On 04/04/2025 at 23:38, Dave1711 said:

Longmire is the go, Goodwin is [censored], always has been, utter rubbish

Rubbish Comment!

I haven't read the previous posts on this thread so it could have already been put forward but Cameron the Bruce has served a decent apprenticeship with Clarko and now Fagan.

He would be at the top of my list for an interview

I don't believe we will be making any coaching change until we have a CEO and Brad Green has passed the reigns over to the new President who would co-own this. So at least until the end of the year?

If the executive team believe a change is now becoming timely in a couple of months due to ongoing poor performances, any delay based on the above and I fear we'll potentially both miss the boat with the pick of available premium coaches as well as lose significant footballing talent if we're not on the front foot with planning, recruitment, messaging and execution.

43 minutes ago, don cordner said:

Who died and made you king? I’ll wait for the club to decide on these matters before making any comments, I love Goody and the hard work he’s put into the club.

I am king of none.

Just a guy with an opinion.

At some point the club will have a new coach, Goodwin isn't going to be the coach forever.

1 minute ago, In Harmes Way said:

I don't believe we will be making any coaching change until we have a CEO and Brad Green has passed the reigns over to the new President who would co-own this. So at least until the end of the year?

If the executive team believe a change is now becoming timely in a couple of months due to ongoing poor performances, any delay based on the above and I fear we'll potentially both miss the boat with the pick of available premium coaches as well as lose significant footballing talent if we're not on the front foot with planning, recruitment, messaging and execution.

I'm of the same belief @In Harmes Way but if things continue to go south and you throw a loss to Essendon, Richmond and a 70 or 80 pointer before the bye in there then the club will have no choice im affraid.

3 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

In theory I agree ...he's our only living premiership coach. But what if we're 0-12? I mean do we let this year progress from bad to terrible under his guidance? If we get to even 3-9 I think he might see it through...but in your opinion in a worst case scenario of 0-12 or even 1- 11 does he remain.

If we were 0-12 I think plenty would be gone.

I like every Dees fan, is hoping we start a winning sequence this saturday.

5 hours ago, don cordner said:

Who died and made you king? I’ll wait for the club to decide on these matters before making any comments, I love Goody and the hard work he’s put into the club.

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion mate. If you can't handle any critique of Goodwin's coaching then maybe this thread isn't for you.

Bevo with Tom Morris midfield coach?

11 hours ago, Redleg said:

Goody won’t be sacked during the season, it ain’t happening.

He might not see out his last year, which will be a “mutual” decision of course.

I cannot see him lasting to the bye if we are 0-7 in a few weeks.

7 hours ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

I haven't read the previous posts on this thread so it could have already been put forward but Cameron the Bruce has served a decent apprenticeship with Clarko and now Fagan.

He would be at the top of my list for an interview

The chance that the best candidate played for MFC, is 1 in 18. Consider the criticism of Nathan Jones. And Schwab, Chris Connoly, etc.

Edited April 7Apr 7 by redandbluemakepurple
Can't spell; won't spell.

On 23/03/2025 at 17:39, Gorgoroth said:

Yeah someone younger who has an attacking mindset, I can't watch this slow boring [censored] anymore, North have been a better team to watch than us. 

Goodwin has one coaching style and he has refused to change it for years.

We are boring, we won't get crowds to watch this crud but we will be stuck with him cos the club loves him and they won't sack him.

We won a flag with boring Defence always wins flags

On 07/04/2025 at 20:44, redandbluemakepurple said:

The chance that the best candidate played for MFC, is 1 in 18. Consider the criticism of Nathan Jones. And Schwab, Chris Connoly, etc.

Listening to Jones commentary was enough for me to know he was cut out to be a coach.

I think Simon Goodwin will be elsewhere in 2026. Especially if we continue losing.

Updated list of potential coaching candidates for the new Demons coach.

1) John Longmire (top candidate)

2) Cameron Bruce (return of the prodigal son)

3) Justin Leppitsch (wants a 2nd chance of coaching an AFL side)

4) Adam Simpson (West Coast Eagles Premiership coach from 2018)

5) Corey Enright (highly credentialed assistant coach at St. Kilda)

6) Ken Hinkley (will be looking for a new job once his tenure at Port Power finishes at the emd of this year)

7) Luke Beveridge (may get sacked if Bulldogs miss the finals)

8) Nathan Buckley (if he misses out on the Tasmanian Devils job)

9) Leon Cameron (if he wants to coach an AFL team again perhaps?)

