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The Australian
a day ago
- Sport
- The Australian
Simon Goodwin declines AFL probe into death threat after Saints loss
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin opted against the AFL taking any further action after the league's Integrity Unit investigated an online threat made in the wake of the Demons last quarter capitulation against St Kilda on Sunday. Two goals in the final 60 seconds to Saint Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, including one after the siren, sealed the biggest three-quarter-time comeback in AFL history and consigned the Demons to a famous defeat. As he was conducting his post-match press conference, a post from an anonymous account on X included an image of a ute in a car park and a chilling caption. '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. It came after a Collingwood member was banned from the AFL, and MCG, for five years after posting a message on the ground's anti-social behaviour hotline about Carlton coach Michael Voss. Simon Goodwin has received a chilling death threat. Image: X/Getty Melbourne made the AFL Integrity Unit aware of the post but confirmed on Monday there would be no further action, confirming the car in the photo did not belong to Goodwin and it wasn't taken in the Marvel Stadium car park. 'The AFL Integrity Unit has investigated the reported tweet regarding Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin post-game,' the league said in a statement. 'The image posted was not Goodwin's car, nor was it from Marvel Stadium. 'Goodwin has been consulted and does not wish to take the matter further, and there is currently no further action from Victoria Police. 'The AFL is currently working with the platform 'X' to help identify the owner of the account.' Melbourne captain Max Gawn defended Goodwin, who is now in the spotlight after the loss, and said the players were to blame to the chaotic finish. He also said Goodwin, the 2021 premiership winning coach who is contracted for another season, had hit support. 'He's my favourite coach and he's a premiership coach, Gawn said. 'I find him extremely smart tactically and, in the end, he's had us 50-points up against St Kilda, a team that we were down by 50 [points] in Alice Springs. He's in it with us, but the last quarter is not solely on him,' Gawn said.
7NEWS
a day ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Kane Cornes calls for Simon Goodwin to be sacked after disastrous loss to St Kilda
Melbourne are reeling after coughing up a 46-point three-quarter time lead to lose to St Kilda on Sunday and Kane Cornes thinks it should cost coach Simon Goodwin his job. The Demons have been on a consistent downwards trajectory since Goodwin led them to their drought-breaking 2021 AFL premiership. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Kane Cornes calls for Melbourne to sack Simon Goodwin. They bombed out of the next two finals series in straight sets, having finished in the top four both years, before falling all the way to 14th and out of the finals last year. After going down on Saturday, they now sit 13th, equal on wins with a decimated Essendon, who are 15th. Discussing the fallout on Monday night's episode of The Agenda Setters, Caroline Wilson said Sunday's result hallmarks of Carlton's devastating Round 1 loss to Richmond, but that the Demons should still stick with Goodwin, who is contracted until the end of next year. 'I was bullish on Simon Goodwin. I still reckon they'll stick with Simon Goodwin,' she said. 'I think to be brutal, I think they've got to reshape their footy department now — I think (head of footy) Alan Richardson's been given long enough. 'And I know that sounds brutal, but I think ... cards were marked (in the pre-season).' Kane Cornes didn't agree: 'I thought at the start of the year, he had a certain period to change and fix the flaws in their game plan, which he's been unable to do, so I think the club needs a fresh start. 'A fresh start with some playing personnel and a fresh start with a new coach. 'That's taking nothing away from what Simon Goodwin's done and he should coach at the level again at a different club. 'This club needs a cleanout and a reset, with everything that has gone on.' Wilson added: 'Well, given they weren't ruling out looking at Luke Beveridge — which was absolutely 100 per cent correct — earlier this season, you would certainly think that Simon Goodwin would be nervous.' St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt said more blame needs to fall on the players. 'I think there will be change in every aspect of the football club, (but) I'm less conclusive on the coaching aspect and more conclusive on the playing aspect,' he said. 'I'm not saying there won't be change — I think there will be change. But I'm not as strong as you because I think the playing group has a bit to answer for. 'I think the playing group gave the game away yesterday with some of the stuff that we saw. 'I'd be more aggressive with the list than I would be with the coaching department.' Melbourne's board had a scheduled meeting on Monday night, but no decision on Goodwin's future is expected to come from it.
