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Premiership Coach Simon Goodwin extends until 2024

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Great news!  Is he the right guy though...?

Interesting only a 2 year extension.

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    That takes him to 10 years at the club. Probably a sensible timeframe I think, he's achieved a flag and may get another 1. After that he may want a new challenge

     

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    Nothing surprising in this at all.

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    Would have preferred three years but as long as he is happy with the deal that is cool. Thanks Simon.!!!

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    A couple of years ago I thought he was a poor coach, Once we got Yze and Choco, he seems to have relaxed a bit and takes other opinions on board.

    He seems to have grown,   my opinion has grown,  How much has he done wrong in the last two years,   not much     Deserves the 2 years definitely,   every flag ,   another year,   no problem at all.

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    Effectively gives Goody three years of security, which is about right.

    He absolutely deserves a new contract, but you also don't want a situation like West Coast has with Simpson where a premiership coach from four years ago is now fighting for survival.

    If Goody makes it through 2023 in good shape, I'm sure another contract will be a formality if he is still keen.

     

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    While 2 years may seems short for a Premiership coach, short term contracts will be the standard for both players and coaches, until the CBA is re-negotiated and the AFL comes through with new Soft cap limits. 

    So all good news and thoroughly deserved for all parties. 

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    4 minutes ago, poita said:

    Effectively gives Goody three years of security, which is about right.

    He absolutely deserves a new contract, but you also don't want a situation like West Coast has with Simpson where a premiership coach from four years ago is now fighting for survival.

    If Goody makes it through 2023 in good shape, I'm sure another contract will be a formality if he is still keen.

     

    The Coach is only as good as the players under his control, West Coast have, like many clubs beforehand, thought their nucleus of top end talent will last for ever, see Geelong. You have to continually go through a renewal and I think we are, we have a lot of younger players and continually recruit their replacements, the big problem is that generational players like Max, Tracc and Clarrie only come once every so often.

    I hope Simon coaches us for another 10 years because if he does it will mean we are winning, he wouldn't hang around if he wasn't the right person for the job, he has too much integrity to do that. I think he will still be there as long as the three mentioned above are.

    For the conspiracy minded I'll kick it off.

    He only signed for two years because the jobs been offered Ooze after that

    He only signed for two years because they are going to appoint Dogga as captain coach for the next 10 years 

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    Seeing this news I question whether he's the right guy to take this club forward for the next 2 years.

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    Great news

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    35 minutes ago, Smokey said:

    Brace yourselves, the “is he the right guy” jokes are coming 

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    A two year extension is perfect. Makes a total of three seasons including 2022.

    I believe that a two year extension will encourage all parties to perform at their best.

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    Great news!  Goody clearly is a great student of the game, and a great leader of men, and from all accounts, has played a huge part in developing the culture that has been critical to our recent success.

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    1 hour ago, Smokey said:

    Brace yourselves, the “is he the right guy” jokes are coming 

    Celebrations at the Sorrento Pub tonight ??

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    Happy with the short extension. Continue winning as much as we can and come 24 he may well get another extension. Also very good email from Perty I thought

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    50 minutes ago, Dante said:

    The Coach is only as good as the players under his control, West Coast have, like many clubs beforehand, thought their nucleus of top end talent will last for ever, see Geelong. You have to continually go through a renewal and I think we are, we have a lot of younger players and continually recruit their replacements, the big problem is that generational players like Max, Tracc and Clarrie only come once every so often.

    I hope Simon coaches us for another 10 years because if he does it will mean we are winning, he wouldn't hang around if he wasn't the right person for the job, he has too much integrity to do that. I think he will still be there as long as the three mentioned above are.

    For the conspiracy minded I'll kick it off.

    He only signed for two years because the jobs been offered Ooze after that

    He only signed for two years because they are going to appoint Dogga as captain coach for the next 10 years 

    Agree. 

    A sensible and realistic contract extension. Everyone has their use-by date. We just don’t  know when that will be for Goodwin. I just hope when that comes,  both parties can agree to the parting in a decent and gracious manner and we don’t see a repeat of the debacle we have seen with other coaches our own included. Despite all the rhetoric from the family club, their parting with Clarkson was a nasty tacky ending.  

    Times will never be better than now. We have won that elusive premiership and we are top of the ladder and seemingly sweeping all before us. We may win more flags but the first is always the best like winning that first Gold Medal.

     You are right in stating that Max, Christian and Clarry are generational players. When it is all said and done, they collectively and individually are the difference between winning and losing. And we should probably throw May into that ring. If you took anyone of those 3 or 4 out of the ring, the Hawks would have knocked us off.

    We do have many great players and we have great depth. But the good times never last for ever. It’s always a thin line between winning and losing and the generational players and match winners are usually the difference. Just taking one of those players out of the team has a huge impact. Just think Melbourne without big Max. Think of Dusty at Richmond.  

    Its when a Club needs stable and consistent leadership with development and succession planning being an on-going feature of the way it manages the ups and downs. 

    I like that old saying that you are never as good as you think you are or never as bad as you think you are. However with intelligent recruiting, player development and a flexible creative and respected coach (and coaching staff), a Club can enjoy a longer period of success. 

     

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    Good news. Nothing wrong with short contracts. 
    can always sign another one down the track, if all parties are happy 

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