1916 due to World War I

Brownlow Medal winners 1924: Greeves 1925: C. Watson 1926: Warne-Smith 1927: Coventry 1928: Warne-Smith 1929: Collier 1930: Judkins 1931: Bunton 1932: Bunton 1933: Smallhorn 1934: Reynolds 1935: Bunton 1936: Ryan 1937: Reynolds 1938: Reynolds 1939: Whelan 1940: Matthews/Fothergill 1941: Ware 1946: Cordner 1947: Deacon 1948: Morris 1949: Clegg/Austen 1950: Ruthven 1951: B. Smith 1952: Wright/Hutchison 1953: Hutchison 1954: Wright 1955: Goldsmith 1956: Box 1957: Gleeson 1958: Roberts 1959: Skilton/Howell 1960: Schultz 1961: James 1962: Lord 1963: Skilton 1964: Collis 1965: Stewart 1966: Stewart 1967: R. Smith 1968: Skilton 1969: Murray 1970: Bedford 1971: Stewart 1972: Thompson 1973: Greig 1974: Greig 1975: Dempsey 1976: Moss 1977: Teasdale 1978: Blight 1979: Moore 1980: Templeton 1981: Quinlan/Round 1982: Wilson 1983: Glendinning 1984: Moore 1985: Hardie 1986: DiPierdomenico/Williams 1987: Lockett/Platten 1988: Healy 1989: Couch 1990: Liberatore 1991: Stynes 1992: Wynd 1993: Wanganeen 1994: Williams 1995: Kelly 1996: Hird/Voss 1997: Harvey 1998: Harvey 1999: Crawford 2000: Woewodin 2001: Akermanis 2002: Black 2003: Buckley/Ricciuto/Goodes 2004: Judd 2005: Cousins 2006: Goodes 2007: Bartel 2008: Cooney 2009: Ablett Jr. 2010: Judd 2011: Swan 2012: J. Watson 2013: Ablett Jr. 2014: Priddis

Multiple Brownlow Medal winners Three time winners: Haydn Bunton, Sr. Dick Reynolds Bob Skilton Ian Stewart Two time winners: Ivor Warne-Smith Bill Hutchison Roy Wright Keith Greig Peter Moore Greg Williams Robert Harvey Adam Goodes Chris Judd Gary Ablett, Jr.

Ron Evans Medal • AFL Rising Star Award winners 1993: Buckley 1994: Scott 1995: Holland 1996: Cousins 1997: Wilson 1998: Pickett 1999: Goodes 2000: Hasleby 2001: Koschitzke 2002: Riewoldt 2003: Mitchell 2004: Rivers 2005: Deledio 2006: Pearce 2007: Selwood 2008: Palmer 2009: Rich 2010: Hannebery 2011: Heppell 2012: Talia 2013: O'Meara 2014: Taylor

AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award winners 2003: Buckley 2004: Tredrea 2005: Hall 2006: Goodwin/Goodes 2007: Ablett 2008: Ablett 2009: Ablett 2010: Swan 2011: Murphy 2012: Cotchin 2013: Pendlebury 2014: Gray

Bob Skilton Medal · Sydney Swans Best and Fairest Winners 1927: McKay 1928: Stanbridge 1929: Wheelahan 1930: Hillis 1931: Thomas 1932: Faul 1933: Clarke 1934: Brain 1935: Hillis 1936: Matthews 1937: Matthews 1938: Thomas 1939: Matthews 1940: Matthews 1941: Ritchie 1942: Cleary 1943: Matthews 1944: Cleary 1945: Graham 1946: W. Williams 1947: W. Williams 1948: Clegg 1949: Clegg 1950: W. Williams 1951: Clegg 1952: Schaefer 1953: Taylor 1954: Lane 1955: Gillett 1956: Dorgan 1957: Taylor 1958: Skilton 1959: Skilton 1960: Johnson 1961: Skilton 1962: Skilton 1963: Skilton 1964: Skilton 1965: Skilton 1966: Papley 1967: Skilton 1968: Skilton 1969: Bedford 1970: Bedford 1971: Bedford 1972: Cook 1973: Bedford 1974: Goss 1975: Bedford 1976: Quade 1977: Teasdale 1978: Murphy 1979: Round 1980: Ackerly 1981: Round 1982: Ackerly 1983: Browning 1984: Evans 1985: Wright 1986: Healy 1987: Healy 1988: Healy 1989: Bayes 1990: Wright 1991: Mitchell 1992: Kelly 1993: Kelly 1994: Cresswell 1995: Lockett 1996: Kelly 1997: Kelly 1998: O'Loughlin 1999: Schwass 2000: Schuable 2001: P. Williams 2002: P. Williams 2003: Goodes 2004: Hall 2005: Kirk 2006: Goodes 2007: Kirk 2008: McVeigh 2009: O'Keefe 2010: Jack 2011: Goodes 2012: Kennedy 2013: McVeigh 2014: Parker

