Club Mgmt. Board of Directors as led by President Dave Barham

[Lore]

Spoiler: Timeline of events

• 15/8: President, Paul Brasher resigns, replaced by Dave Barham who foreshadows external review
  • Votes for Brasher: Peter Allen, Simon Madden, Sean Wellman
    Sean Wellman

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    50

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    193cm

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    90kg

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    14.1

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    3.6

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    2.6

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    0.8

    3star

  • Votes for Barham: Andrew Muir, Dorothy Hisgrove, Melissa Green, Kate O’Sullivan, Kevin Sheedy
• 21/8: Senior Coach, Ben Rutten
  Ben Rutten

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  41

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  190cm

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  98kg

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  13.4

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  sacked
• 24/8: CEO, Xavier Campbell resigns
• 24/8: Directors to resign
  • Paul Brasher, immediately
  • Simon Madden, immediately
  • Sean Wellman, after new football director is appointed
  • Peter Allen, after AGM & finance portfolio handover in December
• 26/8: Details of coaching selection committee appointment
  • Sub-committee of 6: Josh Mahoney
    Josh Mahoney

    Age

    47

    Ht

    180cm

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    83kg

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    Fwd

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    11.3

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    6.8

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    (Chair, GM-Footy), Robert Walls, Jordan Lewis
    Jordan Lewis

    Age

    38

    Ht

    186cm

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    86kg

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    23.5

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    12.1

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    2.8

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    , Simone McKinnis OAM, Andrew Thorburn and Dorothy Hisgrove (board member).
• 26/8: Details of external review process
  • Ernst & Young to coordinate with support from Andrew Thorburn, working closely with Nick Ryan (Acting CEO) & Dorothy Hisgrove (board member)
  • Focusing on four areas: (1) Board effectiveness & composition, (2) a review of leadership, operations and culture including the footy department, (3) the senior coach appointment and (4) the new CEO appointment.
• 26/9: Andrew Welsh appointed to the board of directors, replacing Simon Madden
• 29/9: Brad Scott appointed as Senior Coach
• 30/9: Kevin Sheedy claims decision to appoint Brad Scott was 6-1 against him
• 3/10: Andrew Thorburn appointed as CEO - alternative link
• 3/10: “External review to be handed to the board next week”: Andrew Thorburn, Crichton Medal Address
• 4/10: Andrew Thorburn resigns as CEO
• 11/10: External review preliminary findings
• 24/10: External review preliminary findings II
• 2/11: Dan McPherson appointed as General Manager of Performance & Cam Roberts as Head of Development
• 11/11: Dean Rioli appointed to the board of directors, replacing Paul Brasher
• 14/11: Tim Roberts & David Wills appointed to the board of directors, replacing Sean Wellman and Paul Allen respectively
• 28/11: Dorothy Hisgrove announced as first female vice-president (at the Essendon Women's Best and Fairest night)
• 1/12: Craig Vozzo appointed as CEO
• 13/12: Board director election results: Andrew Welsh and Andrew Muir elected
• 15/5: The club's First Nations Advisory Council established, to be led by Dean Rioli (chair, Indigenous board member), and including: Leanne Brooke (EFC EGM – Community & The Long Walk. Essendon FC), Dorothy Hisgrove (EFC VP and National Manager Partner KPMG), Kane Ellis (CEO of Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service), John Evans (Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Engagement at Swinburne) and Che Cockatoo-Collins (EM, Indigenous Affairs NBN, EFC Past Player)
• 16/5: Board of Directors declare support for the First Nations Voice to Parliament, after consultation with the new First Nations Advisory Council
• 28/8: EGM - Football, Josh Mahoney has accepted a role as GM Football Operations at the AFL
• 10/10: GM - Performance Daniel McPherson, and Head of AFLW/AFL Operations Manager Aysha Ward have been elevated to the club executive as joint leaders of the club's football department, as GM-AFL and GM-AFLW respectively

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Just put the whole shit show on reality tv and let the public decide.

 

[faible]

I can understand that, though I think most have been pretty clear that it's certain views that are abhorrent, not Christians themselves.


Food for thought: Maybe they know what LBGTQI+? people feel like for being LBGTQI+?. Though being Christian is more a choice than LBGTQI+?

