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The People's Game

The oasis of "Finals Footy' is flickering on the horizon and as such footy watching feels just that little bit more important and just that little bit more *fun.* Join in the excitement as the Citizen's of The People's Game breakdown another big week in footy! On the agenda this week: - JB had a really (like REALLY) good weekend at the footy and wanted to tell you all about it! - Can players only be personalities when they're winning? - The "People's Question" tackles the topic of tackling... Is it a skill? Do we like watching tackles? What's the AFL really trying to achieve? - This week's edition of "Footy Book Club" is a reflection on the Adam Goodes documentary "The Final Quarter" by Ian Darling for Shark Island Productions. Material Mentioned In This Episode: For The People's Question •Hocking tackles change and makes himself a target by Jake Niall (The Age) - https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/hocking-tackles-change-and-makes-himself-a-target-20190718-p528lm.html •"The Changing Face of Footy" by Andrew McGarry (ABC)https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-23/the-changing-face-of-afl-football/8375930For Book Club •The Final Quarter by Ian Darling (Shark Island) https://10play.com.au/the-final-quarter •Adam Goodes' defenders desperate to despise Australia as racist by Andrew Bolt (Herald Sun) - https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-bolt/goodes-defenders-desperate-to-despise-australia-as-racist/news-story/f061e14da1c8c1ca3f4d6a2ec3f88245 •Football's governors can't leave Goodes in too-hard basket by Caroline Wilson (The Age) - https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/football-s-governors-can-t-leave-goodes-in-too-hard-basket-20190719-p528w3.html •Adam Goodes 'cut down' by racist booing because he was powerful, says commentator Charlie King by Kate Ashton (ABC News) - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-21/adam-goodes-faced-racism-because-he-was-powerful-charlie-king/11328552 •Why do footy crowds boo Adam Goodes? by Martin Flanagan (The Age) - https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/why-do-footy-crowds-boo-adam-goodes-20141003-10ppvf.html •Waleed Aly's major issue with reaction to Adam Goodes documentary (7News) - https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/the-final-quarter-waleed-alys-major-issue-with-reaction-to-adam-goodes-documentary-c-357664 •Statement of Origin by Lech Blaine (The Monthly) - https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2019/july/1561989600/lech-blaine/statement-origin