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ADELAIDE premiership player and former captain Simon Goodwin was the rock skipper Jobe Watson needed as he worked through Essendon's testing supplement scandal last season.
His influence has led to Watson tipping he'll make an outstanding senior coach as Goodwin, currently an assistant coach, and Essendon prepare for 2014 after a year from hell.
It is a struggle that continues today, with players still having potential bans hanging over their heads.
But when the storm was raging at its loudest, Watson told The Advertiser Goodwin had provided him with invaluable support both about working as a captain and life away from the game.
"I think being a former captain, he's been able to give me enormous advice from his experiences,'' Watson said.
"I ask him about a lot of things, football related and personal things as well.
"I find him to be a really good sounding board.
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"Him along with all of the coaches, they're good people to talk to through different times.
"He was certainly a person I could speak to about things.''
Goodwin had to deal with his own issues while forging one of the Crows' most decorated careers: he admitted to a gambling problem after being fined $40,000 (half of it suspended) for betting on football by the AFL.
The same player who was considered the club's greatest captain by former coach Neil Craig negotiated a path through it and finished his career on a high note before being recruited as an assistant by Essendon.
As midfield coach, Goodwin continues to be a regular sounding board for Watson.
"Goody's obviously responsible for the midfield and I have a great relationship for him,'' Watson said.
"I think that his transition from playing into coaching, with an incredible work ethic ... I've really enjoyed working with him and I think that one day he'll make a fantastic senior coach.
"He understands what his requirements are, he focuses all of his energy on trying to make the players better and trying to implement the things that he thinks are going to be successful.
"I've really enjoyed working with him.''
Watson also spoke about the rejuvenation of Mark "Bomber'' Thompson, the former Geelong premiership coach who will take over while James Hird serves his one-year suspension for his part in the supplement scandal.
Watson, a Brownlow Medallist and the son of Bombers premiership player Tim, could not speak more highly of the interim coach.
After leaving Geelong feeling exhausted by the game, Thompson had rediscovered his passion.
"The person I see is really excited,'' Watson said.
"I think he's really enthused by the role and he's certainly driving us hard.
"He's obviously got the experience and knows what the requirements are to be a senior coach and we're really excited about not only how he's going but the whole coaching staff and the team.''
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