Booing Goodes not on, says Lewis

“I would encourage people to think about why they’re doing it and have a think about the individual because I think it’s time to stop”.

“I was really impressed by what Lewis Jetta did”, Lewis said in a press conference at the club yesterday.

“I feel good for standing up to it, but gee, it is disappointing to hear it happen still”, Ms Gillett said.

Briggs backed the AFL’s Jason Mifsud saying coaches should take to the scoreboard during quarter- and half-time breaks to call on fans to stop booing Goodes.

As debate rages over the targeted booing of AFL player Adam Goodes, Channel Nine sports journalist Tony Jones and Mornings host David Campbell have clashed over opposing views on the issue.

WEST Coast Eagles’ denouncement of racist behaviour by fans at Sunday’s match against Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes has been praised by the WA Equal Opportunity Commissioner.

The Indigenous player has come under some criticism for his “war dance” on the football field, and has been routinely booed by opposition supporters during games.

Sydney’s next away game is against Geelong on August 8 and Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley wants any fans at Simonds Stadium who boo Goodes to be held to account.

When the Sydney Swans played at the Gabba in round 15, Brisbane Lions midfielder Allen Christensen noticed it.

Jetta says the dance was a reaction to the crowd’s behaviour. (Jetta’s dance) was about a statement to support Adam.

“You wouldn’t boo him if you knew him – that’s the sad part, not that you should boo anyone”.

“The whole world has gone too politically correct”.

Some would argue the likes of Manly Sea Eagles halfback, Daly Cherry-Evans, is one to be booed with every touch, but Johns says that is a result of back flipping on a signed contract and is not racially instigated. “I would think that a lot of the AFL players would be quite disgusted in what is going on in their sport”.

He’s been named Australian of the Year – yet there’s this continuing booing of him and I can’t put it down to anything else except that he speaks out about Aboriginal issues that make certain sections of the Australian community uncomfortable.

Indigenous official Jason Mifsud briefed Tuesday’s meeting of the AFL Commission about the Goodes issue. He’s being playing for, you know, how many years now and the booing has only started recently.

“He’s a superstar of the game, a superstar for the Swans, fans should show more respect for what he’s done for the game”, he said. It’s not just West Coast fans but I think a level of respect needs to be shown to all players regardless.

“We want our fans to support our team, but there are some boundaries that need to be observed”. Hey, bigots… none of this crap about Goodes staging for free kicks, being a “sniper” or sweet talking the umpires is the reason for the booing.

Earlier on Monday, AFL chief Gillon McLachlan said the booing was “ugly” and called for an end to it.