Melbourne manager Simon Goodwin has fixed a superb effect to Basil Zempilas' bizarre grand final snub, which saw the Perth lord politician neglect to telephone him up to the dais for the customary speech.
It's contented that each premiership-winning manager makes their mode to the dais to present a speech, which Goodwin should person been invited to bash aft the Demons' 74-point decision of the Western Bulldogs successful Perth.
But Zempilas overlooked that measurement successful proceedings, dashing Goodwin's accidental to code viewers and listeners aft starring Melbourne to their archetypal premiership since 1964.
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"I got shafted, didn't I?" Goodwin joked connected Nine's The Sunday Footy Show.
"I didn't cognize what happened there, I had it each acceptable to go, I had the cheat notes and a fewer sponsors to azygous out."
When asked what helium would person said, Goodwin gave a shout-out to the thousands of Demons supporters, galore of whom are successful lockdown.
"I conscionable would've said to the supporters and everyone astatine home, this is us, this is who we are and they should beryllium truthful proud," Goodwin said.
"Hopefully each the supporters backmost location are enjoying it. I cognize they're successful lockdown, but speaking to a fewer I cognize they're sinking a fewer beers."
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