ABC News
a day ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Melbourne's Steven May fails at appeal to get rough conduct suspension for clash with Francis Evans overturned
Star defender Steven May will still miss Melbourne's next two games after the club's bid to overturn his rough conduct suspension was rejected by the AFL appeals board. May was initially handed a three-match ban by the tribunal for rough conduct over the high-speed collision in the Demons' July 19 loss to Carlton that left Blues forward Francis Evans with concussion, a broken nose and a missing tooth. The All Australian defender maintained the ball was always his focus. May, who missed the Demons' demoralising loss to St Kilda on Sunday with his own concussion, will be suspended for games against West Coast and the Western Bulldogs. He was not involved in Monday night's appeal hearing. The Demons appealed on the basis the tribunal made an error of law and that no tribunal acting reasonably could have come to the decision it did. Melbourne's case, which was presented over more than an hour, hinged on the contention that no reasonable tribunal would expect a player to anticipate the trajectory of the ball's bounce. Melbourne noted after a handball went over Evans' head, the ball bounced four times. The first three bounces went away from the Carlton player, before the fourth took the ball into his hands, when May made contact. Jack Rush, acting for the Demons, contended the tribunal had put a "sense of perfection on the reasonable player" in expecting May to anticipate the ball's trajectory. Melbourne also contended that the tribunal noting Evans had made a movement to avoid contact, while not taking into account May had extended his left leg in an attempt to also slow down, was "the height of procedural unfairness" and demonstrated "unreasonableness". AFL representative Nick Pane quickly contended the tribunal's finding was not unreasonable before the appeals board of Stephen Jurica, Wayne Henwood and chair Will Houghton deliberated for 14 minutes. In rejecting Melbourne's appeal, Houghton said the board was satisfied May understood the case being put forward against him and he had every opportunity to put forward his own case. He concluded there was no lack of procedural fairness and no unreasonableness in the tribunal's decision. Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin had said on Sunday that May was "devastated and shattered" by the tribunal's decision, having believed he had done the right thing in attacking the ball. Goodwin also predicted the case would shape the way players approach contests in future. He believed players would adapt with the more information they get from the AFL about how they are required to act in certain scenarios. AAP
7NEWS
2 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Melbourne captain Max Gawn shoulders responsibility for last-minute calamity in loss to St Kilda
Melbourne captain Max Gawn has shouldered the blame and conceded his side has forgotten how to win close games after a record-breaking capitulation against St Kilda on Sunday. The Demons, who led by 46 points at the final change, conceded nine goals in the last quarter as the Saints overturned the greatest three-quarter time deficit in history thanks to a Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera goal on the siren. In a wild final few minutes, Harrison Petty spilled a mark that would have sealed the match, and Clayton Oliver also failed to score anything from just 30m out. Wanganeen-Milera then took a brilliant contested mark and converted the tough set shot to level the scores with eight seconds remaining. The Demons still looked likely to escape with a draw until a costly '6-6-6' free kick and the confusion that followed allowed the emerging Saints superstar to run into space and take an uncontested mark as the siren sound. Gawn said the players chatted amongst themselves before they were addressed by under-fire coach Simon Goodiwin. 'We spent 10 minutes in the rooms before Goody called us in. We talked among ourselves for a little bit, and talked about the mechanism of the last play and tried to find out what actually happened, then Goody brought us in,' he said on Triple M. 'There's been five times this year where we haven't known how to win; Giants in the first game we lost by a kick-out, Collingwood we lost by a ruckman trying to kick a torp across goal, and then last week against Carlton we also stuffed up and I think there's a fifth one in there as well. 'So we're not knowing how to win in those close games. We do a bit of training in it, but right now, we don't know how to win in those close games which comes down to resilience and ruthlessness. 'We have to learn how to win. We will talk the talk again in training ... all our talk is there and then when we get to the point, and we don't do it. Now is our chance to do it, we've got West Coast and then three games at the G.' Gawn also shouldered responsibility for the calamitous final minute that saw the midfield group effectively allow Wanganeen-Milera to stream forward unmanned. There was a 60-second delay from when the free kick was awarded to when it was taken while the players on the field had to reset into their specific zone. While Saints stars Wanganeen-Milera and Rowan Marshall conjured up the match-winning play, Demons players looked confused and unsure what to do. Jack Viney was stranded on the wing and could have pushed up closer to defensive 50 and potentially filled the hole that Wanganeen-Milera ran into. 'I'm probably the only one on the field who knows that we got a warning in the second quarter, one; I can remember and two; they tell the ruckmen, it's a weird and unique thing in football where they tell the ruckmen,' Gawn said. 'We were about to step in the circle, and I realised we had about two or three seconds to find a winger; there wasn't a winger on the other side. From there, I probably didn't nail it. 'In the end, it's three seconds, so I don't have much time, but I sent (Jack Viney) to the wing and tried to get a forward in – but it was actually a back that we had too many of. 'I was trying to count as quickly as I could in three seconds. 'After that free kick happened, we probably didn't nail it as well.'