Sydney Swans · Leading Goalkickers 1897: McKay 1898: Colgan 1899: Colgan 1900: Lampe 1901: Lampe 1902: Goding 1903: Goding 1904: Clements 1905: Clements 1906: Mortimer 1907: Mortimer 1908: Mortimer 1909: Mortimer 1910: Mortimer 1911: Mortimer 1912: Mortimer 1913: Strang 1914: Freeman 1915: Morgan 1917: Morgan 1918: Ryan 1919: H. Robertson 1920: Wootton 1921: Cazaly 1922: Cazaly 1923: Johnson 1924: Johnson 1925: Johnson 1926: Johnson 1927: Johnson 1928: Johnson 1929: A. Robertson Sr. 1930: A. Robertson Sr. 1931: A. Robertson Sr. 1932: Pratt 1933: Pratt 1934: Pratt 1935: Pratt 1936: Pratt 1937: Nash 1938: Moore 1939: Pratt 1940: Reiffel 1941: Graham 1942: White 1943: Culph 1944: Hartridge 1945: Nash 1946: Mears 1947: Williams 1948: Graham 1949: Jones 1950: Lane 1951: Williams 1952: Lane 1953: Gillett 1954: Lane 1955: Lane 1956: Gunn 1957: Goldsmith 1958: Oaten 1959: Skilton 1960: Oaten 1961: McGowan 1962: Skilton 1963: Skilton 1964: Papley 1965: Kingston 1966: A. Robertson Jr. 1967: Sudholz 1968: Sudholz 1969: Sudholz 1970: Sudholz 1971: Bedford 1972: Bedford 1973: Bedford 1974: Goss 1975: Teasdale 1976: Dean 1977: Teasdale 1978: Murphy 1979: Morwood 1980: Roberts 1981: Roberts 1982: Morwood 1983: Braddy 1984: Capper 1985: Capper 1986: Capper 1987: Capper 1988: Mitchell 1989: Toohey 1990: West 1991: Love 1992: Minton-Connell 1993: Minton-Connell 1994: Minton-Connell 1995: Lockett 1996: Lockett 1997: Lockett 1998: Lockett 1999: Lockett 2000: O'Loughlin 2001: O'Loughlin 2002: Hall 2003: Hall 2004: Hall 2005: Hall 2006: Hall 2007: Hall 2008: Hall 2009: Goodes 2010: Goodes 2011: Goodes 2012: Jetta 2013: Tippett 2014: Franklin

2003 All-Australian team Defenders Gavin Wanganeen (Port Adelaide) Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) Joel Smith (Hawthorn) Rohan Smith (Western Bulldogs) Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane Lions) Nigel Lappin (Brisbane Lions) Midfielders Lenny Hayes (St Kilda) Michael Voss (Brisbane Lions) (Captain) Paul Williams (Sydney) Forwards Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) Phillip Matera (West Coast) Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) Chris Tarrant (Collingwood) Followers Adam Goodes (Sydney) Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) Peter Bell (Fremantle) Interchange James Hird (Essendon) Michael Gardiner (West Coast) Paul Hasleby (Fremantle) Robert Harvey (St Kilda) Coach Leigh Matthews (Brisbane Lions)

2006 All-Australian team Defenders Nathan Bassett (Adelaide) Darren Glass (West Coast) Lindsay Gilbee (Western Bulldogs) Craig Bolton (Sydney) Joel Bowden (Richmond) Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) Midfielders Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) Scott West (Western Bulldogs) Adam Goodes (Sydney) Forwards Alan Didak (Collingwood) Barry Hall (Sydney) Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney) Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs) Brendan Fevola (Carlton) Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) Followers Brendon Lade (Port Adelaide) Chris Judd (West Coast) Ben Cousins (West Coast) Interchange Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide) Dean Cox (West Coast) James McDonald (Melbourne) Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) Coach John Worsfold (West Coast)

