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Anyone still remember Goody as a player? Looking through his record i was amazed that he was a..

5x All Australian

3x Best and fairest winner 

2x Premiership player

1x Pre season Premiership player and Michael Tuck medalist

Retired in 2010, i felt maybe because he was playing interstate that he was underrated back in the Melbourne footy bubble. If he was playing for a big melbourne club then im sure we would have been all saying what a superstar he was.  

Remember watching a few adelaide games over the years and thinking what a gun he was. Always dominated against the Dees and was a hard player to stop when in full flight.

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35 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Anyone still remember Goody as a player? Looking through his record i was amazed that he was a..

5x All Australian

3x Best and fairest winner 

2x Premiership player

1x Pre season Premiership player and Michael Tuck medalist

Retired in 2010, i felt maybe because he was playing interstate that he was underrated back in the Melbourne footy bubble. If he was playing for a big melbourne club then im sure we would have been all saying what a superstar he was.  

Remember watching a few adelaide games over the years and thinking what a gun he was. Always dominated against the Dees and was a hard player to stop when in full flight.

A useful reminder of his record. An exceptional player with a remarkable record. Much admired and liked in Adelaide. All Adelaide Crows supporters I have spoken to reckon Melbourne will do well under Goody. 

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He's not a player that immediately springs to mind when you consider the great players of the '00s.  That record however speaks for itself; gun.

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1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Anyone still remember Goody as a player?

Sure do. Went to high school with him. Pretty much gave up playing after watching him.

 

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Winning multiple B&F as a midfielder when Mark Ricciuto and Andrew McLeod are running around in the same team for your whole career, that's impressive!

I hope Dom Tyson is taking notes. :)

 

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Really Dazzle ... you had no idea about him!! I am absolutely gobsmacked by this. He was (and is) one of the all time greats of the league. Super player from the minute he joined the big league.

We are absolutely blessed to have him on board. Not only talented but worked his bum off to get there as well! He was mentored to the minute by Ricciuto in his early days. Deadset Gun. 

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No one could stop him getting the ball, and like Robert Harvey was still going at 100% energy late in games. A natural footballer with ridiculous areobic capacity for running. I was a huge fan of the Crows premiership teams ( even though I hated 1998) they had grunt, pace, flair and efficiency everywhere. Perhaps the most noticeable thing was they were full of stars but played brilliantly as a team. I hope that is the flavour Goodwin produces as coach. 

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4 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

No one could stop him getting the ball, and like Robert Harvey was still going at 100% energy late in games. A natural footballer with ridiculous areobic capacity for running. I was a huge fan of the Crows premiership teams ( even though I hated 1998) they had grunt, pace, flair and efficiency everywhere. Perhaps the most noticeable thing was they were full of stars but played brilliantly as a team. I hope that is the flavour Goodwin produces as coach. 

Agree on all points. In some ways the game plan the Crows employed in that era had elements of the modern game plan - hard running, big bodied mid fielders, a large group of players who could run through the midfield, rebound off the hb and an emphasis on skilled players who hit targets.

Blight was his coach in his first couple of years and his attacking style no doubt has had a big influence on Goody, who i think i've read knew he wanted to coach whilst still playing and was preparing for the role in the latter part of his career.

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I think the fact Ricuitto Mcleod and Hart were in that side effects the way people remember him. I recall him as a strong runner with a penetrating left foot. Him and Tyson Edwards were the next rung of gun players behind the other 3 in that side

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absolute freak! Won an all Australian as a forward, a mid and As a half back. 

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12 minutes ago, Abe said:

absolute freak! Won an all Australian as a forward, a mid and As a half back. 

I was about to say he could play in all 3 areas of the ground. Although he was lucky to win an AA as a forward I think.

Great players don't always make great coaches. We've seen a lot of that recently. What I like about Goodwin is his playing record rarely gets mentioned with his coaching. And whilst he's had a short apprenticeship for a senior coach he's had his ups and downs and was selected by Roos, PJ et al hopefully on the basis of merit not because he was a star.

