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Adam Goodes

Dual Brownlow Medal Winner

Adam Goodes is a dual AFL Brownlow Medallist, dual premiership winning legend for the Sydney Swans, four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and representative in the International Rules Series.

Adam in total played 372 games for the Sydney Swans which is a club record and was the Swans co-captain between 2009 and 2012. Off the field, Adam is known equally for his involvement and leadership within the Indigenous community.

In 2009, Adam set up The Goodes-O’Loughlin Foundation (GO Foundation) with teammate Michael O’Loughlin. GO Foundation’s vision is to create a brighter future for Indigenous children through education. In 2014, he joined the board of Supply Nation, a government-funded body aimed at growing the Indigenous business sector through the promotion of supplier diversity in Australia.

In 2014, Adam was named the Australian of the Year. This distinguished award recognised Adam’s community work and advocacy in the fight against racism, empowering the next generation of Indigenous Australians.

 

Adam’s work within the corporate world extends to advising large organisations such as David Jones and Lend Lease, on their Reconciliation Action Plans (RAP). He is also currently an ambassador for many prominent brands including Toyota, David Jones, Qantas and Woolworths. With the supermarket giant, he is a board member for Support Through Australia Natural Disasters (STAND), a disaster relief program founded by Woolworths and The Salvation Army.

Since retiring from AFL, Adam has been able to invest more time in the GO Foundation and his new business Indigenous Defence & Infrastructure Consortium (IDC), which helps establish sustainable practices for Indigenous entrepreneurs.

 

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