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Adam Goodes

Adam Goodes was born in 1980 in Wallaroo, South Australia to an Aboriginal Australian mother and father of English, Irish and Scottish heritage. He grew up playing soccer but took up Australian Rules Football in high school. Goodes played 372 AFL games for the Sydney Swans over 18 seasons, winning several awards including dual Brownlow Medals. Off the field, he was named Australian of the Year in 2014 for his work promoting Indigenous rights and founded the GO Foundation.

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Adam Goodes

Adam Goodes was born in 1980 in Wallaroo, South Australia to an Aboriginal Australian mother and father of English, Irish and Scottish heritage. He grew up playing soccer but took up Australian Rules Football in high school. Goodes played 372 AFL games for the Sydney Swans over 18 seasons, winning several awards including dual Brownlow Medals. Off the field, he was named Australian of the Year in 2014 for his work promoting Indigenous rights and founded the GO Foundation.

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Adam Goodes Profile

Name: Adam Roy Goodes


Place of Birth: Wallaroo, South Australia
Date of Birth: 8th January 1980

Early Life and Family


Parents: Lisa May Sansbury & Graham Goodes
Cultural Heritage: Aboriginal Australian
- Adnyamathanha and Narungga (mother), English,
Irish and Scottish (father)
Siblings: Two brothers - Jake & Brett

Adam’s parents separated when he was four years old and spent his primary school years in
South Australia where he enjoyed playing soccer. He started playing Australian Rules Football
when he moved to Victoria and couldn’t find a local junior soccer club to join. Growing up, Adam
did not appreciate the significance of his Aboriginal cultural heritage. It was only once he moved
to Sydney, and became friends with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, that he felt the need to
find out more about his family’s story and where he had come from. This led him to completing
TAFE studies in Indigenous Studies, sparking a newfound understanding and appreciation of his
history and culture.

AFL Awards and Honors


AFL Games Played: 372
Brownlow Medals: 2003 (equal), 2006
All-Australian: 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011
Sydney Swans Premiership Player: 2005, 2012
Sydney Swans Best and Fairest: 2003, 2006, 2011
Sydney Swans Co-captain: 2009-2012
Indigenous Team of the Century

Adam was drafted to play Australian rules football for the AFL team the Sydney Swans in 1997
and played at the club until 2015. During Adam’s AFL playing career he won many awards and
accolades that reflect his athletic ability and skill in the game. Adam has been described as a
talented footballer who was able to produce the seemingly impossible when his team needed it
the most.

Adam has been recognised by others as a role model on and off the field and an inspiration to
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to believe that they can achieve their goals. During
his AFL career, he publicly called out racism in the hope that people would talk about racism and
the impact that racism has on others.

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Adam Goodes Profile
Achievements Outside of Football
Australian of the Year Award - 2014

Co-Founder of the GO Foundation

Recognise Campaign Ambassador

Racism. Stops With Me Campaign Ambassador

Adam was awarded the Australian of the Year Award in 2014 for his work with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander sport and community programs, and the work of the GO Foundation.
Adam has worked hard to promote an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples’ cultures, heritages and voices are respected and heard. He continues to work for the
GO Foundation to promote education, employment and healthy lifestyles within Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander communities.

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/apr/20/indigenous-afl-legend-adam-goodes-
growing-up-i-knew-i-was-different
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Goodes
https://australianfootball.com/players/player/adam%2Bgoodes/14096
https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/honour-roll/?view=fullView&recipientID=1144

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