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4 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Anyone still remember Goody as a player? Looking through his record i was amazed that he was a..

5x All Australian

3x Best and fairest winner 

2x Premiership player

1x Pre season Premiership player and Michael Tuck medalist

Retired in 2010, i felt maybe because he was playing interstate that he was underrated back in the Melbourne footy bubble. If he was playing for a big melbourne club then im sure we would have been all saying what a superstar he was.  

Remember watching a few adelaide games over the years and thinking what a gun he was. Always dominated against the Dees and was a hard player to stop when in full flight.

A genuine gun footballer.

You omitted that he also was captain of the Adelaide Football Club.

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46 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

I was about to say he could play in all 3 areas of the ground. Although he was lucky to win an AA as a forward I think.

Great players don't always make great coaches. We've seen a lot of that recently. What I like about Goodwin is his playing record rarely gets mentioned with his coaching. And whilst he's had a short apprenticeship for a senior coach he's had his ups and downs and was selected by Roos, PJ et al hopefully on the basis of merit not because he was a star.

I think if you look at guys like Buckley, hird and voss as great players who became senior coaches, Goodwin has far more experience as an assistant coach than all three combined and at multiple clubs. Been involved with several premiership senior coaches as well so I am very excited to see how we go this season. 

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1 hour ago, ProDee said:

A genuine gun footballer.

You omitted that he also was captain of the Adelaide Football Club.

Yep, missed that one.

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2 hours ago, Pennant St Dee said:

I think the fact Ricuitto Mcleod and Hart were in that side effects the way people remember him. I recall him as a strong runner with a penetrating left foot. Him and Tyson Edwards were the next rung of gun players behind the other 3 in that side

Beat me to it.  He played in a side with some legitimate legends.  It's easy to overlook him with those guys getting all of the attention.  You could probably throw Bickley in there as well.  He was the guy who stepped in after the legends left the building.  That is nothing against him, but he will always be a bit in their shadow.

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It is great to have someone on board with such a pedigree, someone who knows the feeling of winning a couple of flags in a very well rounded exciting team.  Throw in Lewis' similar experiences and we look in a good place. 

No excuses, Dees. 

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Our young blokes will write their own history cards.....

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Our young blokes will write their own history cards.....

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4 hours ago, Abe said:

I think if you look at guys like Buckley, hird and voss as great players who became senior coaches, Goodwin has far more experience as an assistant coach than all three combined and at multiple clubs. Been involved with several premiership senior coaches as well so I am very excited to see how we go this season. 

I wonder if it also helps that he wasn't 'the superstar', which creates a whole different psychological situation. Goodwin was the 'excellent professional', and even when captain he wasn't the eternal symbol of the greatness of the club.

Plus, he's not back at his playing club.

It's all interesting and does comfortingly point to a meaningful difference in how things will happen for us.

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I can give a perspective of someone who has lived in Adelaide his whole life if it adds to the conversation.

Goody was always an amazing player but at the same time unassuming. He would never really tear a game to shreads nor did he have the talent of a Roo/McLeod. What he did do was mix what talent he had with genuine intelligence and hard work. He shouldn't be remembered as a superstar because he never was, but he was like a utility version of a Corey Enright. Maybe not as good as Enright but nearly as effective off a half back or a wing. Had this awkward style that just got the job done. 

What really encourages me is that he has always had a reputation as a great people person. His teammates loved him, his coaches loved him, his supporters loved him, his superiors when he was an assistant loved him.

I believe with his people skills, knowledge of the game and ability to bring people together, he could very well be a more game savvy version of Daniher with a more talented list. I'm even more confident now with our coach than I was when Roos took over and he ended up doing exactly what he promised.

I know people who are friends or acquantices with him and I'm very confident that we are in good hands.

 

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Can't help but notice that amongst all those accolades, he's not a premiership coach...

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12 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

Winning multiple B&F as a midfielder when Mark Ricciuto and Andrew McLeod are running around in the same team for your whole career, that's impressive!

I hope Dom Tyson is taking notes. :)

 

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