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Demons star to learn rough conduct fate in AFL appeal
Melbourne will reiterate their belief that Steven May had a legitimate play at the ball in his high-speed clash with Carlton's Francis Evans when the star defender fronts the AFL Appeals Board. The case, which Demons coach Simon Goodwin predicts will shape the way players approach contests in future, will be heard on Monday evening. May was initially handed a three-match ban by the Tribunal for rough conduct over the collision that left Blues forward Evans with concussion, a broken nose and a missing tooth. But the All Australian defender maintained the ball was always his focus. "We think he had a play on the ball and it was a football incident," Goodwin said after the Demons confirmed they would appeal the Tribunal's decision. "From my perspective, that's ultimately the argument that we'll go with. "Clearly there's some legal stuff that they'll go through in terms of the case as part of the appeal. "But you can see it's divided a lot of the public and I think it's one of those cases where everyone wants it to go through the appeals (process) and see what the outcome is going to be." Goodwin said May was "devastated and shattered" by the Tribunal's decision. "Right from the outset when he first came to the bench, he was a little bit confused and thought he'd done the right thing and gone at the footy," Goodwin said. "He was shattered, he was disappointed with the outcome and clearly frustrated. "This is part of the process, go through the appeals, get the clarity required and we'll all move forward post that." Goodwin predicted players would adapt with the more information they get from the AFL about how they are required to act in certain scenarios. The 2021 premiership coach referenced the aerial contest between Fremantle captain Alex Pearce and Port Adelaide's Darcy Byrne-Jones, which caused similar controversy to the May-Evans collision. Pearce was handed a three-match ban before overturning it on appeal. "This is part of the game," Goodwin said. "We're learning more and more about the game and what's required in the game, and what the players need to do in the game, especially around concussion. "But if you look at the Alex Pearce case, these cases go all the way through to the appeals and you get more information." May is recovering from his own concussion, having missed Sunday's horror fade-out against St Kilda after an accidental knee to the head from Carlton's Tom De Koning. Melbourne will reiterate their belief that Steven May had a legitimate play at the ball in his high-speed clash with Carlton's Francis Evans when the star defender fronts the AFL Appeals Board. The case, which Demons coach Simon Goodwin predicts will shape the way players approach contests in future, will be heard on Monday evening. May was initially handed a three-match ban by the Tribunal for rough conduct over the collision that left Blues forward Evans with concussion, a broken nose and a missing tooth. But the All Australian defender maintained the ball was always his focus. "We think he had a play on the ball and it was a football incident," Goodwin said after the Demons confirmed they would appeal the Tribunal's decision. "From my perspective, that's ultimately the argument that we'll go with. "Clearly there's some legal stuff that they'll go through in terms of the case as part of the appeal. "But you can see it's divided a lot of the public and I think it's one of those cases where everyone wants it to go through the appeals (process) and see what the outcome is going to be." Goodwin said May was "devastated and shattered" by the Tribunal's decision. "Right from the outset when he first came to the bench, he was a little bit confused and thought he'd done the right thing and gone at the footy," Goodwin said. "He was shattered, he was disappointed with the outcome and clearly frustrated. "This is part of the process, go through the appeals, get the clarity required and we'll all move forward post that." Goodwin predicted players would adapt with the more information they get from the AFL about how they are required to act in certain scenarios. The 2021 premiership coach referenced the aerial contest between Fremantle captain Alex Pearce and Port Adelaide's Darcy Byrne-Jones, which caused similar controversy to the May-Evans collision. Pearce was handed a three-match ban before overturning it on appeal. "This is part of the game," Goodwin said. "We're learning more and more about the game and what's required in the game, and what the players need to do in the game, especially around concussion. "But if you look at the Alex Pearce case, these cases go all the way through to the appeals and you get more information." May is recovering from his own concussion, having missed Sunday's horror fade-out against St Kilda after an accidental knee to the head from Carlton's Tom De Koning. Melbourne will reiterate their belief that Steven May had a legitimate play at the ball in his high-speed clash with Carlton's Francis Evans when the star defender fronts the AFL Appeals Board. The case, which Demons coach Simon Goodwin predicts will shape the way players approach contests in future, will be heard on Monday evening. May was initially handed a three-match ban by the Tribunal for rough conduct over the collision that left Blues forward Evans with concussion, a broken nose and a missing tooth. But the All Australian defender maintained the ball was always his focus. "We think he had a play on the ball and it was a football incident," Goodwin said after the Demons confirmed they would appeal the Tribunal's decision. "From my perspective, that's ultimately the argument that we'll go with. "Clearly there's some legal stuff that they'll go through in terms of the case as part of the appeal. "But you can see it's divided a lot of the public and I think it's one of those cases where everyone wants it to go through the appeals (process) and see what the outcome is going to be." Goodwin said May was "devastated and shattered" by the Tribunal's decision. "Right from the outset when he first came to the bench, he was a little bit confused and thought he'd done the right thing and gone at the footy," Goodwin said. "He was shattered, he was disappointed with the outcome and clearly frustrated. "This is part of the process, go through the appeals, get the clarity required and we'll all move forward post that." Goodwin predicted players would adapt with the more information they get from the AFL about how they are required to act in certain scenarios. The 2021 premiership coach referenced the aerial contest between Fremantle captain Alex Pearce and Port Adelaide's Darcy Byrne-Jones, which caused similar controversy to the May-Evans collision. Pearce was handed a three-match ban before overturning it on appeal. "This is part of the game," Goodwin said. "We're learning more and more about the game and what's required in the game, and what the players need to do in the game, especially around concussion. "But if you look at the Alex Pearce case, these cases go all the way through to the appeals and you get more information." May is recovering from his own concussion, having missed Sunday's horror fade-out against St Kilda after an accidental knee to the head from Carlton's Tom De Koning.
