After Geelong only won seven games and crashed to ninth in 1982, Goggin contacted the club shortly after the end of the home-and-away rounds to say he would not seek reappointment as coach for the following season.
Following Geelong's poor performance with just seven wins and a finish of ninth in 1982, Goggin reached out to the club soon after the end of the preliminary rounds to express his intention not to be considered for the coaching position the next year.