2009 All-Australian team Defenders Corey Enright (Geelong) Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) Brian Lake (Western Bulldogs) Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) Craig Bolton (Sydney) Nick Maxwell (Collingwood) Midfielders Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) Lenny Hayes (St Kilda) Joel Selwood (Geelong) Forwards Paul Chapman (Geelong) Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) (captain) Dane Swan (Collingwood) Leon Davis (Collingwood) Brendan Fevola (Carlton) Jonathan Brown (Brisbane) Followers Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) Chris Judd (Carlton) (vice-captain) Gary Ablett (Geelong) Interchange Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) Brendon Goddard (St Kilda) Adam Goodes (Sydney) Coach Mark Thompson (Geelong)

2011 All-Australian team Defenders Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) Darren Glass (West Coast) Corey Enright (Geelong) Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs) Ben Reid (Collingwood) Leon Davis (Collingwood) Midfielders Dale Thomas (Collingwood) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) Forwards Marc Murphy (Carlton Travis Cloke (Collingwood) Dane Swan (Collingwood) Stephen Milne (St Kilda) Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) Adam Goodes (Sydney) Followers Dean Cox (West Coast) Chris Judd (Carlton – vice-captain) Gary Ablett (Gold Coast – captain) Interchange Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) James Kelly (Geelong) Drew Petrie (North Melbourne) Coach Chris Scott (Geelong)

2003 Indigenous All-Stars team Andrew McLeod (Captain) Corey Ah Chee Chance Bateman Peter Burgoyne Xavier Clarke Richie Cole Troy Cook Anthony Corrie Leon Davis Adam Goodes Antoni Grover Des Headland Chris Johnson Dale Kickett Steven Koops Andrew Krakouer Ashley McGrath Cory McGrath Toby McGrath Daniel Motlop Shannon Motlop Allan Murray Justin Murphy Dean Rioli Jason Roe Ashley Sampi Matthew Whelan Darryl White Mark Williams Adrian Wilson Coach: Michael McLean

Polly Farmer Medal · Indigenous All-Stars Games Best on Ground 1983: Handy 1994: Francis 2003: Goodes 2005: Wells 2007: McLeod 2009: Campbell 2011: Cancelled 2013: Bennell 2015: Burgoyne

Australian Football Media Association · Player of the Year 1973: Bisset 1974: Sheedy 1975: Jesaulenko/Roberts 1976: Knights 1977: Scott 1978: Blight 1979: Bartlett 1980: Templeton 1981: Moore 1982: Matthews 1983: Schimmelbusch 1984: Daniher 1985: Beasley 1986: Roos 1987: Platten 1988: Healy 1989: Watson 1990: Daicos 1991: Stynes 1992: Dunstall 1993: Ablett, Sr. 1994: Williams 1995: Lyon 1996: Hird 1997: R. Harvey 1998: Carey 1999: Crawford 2000: Koutoufides 2001: Voss 2002: Darcy 2004: Riewoldt 2005: Cousins 2006: Goodes 2007: Ablett, Jr. 2008: B. Harvey 2009: Swan 2010: Swan

Victorian Team – 2008 Hall of Fame Tribute Match Captain: J. Brown Bartel Bradshaw C. Brown Chapman Croad Fevola Foley Fraser Goodes Harvey Johnson Judd Kelly Milburn Mitchell Murphy O'Keefe Pendlebury Power Scarlett Selwood Shaw Simmonds Waite Coach: Thompson

1999 AFL Rising Star nominees Rd 1: O'Bree Rd 2: Goodes Rd 3: Backwell Rd 4: Longmuir Rd 5: Davis Rd 6: Gallagher Rd 7: Rioli Rd 8: Jones Rd 9: Black Rd 10: Burton Rd 11: Solomon Rd 12: Williams Rd 13: Johnson Rd 14: Thompson Rd 15: Shipp Rd 16: Dragicevic Rd 17: Power Rd 18: Licuria Rd 19: Bode Rd 20: Mathews Rd 21: Notting Rd 22: Hayes Italics denote winner

Australian squad – 2001 International Rules Series Captain: Voss Black Bowden Bradley Caracella Chick Francou Gaspar Goodes Goodwin Hardwick Harvey Hay Johnson King M. Lappin N. Lappin Lloyd Maxfield McLeod Nicks Ottens Ramanauskas Smith Stevens Tredrea White Coach: Lyon

