The director of an explosive documentary that explores the mistreatment of AFL star Adam Goodes says he had a heated conversation with Sam Newman.
Ian Darling said he received a call from the former Footy Show host- who is featured in 'The Final Quarter' - and was asked to explain how he was portrayed.
'He wanted to know why he was in the film,' he told news.com.
'I made it very clear we wanted to simply show the conversation that happened during that period.'
The documentary premiered at the Sydney Film Festival earlier this month and tracks the turbulent, final three years in Goodes' AFL career.
The director of an explosive documentary that explores the mistreatment of AFL star Adam Goodes (pictured, with partner Natalie Croker) has revealed a heated conversation he shared with Sam Newman
Ian Darling said he received a call from the former Footy Show host (pictured, Sam Newman) - who is featured in 'The Final Quarter' - and was asked to explain how he was portrayed
The champion Sydney Swan's player had been the subject of several jeers after he called out a 13-year-old girl who labelled him an 'ape' from the stands during a 2013 match.
They continued for years and intensified when he performed an Indigenous dance during a game in 2015.
Newman has publicly disagreed with Goodes in the past, and claimed that the jeers from the crowd were not racially motivated.
Newman publicly called out Goodes on The Footy Show back in 2015 saying he was booed after miming throwing a spear in the direction of the Carlton cheer squad, not because of his race.
As the film's director Darling explained, he felt it was important to accurately capture the mood at the time in his new documentary.
'It was really important that everyone who had a voice was represented and people added to the
