library.SCOTCH: The Final Quarter : Media Literacy

Racist Liars rewriting history to boo Adam Goodes

Begone Abbott. (2015, Aug5). Racist lIars Rewriting History to Boo Adam Goodes. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo9S2k1RaxM

Fitzsimons, P. (2019). No quarter given in extraordinary Adam Goodes documentary. Retrieved from https://www.smh.com.au/sport/no-quarter-given-in-extraordinary-adam-goodes-documentary-20190605-p51uwo.html
Wow. On Sunday, your humble correspondent was shown a preview screening of producer Ian Darling’s documentary The Final Quarter, by Shark Island Productions, which documents the final three years of Adam Goodes’ extraordinary AFL career, focusing on the events that led to its tragic end. The doco will have its world premiere at the State Theatre on Friday evening at the Sydney Film Festival, and I predict a powerful, visceral reaction

Swansreserves. (2015, June 4). AFL 360 discuss Adam Goodes' war dance Indigenous Round 2015 [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ii7OMETavU

Korff, J. (2019). Mainstream media coverage of Aboriginal issues. Retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/media/media-coverage-of-aboriginal-issues
Australian media frequently skew their reporting of Aboriginal issues towards common stereotypes, infuriating Aboriginal people. Most media get away with their downputting and ignorant treatment—except one columnist.

Source: Mainstream media coverage of Aboriginal issues - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/media/media-coverage-of-aboriginal-issues
Meade, A. (2019). Adam Goodes doco leaves Eddie McGuire heartbroken – about his negative role. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jul/19/adam-goodes-doco-an-eye-opener-says-eddie-mcguire-the-final-quarter
The Final Quarter, a documentary about the last three years of Indigenous leader Adam Goodes’s football career, was screened by networks Ten and Win on Thursday night to great acclaim.

Foxsports. (2019). ‘The Final Quarter’ documentary highlights the AFL’s failure to promptly deal with racism towards Adam Goodes. Retrieved from https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/the-final-quarter-documentary-highlights-the-afls-failure-to-promptly-deal-wi
A documentary detailing the closing years of Adam Goodes’ career has highlighted how the delay the AFL took in responding to booing compounded the racist treatment of the dual Brownlow Medallist.
The documentary The Final Quarter aired on Channel 10 on Thursday night.
It illustrated how Goodes was relentlessly booed throughout the final three seasons of his career, the media scrutiny that contributed to the targeting of the Swans great, and the AFL’s failure to step in early enough to stop it.
Indigenous Brownlow Medallist Gavin Wanganeen said the prolonged nature of the harassment, and how isolated Goodes had been, was particularly telling.

Campbell, C. (Producer) (2019, July 18th). The Final Quarter Extra Time [Television Broadcast] Melbourne: Channel Ten.

SkyNews.com (2019, July 22). Goodes as Racism Victim an astonishing rewriting of reality. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6062533065001

Shark Island Production. (2019). Media and Articles. Retrieved from https://thefinalquarterfilm.com.au/media-articles/