{"id":64884,"date":"2025-08-13T10:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/64884\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:59:07","slug":"simon-goodwin-speaks-on-interest-from-gws-giants-sacked-melbourne-demons-premiership-coach-afl-360-interview-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/64884\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Goodwin speaks on interest from GWS Giants, sacked Melbourne Demons premiership coach, AFL 360 interview, latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Premiership coach Simon Goodwin has opened up on his exit from the Melbourne Football Club for the first time since last Tuesday\u2019s shock announcement to sack him<\/a> after nine years at the helm.<\/p>\n

While the Demons\u2019 struggles in season 2025 were well-documented up until his departure, the board\u2019s decision to axe the 2021 flag winner took the vast majority of people by surprise.<\/p>\n

Goodwin, who is one of just four people to ever lead the Demons to a V\/AFL flag, spoke to Fox Footy\u2019s AFL 360 eight days on from his departure at Melbourne.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a shock, there\u2019s no doubt about that. I was disappointed that they\u2019d come to that decision \u2014 but you accept that position,\u201d Goodwin began.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I 100% think that I was the right person to carry this team forward? Yes, because I\u2019ve done it before … but that\u2019s the decision the board made, and I accept that decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey need a new voice, they want a new voice, and they\u2019re going to get one.\u201d<\/p>\n

When probed by hosts Gerard Whateley and Garry Lyon as to whether there was any other rationale for his sacking beyond the club\u2019s \u201cneed\u201d for a new voice, Goodwin responded: \u201cI had a standard board meeting the week before, and didn\u2019t have an inkling at that point. But as I said, I\u2019m sure the board went through a thorough process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the (only) reason I got; that they needed a new voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two-time Adelaide premiership player had a decorated career across his 275-game career, and has now spent well over a decade as a coach in the AFL system \u2014 making him a prime target for all clubs looking ahead to 2026.<\/p>\n

Seven\u2019s Mitch Cleary revealed on Wednesday evening that GWS have reached out to Goodwin in regards to a role next year.<\/p>\n

Speaking on any future plans in the industry, Goodwin noted he right now feels open to anything.<\/p>\n

Goodwin on Giants link & next adventure | 01:09<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve spent some time up in Sydney, and I\u2019m going to catch up with a whole range of different people,\u201d Goodwin continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m open-minded to doing any thing in football. I love the game, I love coaching. I want to get away, have a spell … (but) coaching\u2019s never complete, you want to get better. And I know with the experience and everything that\u2019s I\u2019ve gone through, with some PD (personal development), I\u2019ll come back even better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Melbourne\u2019s off-field imperfections before Goodwin\u2019s departure are well-documented, leaving the 48-year-old with an extra layer of difficulty when trying to maintain the club\u2019s success year-on-year.<\/p>\n

It includes \ufefffoxfooty.com.au\u2019s report last October<\/a> that some board members and those within the club\u2019s corporate circle held concerns over former chief executive Gary Pert and his handling of a player\u2019s trade negotiation \u2014 as well as separate worries over the management of superstars Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver.<\/p>\n

Langdon ‘Shocked’ by Goodwin sacking | 06:10<\/p>\n

Goodwin agreed when questioned as to whether his tenure while coaching without a CEO led to a level os misalignment at the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think clearly. Clearly, you need alignment for success. You look around the great sporting organisations around the world in business and sport, alignment is critical. It\u2019s critical because it builds trust, and you can make some really great decisions that you need to moving forward,\u201d Goodwin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s certainly been challenges, and things that all football clubs need to work on \u2014 and Melbourne\u2019s no different. But if you walk through the doors at training at Casey Fields with those players, the environment\u2019s healthy, alive and well … and that\u2019s the biggest part of your program to get right.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the next coach, I think it\u2019s set-up incredibly well. I\u2019d be incredibly excited by the group that they\u2019ve got available to them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Premiership coach Simon Goodwin has opened up on his exit from the Melbourne Football Club for the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64885,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1142,64,63,689,51854,19120,7803,50709,51851,50007,10145,39318,61,1139,7804,673,677,28885,8016,40741,51852,8014,51855,85,51853,670,51856],"class_list":["post-64884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-adam-kingsley","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-board-members","tag-christian-petracca","tag-clayton-oliver","tag-finals-scenarios","tag-flag-winner","tag-football-clubs","tag-garry-lyon","tag-gary-pert","tag-gerard-whateley","tag-greater-western-sydney-giants","tag-melbourne-demons","tag-new-south-wales","tag-oceania","tag-premiership-coach","tag-premiership-player","tag-premiership-winning-coach","tag-shock-announcement","tag-simon-goodwin","tag-sporting-organisations","tag-sports","tag-standard-board","tag-sydney","tag-trade-negotiation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}