Chilling picture emerges as death threat towards Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin rocks the AFL
The Saints were comprehensively outplayed through the opening three quarters, with Melbourne looking well on the way to victory after being up by 46 points.
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Then the script got completely flipped in the fourth quarter as the Saints stormed home with a remarkable Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera goal after the final siren giving St Kilda a memorable win.
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However, the historic feat was marred shortly after as fears for the Demons coach's safety emerged.
A social media post of what appeared to be Goodwin's car was shared online just after 6pm by an anonymous account named 'Kozzy Owns You'.
The post implied someone was waiting by his vehicle in an underground car park, ready to harm him.
'I'm currently waiting outside Simon Goodwin's car: Don't fret, Melbourne fans you won't need to worry any further,' the post read.
Footy fans were quick to call out the unhinged behaviour, as the matter was referred by the club to the AFL Integrity Unit.
'I know passionate supporters can get upset sometimes, but this isn't acceptable,' one person wrote.
'Yeah nah, I think this one ends in court champ,' another commented.
'Dude, it's just a game. I've learned to laugh at the amount of bad footy being played this year … not get mad about it. Maybe you should take my advice,' a third added.
Shockingly, on Monday morning, the account doubled down on the threats, this time to Goodwin and various other news networks who reported on the vile post.
'I f**king own you,' the post read, which tagged 9News, the AFL, Fox Footy, the Herald Sun and The Age.
News.com.au understands the car in the image does not belong to Goodwin and the photo was not taken at Marvel Stadium, where his vehicle was parked on Sunday night.
The AFL has been contacted for comment.
Fan banned for death threat to Carlton coach Michael Voss
The Goodwin threat came just two weeks after a Collingwood supporter was banned from the MCG for five years for threatening Carlton coach Michael Voss.
'I'd like to report 23 missing persons and pre-emptively report the murder of Michael Voss,' the threat read.
Speaking about the ordeal earlier this month, Voss said it exposed the dark side of working in the footy world.
'I always felt like football made you feel like you belong – and that's what football clubs are all about,' Voss said.
'You have a sense of belonging, it's about families, about communities. It's about bringing people together.
'I also remember as a 12-year-old at Morningside Football Club and having a brand new footy … it was like the best gift I ever got, it was my first brand-new Sherrin.
'I used to smell it and always have it in my hands. It sort of really inspired me to ultimately follow my dreams – and that was really impactful on me.
'And then I've also seen the dark side of football, where we blame, we become victims, and it's this environment where things are quite toxic. We think showing passion is about anger – and it's not about that at all.
'There's a way we need to behave and there's a way we need to go about it – and when things are tough, you've got to show that support the right way. Not the wrong way.'
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