Adam Goodes is chaired off after his 350th AFL match in 2014. Goalkicking legend Tony Lockett says he’ll remember Goodes as one of the most versatile players he’s seen. Picture: Phil Hillyard

Goodes will bid farewell to Swans fans with a lap of honour at Saturday’s SCG derby against Greater Western Sydney, alongside fellow retiree Mike Pyke.

Lockett said he couldn’t understand the treatment Goodes received from opposition fans.

“I don’t know why Goodesy was booed and I don’t know what he did wrong,” Lockett told The Daily Telegraph.

Adam Goodes marks over Tony Lockett when the two were teammates in 1999.Source:News Corp Australia

“Hopefully it can all be put in the past and he will be remembered for the great player he was — and he was a great player.”

Goodes’ career intersected with Lockett’s for just three seasons (1998-99 and 2002) but it didn’t take long for Plugger to recognise the talent he possessed.

“I remember playing on him a few times at training and he was a very smart player,” Lockett said.

“He was hard to body out of the way and would find a way to compete by using his speed and agility.”

Tony Lockett walks off the ground with Goodes during the 2002 season.Source:News Limited

Goodes played a record 372 matches for Sydney, was in just his 10th on the famous day at the SCG in 1999 when Lockett kicked his 1300th goal to break Gordon Coventry’s long-held record.

Playing in the ruck, Goodes had 24 hitouts, 21 disposals and kicked a goal in a taste of things to come — he won a Brownlow Medal four seasons later playing in the ruck and another in 2006 as a midfielder.

“When we played together I saw the start of something special, his two Brownlow Medals showed that,” Lockett said.

“He could do everything.

“He was so good he could play anywhere, he played in the ruck, midfield, up forward, and even in defence.

“He was one of the most versatile players I’ve ever seen — that’s how I’ll remember him.”

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