Simon Goodwin declines AFL probe into death threat after Saints loss
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.
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