Official Club Stuff 2023 AGM - held on Friday 9th Feb 2024

[Duckimus Prime]

Not sure why his mate specifically said he was approached by admin people of the club to run against Tredrea when Bruce has been thinking about it for 18 months hmmmmm

Both of those things can easily be true.

Abernathy has been thinking about throwing his hat into the ring again for the last 12 months.
And the club contacted him to run against Treaders.

But in reality, we should all follow Kochie's advice for the last decade. Remember how bad it was in 2011? You know, the last time Abernathy was a member of the board.

 

[Total Power]

voted as soon as i got the mail. 2 votes down. Come on peeps, lets do this.

 

[It Just Is]

Voted for Tredrea but can’t help feeling both are better candidates than many current board members.

I think I say this every election, sorry for the broken clock routine, