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Simon Goodwin Sacked

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Happy with the decision and don’t really care about the timing (should have been done earlier).

What I am annoyed at is that the players weren’t told prior to the media. Not good enough.

Even though we have Guerra and Smith coming to the club i am sure they have been involved in this behind the scenes.

Now let’s get Longmire.

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    6 minutes ago, Vandenberger With The Lot said:

    According to Morris who broke it, the players were set to be told this morning.

    If it happened last night surely they would know already. Goody would have told the leaders, and it would have filtered through the group.

    This morning would be the formal address to the players.

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    I just feel a bit sorry for him he didn't get to finish the season.

    Wonder who will coach this weekend.

    Well they wouldn't want to stuff this next appointment up.

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    37 minutes ago, Langers15 said:

    I want Hayden Skipworth to coach Melbourne.

    His best mate is Simon Goodwin. Might be a bit complicated.

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    This article appeared on The Roar earlier today. Any connection?

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    The Demons are still stuck in 2021 - here's how they can...

    Melbourne’s 2021 premiership felt like the dawn of a dynasty. But three seasons later, the Demons are further from a flag than ever and…
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    The number of people I know who were not going to renew their memberships and the number on here asking how to turn off auto renew, maybe the club saw the writing on the wall. Guess we will have to wait for the club to put out an announcement.

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    10 minutes ago, Adina88 said:

    Effing disgraceful way to treat a premiership coach. You want premierships every year, complain that the rest of the comp has changed and when we implement change to evolve our game, there's inherent impatience and indignation that it takes time... Absolutely cynical move to do it now, when we've got one home game left for the season so we can 'send him off'. I'd take Goodwin over Brad Green any day. I await the grovelling email in my inbox... Thanks for everything, Simon... This club never really appreciated what you gave to it.

    Well said and on reflection I am even more upset about this despicable way to treat a drought breaking premiership coach. Can you imagine any other club doing it like this? How typical that we have learned nothing as a club since our last premiership coach was sacked..

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    I think it’s the right decision but jeez, has any coach been sacked after a win? Even though Eagles are a shambles, Goodwin deserved to finish off the year and go out his way. Screams off dysfunction on the board and Green kneejerking it.

    Got to think there is a whole lot more to this behind the screens than what we realise, something stinks, and who knows, Goodwin may be a part of it all.

    Interim CEO, interim president and now interim coach 🤣

    Hinkley, Longmire,Buckley, skipworth, Enright, Simpson are just a few names. Do one of those have a succession plan with guys mentioned? Do we have something big lined up?

    A bit to play out here and many questions need answering.

    Edited by SFebes

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    Just now, YearOfTheDees said:

    The number of people I know who were not going to renew their memberships and the number on here asking how to turn off auto renew, maybe the club saw the writing on the wall. Guess we will have to wait for the club to put out an announcement.

    Much more cost effective to part ways with Goody than to bleed members.

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    My take is that the problems culminating on game day simce 2021 have been behavioural, psychological and structural. The list itself is very good.

    Our coaching has been the biggest issue.

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    Let's be honest,

    4 minutes ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    It's all fine.

    It's not like sacking a premiership coach has ever haunted us.

    (Right decision or not - the manner/timing in which the call was made)

    Curses aren't real

    Curses aren't real

    Curses aren't real...

    Let's be honest, this club does not have a good record in the last 60 years of treating valuable people well...

    Apart from the obvious you have events like Gutnik hanging Balme out to dry, 186 and the timing of the Bailey sacking, benefactors who we ditch the moment we're sick of them and now this. I'm a little tired of it to be honest.

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    5 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    F me Melbourne. I've got a thesis to deliver in the next week. Appalling timing.

    If the thesis is on explaining this club (please do), then you have more material!

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    Just now, layzie said:

    Let's be honest,

    Let's be honest, this club does not have a good record in the last 60 years of treating valuable people well...

    Apart from the obvious you have events like Gutnik hanging Balme out to dry, 186 and the timing of the Bailey sacking, benefactors who we ditch the moment we're sick of them and now this. I'm a little tired of it to be honest.

    100% - and it all comes back to the culture and psyche of this club.

    We will never be great, again, until we fix that. Really fix it.

    Disheartening to try to make sense of this club sometimes!

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    1 minute ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    If the thesis is on explaining this club (please do), then you have more material!

    It is actually on the psychology of denial, paranoia and psychopathy.

    Edited by Queanbeyan Demon

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    4 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

    What I am annoyed at is that the players weren’t told prior to the media. Not good enough.

    Pure speculation unless you're within the four walls of the club.

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    Just now, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    It is actually on the psychology of denial.

    Firstly, very interesting

    Secondly, lol, you have plenty of material you can draw from 🤣

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    The players didn’t back the game plan; vs St Kilda, they played how they wanted for the first three quarters, then reverted to Goodwin’s plan. Vs West Coast, played four quarters their way. Sealed SG’s fate.

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    9 minutes ago, Colm said:

    Understand the decision and unlike others I don’t have an issue with the timing, the way it’s been handled seems very poor though.

    Overall just feel a bit gutted for him at the min. Always found him very likeable and he will always be premiership coach.

    Thanks and good luck Simon with your next chapter in life.

    Don't worry about Simon

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    9 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

    Thanks Simon. Now we can start moving forward as a club.

    I believe that on Demonland in 1965 there was a similar post which said "Thanks Norm. Now we can start moving forward as a club."

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    The board sacked him now so in case we beat the Bulldogs this round it doesn’t put a spanner in the works for clearly the plan to remove him was already made. The decision was on hold hoping for an insipid performance against WC. Another spirited performance against the bulldogs would have made it difficult for the board to remove him swiftly. Good luck and best wishes Simon for the future and thank you for the premiership.

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    Correct decision but club needs to justify the process & timing along with being respectful to our only living premiership coach!

    Hearing Goodwin say ignoring the score board & not getting hung up on the results was not great.. he’s record 8/18, culture issues.

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    I hate the timing and think it's poor form. Should have waited till the end of the year.

    While I think it was probably untenable now, I still think many on here are going to be surprised by the depths we are going to fall to in the coming years.

    Goodwin will go down as our best coach of the last 60 years and probably at least our next 10.

    Ultimately he was burnt by a playing group that claimed to love him but routinely wouldn't fight for him or the club when the moments got biggest.

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