That's fair, most of the LGBTQIA+ community don't have a whole lot of choice in who they're born to be.

I'd posit for a lot of Christians (and other religions) it's not much of a choice, given it would be largely generational and cultural. Which is a broader and more detailed discussion given religious schools etc... etc...

 

[Dave]

That's fair, most of the LGBTQIA+ community don't have a whole lot of choice in who they're born to be.

I'd posit for a lot of Christians (and other religions) it's not much of a choice, given it would be largely generational and cultural. Which is a broader and more detailed discussion given religious schools etc... etc...

Agree with that, there's a reason the Jesuits say: “Give me the child for the first seven years and I'll give you the man.”

Brainwashing however can be beaten. Who you're born to be, not so much.

Wow, I think we're agreeing. No lightning bolts??

 

[thebigboy]

The way we’re going as a club right now, if we fell into a barrel of nipples, we’d come out sucking our thumb

 

[faible]

Agree with that, there's a reason the Jesuits say: “Give me the child for the first seven years and I'll give you the man.”

Brainwashing however can be beaten. Who you're born to be, not so much.

Wow, I think we're agreeing. No lightning bolts??

It's getting pretty overcast outside, I'm thinking either rain or locusts.

 

[Blind Turn]

You know your club has reached the bottom when cynicism begins to usurp disappointment. It’s a difficult sentiment to alleviate once it permeates large groups. Just think about the changes required for the public to no longer be cynical of the political class. It’s a long way back now for this club. It requires a generational leader to appear to bring integrity back.

 

[Pweter]

Details stolen from the Contract Status thread, those out of contract next year or the year after, ignoring those yet to re-sign this year who are OOC:

AFL Senior List:
link Bryan, Nick – 2023
link Caldwell, Jye – 2024
link Cox, Nik – 2024
link Draper, Sam – 2023
link Guelfi, Matt – 2024
link Heppell, Dyson – 2023
link Hind, Nick – 2024
link Hobbs, Benjamin – 2023
link Jones, Harrison – 2023
link Kelly, Jake - 2024
link Lord, Alister – 2023
link McGrath, Andrew – 2024
link Parish, Darcy – 2023
link Perkins, Archie – 2024
link Phillips, Andrew – 2023
link Redman, Mason – 2023
link Shiel, Dylan – 2024
link Snelling, Will – 2023
link Stewart, James – 2024
link Stringer, Jake – 2024
link Wright, Peter – 2023
link Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon – 2023

Rookie list 4-6 players + 2 Cat Bs
link Baldwin, Kaine – 2023
link D'Ambrosio, Massimo – 2023 (replacing AMT)
link Durham, Sam – 2024
link Martin, Nic - 2024
link Voss, Patrick – 2023
link Wanganeen, Tex - 2024

We have 6 - 12 months to turn it around otherwise we'll lose plenty of quality. You can't tell me the opposition won't be in the ear of guys like Hobbs, Cox, Martin, Perkins etc early next year if we're still a laughing stock. Yes many are still under contract but that won't stop clubs from dangling rather large carrots.

It's an enormous few months for the club, it'll either set us up for the future or put us back almost behind square 1.

 

[windyhill]

Details stolen from the Contract Status thread, those out of contract next year or the year after, ignoring those yet to re-sign this year who are OOC:

AFL Senior List:
link Bryan, Nick – 2023
link Caldwell, Jye – 2024
link Cox, Nik – 2024
link Draper, Sam – 2023
link Guelfi, Matt – 2024
link Heppell, Dyson – 2023
link Hind, Nick – 2024
link Hobbs, Benjamin – 2023
link Jones, Harrison – 2023
link Kelly, Jake - 2024
link Lord, Alister – 2023
link McGrath, Andrew – 2024
link Parish, Darcy – 2023
link Perkins, Archie – 2024
link Phillips, Andrew – 2023
link Redman, Mason – 2023
link Shiel, Dylan – 2024
link Snelling, Will – 2023
link Stewart, James – 2024
link Stringer, Jake – 2024
link Wright, Peter – 2023
link Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon – 2023

Rookie list 4-6 players + 2 Cat Bs
link Baldwin, Kaine – 2023
link D'Ambrosio, Massimo – 2023 (replacing AMT)
link Durham, Sam – 2024
link Martin, Nic - 2024
link Voss, Patrick – 2023
link Wanganeen, Tex - 2024

We have 6 - 12 months to turn it around otherwise we'll lose plenty of quality. You can't tell me the opposition won't be in the ear of guys like Hobbs, Cox, Martin, Perkins etc early next year if we're still a laughing stock. Yes many are still under contract but that won't stop clubs from dangling rather large carrots.

