About Simon Goodwin

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.
On 18 September 2014, Goodwin signed a five-year contract with the Melbourne Football Club. He served for two years as an assistant coach to Paul Roos before taking over as head coach for three years from 2017. Goodwin illustriously took Melbourne to its first finals series in 12 years in 2018, reaching the Preliminary Final.