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With a couple of high-fives and some pats on the back, the turmoil was laid to rest.

‘‘This is an interesting way to start training,’’ Adam Goodes said as he walked from the change rooms up the Paul Kelly Race and onto the SCG, captured down the barrels of 50 or more cameras.

As the throng began to thin, it became clear how much the Swans veteran – the week-long absent centrepiece of a debate that challenged the nation’s conscience – was enjoying being back on the track and preparing for what will be his 366th game of AFL, against Geelong in Geelong on Saturday night.

To the 36 children from Horsham Primary School who attended Swans training on Tuesday, the issue that divided the nation over the past week was beautifully uncomplicated.

As they sat in the bus on the four hour drive up to Sydney, the years 5 and 6 students from the town in which Adam Goodes spent his teenage years were asked what they made of the debate that engulfed the Swans legend since he took leave from football amid racial taunts and booing from crowds. Their responses put a heated dispute in perspective and could serve as a lesson to many much older Australians. ‘‘They just don’t see it. They can’t conceptualise racism because at their level it doesn’t exist. Everyone’s the same to them,’’ teacher Kerrie Nolan said.

‘‘They were talking about the issues, they were talking about emotions and feelings, and they came out with stuff about being disappointed in fans, disappointed in our country. They were very much siding with him and supporting him.

‘‘Particularly at our school where there are a lot of kids from other cultures and countries, and quite a few Aboriginal kids, they were just like ‘Everyone’s our mate’. They were saying things like ‘I would never say bad things to someone because of their skin colour’.’’

Politics was moved to the side on Tuesday as parliament unanimously backed a motion to support the Sydney Swans star and condemn the relentless booing of him.

The motion to support Goodes was moved by NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley and was followed by several emotional speeches from Greens and government MPs.

‘‘We stand with Adam Goodes,’’ Foley said. ‘‘We must all dedicate ourselves to fighting racism wherever we find it, on our sporting fields, in our workplaces and in our communities,’’ he continued.

‘‘It’s shameful that one year after Adam Goodes was named Australian of the Year he has had to withdraw, we hope temporarily, from the sporting field because of the actions of a vocal minority.’’

“I felt like the first day back at school walking back into the rooms and seeing all the boys again,” the dual Brownlow medallist said as he prepared for Saturday’s clash against Geelong at Simonds Stadium. Isaac Heeney’s reception for Goodes was duplicated across the playing list as the youngest (19 years) greeted the oldest (35).

“It shows that this football club has been a massive part of my life,” Goodes said. “And even to just have that time away and to be back again and how excited I am to be back training again this afternoon and then getting down to Geelong and playing footy again ... 

“That’s my job, that’s what I love doing. It’s how I like to express myself and I’m looking forward to doing that on the weekend.”

Goodes has been overwhelmed by the displays of support from around the country, across the codes and from opposition players and clubs.

The black-and-white issues ain’t always so black and white. Everyone wants certainty. Everyone wants concrete causes and unwavering effects. X has happened to Y. It’s been Y’s fault! It’s not been Y’s fault! What if the truth has been somewhere in between? No one wins the blame games.

Actions speak loudest. Adam Goodes’s emphatic statement came yesterday when he dusted himself off, polished his boots, ran a comb through his hair, trimmed the designer stubble and ran back on to the SCG with a No 37 on his back. He’s been heartbroken, you know.