The Final Quarter review – exhilarating Adam Goodes documentary pulses with urgency

Andrew Bolt, Alan Jones and Sam Newman haunt Ian Darling’s film like ranting apparitions

Way back in the distant dark ages of Australian history – those atavistic times when the nation was young, barbaric and bigoted – one of the greatest players in one of the country’s most cherished sports leagues ended his career not in fanfare, but as a figure at the centre of an ugly debate about racism. I am referring of course to the final quarter, as it were, in the career of Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes, who chalked up a whopping 372 games in total – the most of any Indigenous player in history.

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