Melbourne premiership coach Simon Goodwin has come under more heat following revelations of an expletive-laden rant towards former club doctor Zeeshan Arain over the medico’s advice to rest Angus Brayshaw due to concussion symptoms.

According to a report from the Herald Sun Wednesday, alleged legal documents from Arain’s lawyers revealed Goodwin lashed out at Arain during the 2020 season to pressure him to allow Brayshaw to play.

The letter cited “unreasonable behaviour” from the Demons boss, stating “one player had suffered a concussion and a plan was devised for his recovery including rest”.

“Why the f*** would you change the plan when we agreed he could push through his comfort zone. F***ing (player’s name) was at Chadstone with his mates last Thursday but is f***en concussed today.”

It comes after shock claims emerged on Tuesday that Melbourne considered sacking Goodwin ahead of its premiership season over an investigation into accusations spanning from 2018 to 2011 surrounding gambling and bullying the club doctor, accusations since denied by the club.

Arain’s collection of the events were reportedly passed onto the club prior to his exit from the Demons in October 2020 as part of an unlawful dismissal dispute.

“According to our client (Arain), Mr Goodwin voiced his extreme displeasure about the decision to rest the player …,” the legal letter said.

“After attempting to explain his recommendation to Mr Goodwin, Mr Goodwin continued to swear and talk over our client, suggesting that the player was exaggerating his symptoms and our client (Dr Arain) was not managing him properly.”

Brayshaw, 26, has suffered several head knocks throughout his career and now wears a helmet during games. The premiership wingman revealed he considered taking time away from the game due to the impact of concussions.

The AFL last year introduced a mandatory 12-day rest period for all payers that suffer concussions following research into the after-effects from them.

As part of Arain’s legal letter to the club, he also accused Goodwin of ripping into him after several end-of-season surgeries in 2018.

“Mr Goodwin telephoned Dr Arain expressing his frustration about all surgeries and particularly regarding one player who had not yet received surgery … Mr Goodwin became irate expecting all surgeries to be completed within 72 hours of the last game, saying ‘You’re f***ing around. (The player) is an A-grade player and we need training in the pre-season ASAP. All this f***ing around has taken up valuable time. Are we f***en here to do our job and win games of football or are we here to f** around?’” The legal letter stated.

“He then abruptly hung up on our client.”