James Hird says broadcast of post-game speech 'won't happen again' after players raise concerns Brendon Goddard says Essendon should never have made James Hird's post-Fremantle victory speech public. JAMES Hird says Essendon has taken criticism from players on board after Brendon Goddard said airing the coach's post-game speech after the team's victory over Fremantle was a mistake. Hird and captain Jobe Watson were filmed addressing their team after the Bombers came from 37 points down to defeat the Dockers in a thriller at Subiaco, with the footage then included as part of the team's weekly highlights package "The Hangar." Speaking this morning, Hird said he hadn't personally signed off on the broadcast, and that there was unlikely to be a repeat of it. "It's always hard in these areas to know what you put on and what you don't put on," he said. I can understand where the players are coming from. I can also understand the club's point of view. The players and the club have had a chat and it's all sorted now. I didn't tick off on it, so to speak, as I hadn't seen it but look, it'll be fine, it's not a big issue. The players have voiced their concern about it, that's been noted and it won't happen again The Hangar was granted exclusive access to Essendon's post-match speeches following their win over Freemantle. In the video, Hird thanked his players, said they had run Fremantle "off their legs" and told them they'd have to soak up more pressure if they wanted to play finals. But Goddard issued a surprising warning to the club's football and media departments, telling 3AW that the release of the footage was an "error" and that such footage "should stay in-house." To be honest we talked about that and touched on it today. It's probably an error from the footy department that it didn't get run by them first," Goddard said. That's kind of something that stays in-house and it's really personal and especially the significance of the night and the win too, that post-match address from Hirdy and then Jobe is quite personal for us and it's something ... that should stay in-house. Goddard went on to suggest Hird may not have known the footage was being published. "It was probably an error somewhere along the line that it didn't get run by the coaches or something," he said. James Hird and the players belt out the team song after beating Fremantle. The former St Kilda utility said the Fremantle victory was one of the best wins of his career and said he wasn't expecting much animosity from his former teammates when they clash at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. There will be a bit of drivel coming from Milney's mouth, but I've put up in that in the past. He'll try and give me a bit of a sledge here and there. I don't think there'll be too much of it. We'll just have a few personal jokes between us but I'm guessing I might cop a pie or a drink in the face from the crowd, that's probably the worst I'll get. It's going to be unique and somewhat weird but I'm also looking forward to it, to be honest. Hird said today he wasn't worried about what might be said to his new recruit when he comes up against his old side. "There might be a bit of banter but that's about it," Hird said. Good humoured banter is always a bit of fun out of the field and I'm sure the players will support Brendon in that. Teams: See what changes the Dons made ahead of the St Kilda clash