Aboriginal AFL great Adam Goodes rejects Hall of Fame induction

MELBOURNE: Retired Aboriginal footballer Adam Goodes, who quit the Australian Football League in acrimony in 2015, has declined induction into the sport's Hall of Fame, the league said on Tuesday.

"Adam remains a great champion and leader of our game who has given more to our sport than he received in return," Goyder said in an AFL statement. The Hall of Fame's induction event was scheduled for June 22 but postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne.Goyder said the decision was not disclosed earlier because Goodes did not want to detract from the 2021 inductees.

He used his Australian of the Year title to push for Indigenous Australians' rights but his strong views upset conservatives, while right-wing pundits branded him divisive.

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