BRENDON Goddard has asked his Essendon teammates and coaches to help him control his on-field frustration.

The Bomber veteran admits he also needs to get better at picking his targets for feedback, and says "millennials are different".

During the third quarter of the Bombers' Anzac Day thrashing at the hands of Collingwood, Goddard argued with teammate David Zaharakis in defence.

At three-quarter time, Goddard, who had trudged off towards the Bombers' huddle alone while his teammates gathered for a chat at centre-half forward, was pulled aside by captain Dyson Heppell for a word.

Then followed a demonstrative discussion with Joe Daniher that included plenty of finger pointing.

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While coach John Worsfold praised Goddard's actions as "great leadership", Goddard said he needed to improve his body language and is seeking the club's help to do so.

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The 32-year-old was caught on camera last season throwing a plate of pretzels in frustration at a half-time break.

"I've asked for help and continue to ask for help from my teammates and the coaches for when I do [become demonstrative] ... to pull me back and look me in the eye and say, 'calm down, calm down'," Goddard told RSN radio on Thursday.

"I can't control that, it's who I am.

"It's where I tend to go when things get a bit muddled, and when I feel we're going away from what we value.

"Because I admit at times my message will get lost because of the delivery."

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Now in his 16th AFL season, the former Saint accepts standards for communicating with teammates have changed since he debuted in 2003, and he's aiming to tailor his advice to the personality of the recipient.

"It's very confronting and you've just got to be careful picking your targets, knowing who [you're] giving feedback to and what way," Goddard said.

"The millennials, they're different, and a little bit is that they don't want to hear it.

"They are wired differently to when I first started."