Wife detail comes to light as sacked Demons coach linked with two rival clubs

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The Sydney Swans and GWS Giants are being tipped as potential landing spots for Simon Goodwin after the coach was sacked by the Melbourne Demons on Tuesday. The premiership-winning coach was let-go after nine seasons in charge of the Demons, with speculation rife as to who will replace him at Melbourne.
But there's also speculation about what Goodwin will do next, with claims he 'won't be lost to football for long'. Speaking on Channel 7 on Tuesday night, leading reporter Mitch Cleary pointed out that Goodwin's wife Kristine is based in Sydney, which could open the door for an assistant role at the Swans or Giants.
Cleary believes Goodwin will take a short break, but will soon find a role 'without too long out of the game'. Cleary said on 'The Agenda Setters': "I believe that the Sydney clubs will make a big play for Simon Goodwin.
'Now his wife is a high-flyer in the Sydney finance world, and has been based in Sydney in recent times. The feeling is that the Swans and Giants will come hard for a person of Simon Goodwin's calibre, and we know that Sydney will have at least one, potentially two, openings under Dean Cox at the end of this year ... and there's potentially one at the Giants as well. So keep an eye on the Swans and the Giants for Simon Goodwin for his next move.'
Cleary also wrote on social media: "Simon Goodwin's wife is based in Sydney. The Swans and Giants will sound out the departing Melbourne coach for a key role in their football departments. Both clubs have previously spoken of the challenges in attracting highly credentialed football people to Sydney."
Have the Demons already contacted their next coach?
Meanwhile, coaching great Paul Roos believes the Demons have already sounded out former Swans coach John Longmire. Adam Simpson and Longmire are both available, and have both been linked to the Melbourne job.
Speaking on ABC Sport, Roos said he believes the Dees already have their preferred candidate lined up. 'I think the main reason (for sacking Goodwin) would be, John Longmire, Adam Simpson (are available)… that's the only thing I can really think of," Roos said.
'They've made the decision, they are going to do it, what do you do? You either let him go for the next three weeks, or you go now. Clearly the pros of getting rid of him now is your ability to go to the market really quickly without any other club impeding your quest for a new coach. If I had to guess why they would have gone early, I think that's the reason.'
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Roos previously worked with Longmire at the Swans, and believes he'll be keen to get back into head-coaching. 'I haven't spoken to him directly. When he made the decision to leave (the Swans), we all thought he'll have at least a year off,' Roos said.
'That year hasn't really expired yet, and there's been no need to ask the question because there have been no jobs available. I suspect that someone has made the phone call already from the Melbourne Football Club, because if they haven't, they are bereft in their duties. I think they've made a call or will within the next 24 hours and get an answer either way.'