since 1964 — then their most recent premiership season — and advanced to their first Grand Final since 2000, prior to which Goodwin was named AFLCA Coach of the Year. In the 2021 AFL Grand Final against the Western Bulldogs, Goodwin's Demons started well, but faltered in the second and early in the third quarter and trailed by as much as nineteen points. Melbourne then put together a massive turnaround, scoring the next twelve goals en route to a 74-point victory, claiming their thirteenth flag and ending their 57-year premiership drought. Statistics Playing statistics |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 1997# || || 36 | 10 || 4 || 1 || 93 || 26 || 119 || 32 || 25 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 9.3 || 2.6 || 11.9 || 3.2 || 2.5 || 0 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 1998# || || 36 | 21 || 8 || 6 || 202 || 89 || 291 || 60 || 45 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 9.6 || 4.2 || 13.9 || 2.9 || 2.1 || 0 |- | 1999 || || 36 | 19 || 2 || 2 || 148 || 77 || 225 || 49 || 17 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 7.8 || 4.1 || 11.8 || 2.6 || 0.9 || 0 |- | 2000 || || 36 | 22 || 15 || 21 || 284 || 177 || 461 || 104 || 28 || 0.7 || 1.0 || 12.9 || 8.0 || 21.0 || 4.7 || 1.3 || 7 |- | 2001 || || 36 | 23 || 16 || 11 || 370 || 149 || 519 || 73 || 90 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 16.1 || 6.5 || 22.6 || 3.2 || 3.9 || 10 |- | 2002 || || 36 | 22 || 17 || 16 || 271 || 205 || 476 || 61 || 63 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 12.3 || 9.3 || 21.6 || 2.8 || 2.9 || 7 |- | 2003 || || 36 | 19 || 13 || 12 || 208 || 137 || 345 || 62 || 43 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 10.9 || 7.2 || 18.2 || 3.3 || 2.3 || 0 |- | 2004 || || 36 | 10 || 6 || 2 || 123 || 65 || 188 || 38 || 22 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 12.3 || 6.5 || 18.8 || 3.8