Simon Goodwin
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Goodwin as Melbourne coach in February 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Simon Goodwin | ||
| Nickname(s) | Goody | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | South Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 18, 1996 Pre-Season Draft | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1996–2010 | Adelaide | 275 (162) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2013 | Essendon | 1 (0–1–0) | |
| 2017– | Melbourne | 5 (2–3–0) | |
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Simon Goodwin (born 26 December 1976 in Adelaide, South Australia) is the senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club. He is a retired professional Australian rules footballer, a former dual premiership player for the Adelaide Crows, a multi-times All-Australian player and a former captain of the Adelaide Crows. Goodwin played a total of 275 senior games in his AFL career, all for the Adelaide Crows.
Prior to embarking on his AFL career, Goodwin was an accomplished junior cricketer, co-captaining the South Australian Under-19 cricket team. Recruited from South Adelaide in the SANFL with pick No. 18 in the 1996 Pre-season Draft, Goodwin made his debut in Round 1, 1997, however his game was marred by a severe quadriceps injury which kept him out for months.
Goodwin returned to the side in Round 14 to face West Coast, holding his position until he was omitted following the Round 18 victory over Carlton at Football Park. Goodwin earned a recall prior to the beginning of the 1997 finals series, returning solid performances in all four of Adelaide's wins, including 19 possessions and a goal in the victorious Grand Final.
After a poor start to 1998 Goodwin blossomed in the second half of the season, showing glimpses of the prolific ball-winner he would become in later years and once again playing a solid role in all four finals on the way to Adelaide's second premiership win in as many years.
The 1999 season was to be one of disappointment, however, as Goodwin's performances mirrored that of his club. Despite featuring in 19 of Adelaide's 22 games, Goodwin's progress was marred by inconsistency as Adelaide finished a lowly 13th in what was, at the time, the club's worst ever finish to a season.
Following his disappointing 1999, Goodwin emerged as a star in his own right in the 2000 season with a string of assured midfield displays earning both his first All-Australian guernsey and Gold Jacket as Adelaide Club Champion. Goodwin capped this watershed year with selection to the Adelaide Football Club Team Of The Decade.
Another All-Australian selection followed in 2001 with consistently good performances alongside fellow star midfielders Mark Ricciuto, Andrew McLeod and Tyson Edwards pushing Adelaide back into premiership reckoning for 2002 after three seasons where the club had finished no higher than eighth.
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