PLAY WELL: AFL legend Adam Goodes has one rule that keeps his life in balance

It’s round one of the AFL season in 1999. 28,000 fans pack the Sydney Cricket Ground as a fresh-faced Adam Goodes runs out for his first game with the Sydney Swans.  You probably know what came next.  What you haven’t heard before is this side of Adam Goodes - a busy dad of four, giving an insight on how he’s constantly finding new ways to enjoy staying active every day.   Adam shares the few simple rules he lives by to keep balance in a full-on family life, and how protecting his energy has become the key to showing up at home.  +++  Sportish is powered by the Australian Sports Commission and produced by Deadset Studios.   We’re spotlighting Australia’s sport participation strategy Play Well. You can find plenty more resources and information at ausport.gov.au/playwell. Adam Goodes is the co-founder of Go Foundation, CEO of the Indigenous Defence & Infrastructure Consortium (iDiC) and co-author of a series of award-winning children’s books,  Welcome to Country  This episode was hosted by Libby Trickett and Georgie Trickett, produced by Luci McAfee with sound design by Melissa May. The Executive Producer is Kellie Riordan and Sarah Dabro. Ann Chesterman is the Production Manager.  We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast was made. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We also recognise the outstanding contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to sport and celebrate the power of sport to tell stories and promote reconciliation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.