10) James Hird (if we are absolutely desperate and can't get anyone else)

That article in the Age about Longmire last weekend talked about he's enjoying developing his new training coaching business associated with the Swans. It also talked about how he was enjoying spending time with his children and travelling. It didn't sound like a fella who'd be in a hurry to move interstate and reverse commute to Casey fields.

4 hours ago, Rhino said:

We won a flag with boring Defence always wins flags

I think you’re confusing boring with Excellent.

Nothing boring about our Grand Final performance nor the vast majority of the 2021 season.

The problem is we haven’t been able get anywhere close to that level for the last couple of years.

Would an Outdated, over exposed and hackney game style have anything to do with it?

25 minutes ago, Hellfire Dub said:

That article in the Age about Longmire last weekend talked about he's enjoying developing his new training coaching business associated with the Swans. It also talked about how he was enjoying spending time with his children and travelling. It didn't sound like a fella who'd be in a hurry to move interstate and reverse commute to Casey fields.

PJ got Roos from a similar situation.

31 minutes ago, Hellfire Dub said:

That article in the Age about Longmire last weekend talked about he's enjoying developing his new training coaching business associated with the Swans. It also talked about how he was enjoying spending time with his children and travelling. It didn't sound like a fella who'd be in a hurry to move interstate and reverse commute to Casey fields.

people are really underestimate how much of a problem casey is for the club no serious coach will want to do that, we will be suck with some tool like hinkley, should have just sucked it up and bought waverley park for the time being

I'd be rapt if we got longmire

1 hour ago, Supreme_Demon said:

I think Simon Goodwin will be elsewhere in 2026. Especially if we continue losing.

Updated list of potential coaching candidates for the new Demons coach.

1) John Longmire (top candidate)

2) Cameron Bruce (return of the prodigal son)

3) Justin Leppitsch (wants a 2nd chance of coaching an AFL side)

4) Adam Simpson (West Coast Eagles Premiership coach from 2018)

5) Corey Enright (highly credentialed assistant coach at St. Kilda)

6) Ken Hinkley (will be looking for a new job once his tenure at Port Power finishes at the emd of this year)

7) Luke Beveridge (may get sacked if Bulldogs miss the finals)

8) Nathan Buckley (if he misses out on the Tasmanian Devils job)

9) Leon Cameron (if he wants to coach an AFL team again perhaps?)

10) James Hird (if we are absolutely desperate and can't get anyone else)

Hinkley buckley and Hird should not be let near the club in any capacity

If Goody leaves , and doesn’t get another footy job, is he qualified to work in another profession?

On 07/04/2025 at 18:00, Hopeful Demon said:

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion mate. If you can't handle any critique of Goodwin's coaching then maybe this thread isn't for you.

Except comments like the one below aren’t critiques, they’re nasty insults. Therefore this thread isn’t for the posters of such.

On 05/04/2025 at 00:38, Dave1711 said:

Longmire is the go, Goodwin is [censored], always has been, utter rubbish

2 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Except comments like the one below aren’t critiques, they’re nasty insults. Therefore this thread isn’t for the posters of such.

Don't disagree with that either

54 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

I'd be rapt if we got longmire

I'm rapt that you didn't write wrapped.

27 minutes ago, Dingo said:

If Goody leaves , and doesn’t get another footy job, is he qualified to work in another profession?

Could be a teacher

Everyone’s entitled to their opinion and in this case the opinions are on Goody as our coach. Folks who believe he should be replaced may have very good reasons for formulating this opinion and many of them express their opinion in a respectful way. Then there’s the ones who post “Goodwin’s a moron. End of story.” and “Goodwin is [censored], always has been, utter rubbish.” It’s not hard to be respectful and sensitive, it’s really not. And it’s not a huge ask.

I’d hate to see this awesome site reduced to a small group of bitter and nasty belligerents, but that’s where it’s headed.