It's an enormous few months for the club, it'll either set us up for the future or put us back almost behind square 1.

No offence mate but there has to be a more relevant term than “behind square 1” How about laughing stock ? Or “norf type levels” ?

 

[Saint]

Given the commentary of some of the posters on here who are also Christian, seems like they're feeling like bigot and Christian are being heavily conflated as being one and the same, and they're not feeling particularly welcome at this time.

People can choose to ignore what they say or not, but that's how people appear to be feeling right now about how the discourse has been.

You mean, they might feel a teeny tiny part of how a gay person might have felt for the last 100+ years? Feeling not particularly welcome. Bigots can be at the club if they keep it to themselves. But if they lead a bigoted organisation, they shouldn't lead an inclusive one.

One group just wants to be accepted. Another group just wants to be free to be unaccepting of people.

Deep Water

A pair of detectives investigate a brutal murder case in Bondi and discover mounting evidence that suggests a connection to a spate of gay hate crimes in Sydney in the 1980s and 1990s.

www.sbs.com.au

 

[faible]

they might feel a teeny tiny part of how a gay person might have felt for the last 100+ years?

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Bigots can be at the club if they keep it to themselves.

And there we are. Exactly why people who are Christian are posting about feeling uncomfortable at the moment, comments like this. Christian = Bigot.

 

[jmoo wan]

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Romans 12:17-21

Stop forcing the bible onto us!!!

 

[Lance Uppercut]

You know your club has reached the bottom when cynicism begins to usurp disappointment. It’s a difficult sentiment to alleviate once it permeates large groups. Just think about the changes required for the public to no longer be cynical of the political class. It’s a long way back now for this club. It requires a generational leader to appear to bring integrity back.

 

[Corleone]

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Has there ever been a Captain/Coach/CEO/President/Martyr before!?!?

 

[andleanback]

Really good article

God saved Essendon from Andrew Thorburn

The appointment of the former NAB CEO to run the Essendon Football Club landed like a turd in the punch bowl.

www.afr.com

 

[jmoo wan]

Really good article

God saved Essendon from Andrew Thorburn

The appointment of the former NAB CEO to run the Essendon Football Club landed like a turd in the punch bowl.

www.afr.com

post the text - I can guarantee that the vast majority of posters here don't subscribe to the AFR

 

[windyhill]

Me, hearing the latest **** up.

 

[mike14]

post the text - I can guarantee that the vast majority of posters here don't subscribe to the AFR

Bunk posted the whole thing on page 234 (post 5838) of this thread. I'm not smart enough to embed it...

 

[Pweter]

No offence mate but there has to be a more relevant term than “behind square 1” How about laughing stock ? Or “norf type levels” ?

St Kilda 1897 - 1902 levels of rabble, though despite going 2 wins and 97 losses across those years they were probably better run than we are now.

 

[jmoo wan]

Bunk posted the whole thing on page 234 (post 5838) of this thread. I'm not smart enough to embed it...

how good is Bunk? I should've voted for him a poster of the year...

here is the embedded link:

Club Mgmt. - Board of Directors as led by President Dave Barham

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Pweter]

Me, hearing the latest * up.

Is there another one, or is this on the Thorburn resignation?

It simply wouldn't surprise if there's yet another

 

[windyhill]

Is there another one, or is this on the Thorburn resignation?

It simply wouldn't surprise if there's yet another

I think it was from the day I heard we won the toss and kicked with the wind.

 

[Mootsy]

 

[Blind Turn]

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You mean like this, right?

 

[Beerfish]

You mean like this, right?

I spent a whole week making that gif.

 

[thebigboy]

Wonder how EY would be feeling having their brand dragged into it

Considering their recent foray into the news over the last month, it would probably be something that wouldn’t move the needle