Australian squad – 2010 International Rules Series Captain: Goodes Banfield Betts Boyd Cross Dangerfield Duffield Fletcher Frawley Gibbs Gilbert Goldsack Green Ibbotson Jack McVeigh Montagna Riewoldt Simpson Swan Varcoe Wojcinski Picken Coach: Malthouse

Australia international rules football team – captains 1998: Carey 1999: Buckley 2000: Hird 2001: Voss 2002: Crawford 2005: Johnson/McLeod 2006: Hall/Fletcher 2008: Harvey 2010: Goodes 2011: Green 2013: Wells 2014: Selwood

1997 AFL national draft 1. Travis Johnstone 2. Brad Ottens 3. Trent Croad 4. Mark Bolton 5. Luke Power 6. James Walker 7. Kris Massie 8. Chris Tarrant 9. Chad Cornes 10. Shane O'Bree 11. Jason Saddington 12. Jaxon Crabb 13. Callum Chambers 14. Shannon Watt 15. Joel McKay 16. Ben Walton 17. Lance Picioane 18. Mark Alvey 19. Chris Obst 20. Dean Solomon 21. Clem Michael 22. Troy Longmuir 23. Adam Chatfield 24. James Wasley 25. Nick Stevens 26. Brodie Holland 27. Brad Stephens 28. Rowan Jones 29. Marc Woolnough 30. Paul McMahon 31. Simon Black 32. Troy Johnson 33. James Thiessen 34. Andrew Williams 35. Marcus Baldwin 36. Judd Lalich 37. Todd Holmes 38. James Rahilly 39. Matthew Blake 40. Fred Campbell 41. Danny Morton 42. Matthew Dennis 43. Adam Goodes 44. David Antonowicz 45. Matthew Scarlett 46. Joshua Robertson 47. Robert Stevenson 48. Ben W. Thompson 49. Ian Perrie 50. Luke Ottens 51. Scott Ralph 52. Jordan Doering 53. Lionel Proctor 54. Justin Wood 55. Craig Black 56. Ben Kinnear 57. Darren Fraser 58. Marcus Picken 59. Brett Rose 60. Phillip Read 61. Tim Finocchiaro 62. Dion Miles 63. Anthony Aloi 64. Sam Cranage 65. Linden Stevens 66. Nathan Brown 67. Brad Lloyd 68. Simon Eastaugh 69. Paul Greenham 70. Trent Hoppner 71. Andrew Kellaway 73. Beau McDonald 74. Paul Digiovine 75. Brent Cowell 77. Guy Rigoni 78. Richie Vandenberg 80. John Hynes 81. Troy Kirwen 82. Nathan Thompson 83. Ben J. Thompson 84. Frank Raso 85. Hayden Burgiel 86. Scott Whiston

Winners of the Australian of the Year Award 1960 Frank Macfarlane Burnet 1961 Joan Sutherland 1962 Jock Sturrock 1963 John Eccles 1964 Dawn Fraser 1965 Robert Helpmann 1966 Jack Brabham 1967 The Seekers 1968 Lionel Rose 1969 Lord Casey 1970 Norman Gilroy 1971 Evonne Goolagong 1972 Shane Gould 1973 Patrick White 1974 Bernard Heinze 1975 John Cornforth/Alan Stretton 1976 Edward Dunlop 1977 Raigh Roe/Murray Tyrrell 1978 Alan Bond/Galarrwuy Yunupingu 1979 Neville Bonner/Harry Butler 1980 Manning Clark 1981 John Crawford 1982 Edward Williams 1983 Robert de Castella 1984 Lowitja O'Donoghue 1985 Paul Hogan 1986 Dick Smith 1987 John Farnham 1988 Kay Cottee 1989 Allan Border 1990 Fred Hollows 1991 Peter Hollingworth 1992 Mandawuy Yunupingu 1993 no award 1994 Ian Kiernan 1995 Arthur Boyd 1996 John Yu 1997 Peter Doherty 1998 Cathy Freeman 1999 Mark Taylor 2000 Gustav Nossal 2001 Peter Cosgrove 2002 Patrick Rafter 2003 Fiona Stanley 2004 Steve Waugh 2005 Fiona Wood 2006 Ian Frazer 2007 Tim Flannery 2008 Lee Kernaghan 2009 Mick Dodson 2010 Patrick McGorry 2011 Simon McKeon 2012 Geoffrey Rush 2013 Ita Buttrose 2014 Adam Goodes 2015 Rosie Batty