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Goodwin is probably our highest % winning coach since Norm Smith. I used probably because I dont really know.

I like the lineage from Blight, Barassi to Smith.

Blight has said in the past that he his coaching was definitely influenced indirectly by Norm Smith due to the Barassi connection. 

The game has obviously changed a lot but I would like to think that something has been past down.

Side Note: Many of the younger crew may not have realised how much of a gun Goody was for the crows. Super fit, tough and skilled. His first 2 years = 2 flags iirc.

 

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    He's our 7th highest winning coach percentage wise of all time.

    The 3rd highest since Norm Smith, after Daniher and Northey.

    Edit - Actually, he potentially has overtaken Daniher as the numbers I saw are a few weeks old. Quite likely Goody (who I think is now 50.57%) has moved into second behind Northey (54.19%).

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    Goodwin's coaches were Blight, Ayres and Craig.

     

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    Personal foolishness.

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    4 minutes ago, CHF said:

    For a vast majority of Goodwin's playing days his senior coach was Mark Williams.

    I always find it interesting to trace the coaches back to who their main coaches were during playing days.

    It may be that by getting Williams in at this stage has allowed Goodwin to re-set and clarify his direction.

     

    Interesting.  So at which Club exactly did Williams coach Goodwin ?

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    4 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Interesting.  So at which Club exactly did Williams coach Goodwin ?

    Funny, I knew it was not right when I was typing it but did not check. Changed it now. Thank you.

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    12 minutes ago, CHF said:

    For a vast majority of Goodwin's playing days his senior coach was Mark Williams.

    I always find it interesting to trace the coaches back to who their main coaches were during playing days.

    It may be that by getting Williams in at this stage has allowed Goodwin to re-set and clarify his direction.

     

    Williams coached Port Adelaide. Goodwin played for the Crows. I'm confused by the so-called connection you're referring to?...

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    9 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Interesting.  So at which Club exactly did Williams coach Goodwin ?

    Maybe Port Melbourne?

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    Goodwin's 46 losses and 43 wins put him just a couple of wins short of passing Northey and Ivor Warne-Smith.

    A little jump above that to get there, but it is all premiership coaches.

     

    Just adding an extra thought about successions; there is a neat link from Jones to playing in Neitz's 300th to Neitz playing with Jim Stynes at his peak and Stynes playing with Robert Flower.

    Is it ridiculous to then connect Flower playing with Stan Alves (the man with the unluckiest timing in football) who just briefly played with several of the greats of the greatest era, but it seems the chain breaks there because really, it should be Barassi.  It should be Barassi.

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    36 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    Goodwin's 46 losses and 43 wins put him just a couple of wins short of passing Northey and Ivor Warne-Smith.

     

    If you count finals then Goody is 48 and 44 with us.

    I dont know what protocol is  but surely finals games should be counted.

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    2 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

    Goodwin's 46 losses and 43 wins put him just a couple of wins short of passing Northey and Ivor Warne-Smith.

    A little jump above that to get there, but it is all premiership coaches.

     

    Just adding an extra thought about successions; there is a neat link from Jones to playing in Neitz's 300th to Neitz playing with Jim Stynes at his peak and Stynes playing with Robert Flower.

    Is it ridiculous to then connect Flower playing with Stan Alves (the man with the unluckiest timing in football) who just briefly played with several of the greats of the greatest era, but it seems the chain breaks there because really, it should be Barassi.  It should be Barassi.

    Au contraire (eventually!); he was one of those lucky few able to turn that fleeting '10-year rule' into a premiership (North Melbourne in the mid-'70s thus providing me a 'second team' to get interested about)

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    No other coach in the last 55 or 56 years has accomplished what Goodwin and the team have achieved so far this year 

    it’s quite remarkable really - not since, arguably our best ever coach - norm smith, have we started a season like this 

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