Goddard played Australian rules football as a junior until the age of 13 before the absence of a girls competition forced her to stop.

[3] Goddard holds the honour to be the first female field umpire in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL).

[7] In July 2017 she was named the coach of the Allies team in the AFLW State of Origin match to be played in September of that year.

She resigned at season's end, electing to return to Canberra to resume full-time work with the Australian Federal Police.

[3] She moved from Canberra to Adelaide in 2015 where she began pursuing a high level coaching career in football in addition to her work with the AFP.