Max Gawn makes surprising admission about Melbourne's decision to sack Simon Goodwin
In fact, Gawn has surprisingly revealed he is optimistic about the future and indeed excited about what is next.
Speaking on Triple M, Gawn shared details of the Monday night when he found out, revealing he received a call from football manager Alan Richardson and club director David Chippindall ... who suddenly appeared at his door 'a minute later'.
'Here am I again, hey? This is fun. I initially took the Triple M job looking to get involved in some fun stuff in the morning,' Gawn said Triple M's Mick in the Morning.
'I found out Monday night, the Test match was coming to a climax between England and India, and I get a phone call from Alan Richardson and David Chippindall saying, 'Can we come over?', and they knock on the door within a minute of the phone call, so I reckon, they might have been out of the front.
'They walked me through the process, and I appreciate that I was involved in some early conversations. By Tuesday morning, it was all out there.'
Gawn said the decision came as a 'shock' for most people but believed that showed 'good' management from the club.
'If you did see it coming, it means things were leaking and the board are struggling to keep things in-house,' he said.
'I've had some great times with Goody; we've had nine years (together as a coach), and as an assistant coach it's 11 years.'
But he denied was angry about the situation, while surprisingly admitting he had already moved on.
'No, definitely not angry. I'm a supporter of the team. I love the Melbourne Football Club,' he said.
'They've sacked people that I love before, and I move on, and so do they.
'This one is harder to take at present, but I have some great relationships with the people that have made the decision, and they've explained carefully to me why.
'I'm excited for what's next. It's funny how quickly you move on in football. Goodwin sacked ... and I'm like, 'Jeez, my life is over, what's happened here?' (and) I'm down in the dumps on Tuesday morning.
'We train Tuesday arvo and again Wednesday, and today I can't wait (to play) the Western Bulldogs, can't wait for what we do in the trade period, and I can't wait to (see) what coach we get in. It's happened, now let's move on.'
Gawn insisted he did not hold any resentment towards the board for making this decision.
'No, not at all. Some interesting takes: (Hawthorn great Luke Hodge suggested) I was going to get traded. I'm a lover of the Melbourne Football Club, and in the end, I'm going to support most decisions that they make, and this is another one I am going to get behind,' he said.
'I'm very close with Goody, and we're going to stay in touch. I've stayed in touch with Gary Pert (former CEO) and Kate Roffey (former president). Nathan Jones (former captain) got told to move on and I'm still incredible close with him.'
'We're trying to support Goody was much as we can. We're also supportive of the club moving forward and trying to win a flag, so we're supportive of club decisions and we want to broadcast to the supporters that we're OK.
'I appreciate that after nine years that a new voice could help. I was pretty bullish about what we were building at the football club and the old voice was working for me, but we were also 6 (wins) and 13 (losses) but the good clubs don't wait, and I appreciate that.
'It's natural to be scared of change. But when change happens, you go, 'Oh, OK, nothing really happened.' I'm still rocking up to my job and I'm quite bullish about what's next. I'm scared of change, and I've got a lot of relationships in that building and I hope they all keep their jobs.'
Former coaches Nathan Buckley, John Longmire and Adam Simpson have all been linked to the Melbourne job.
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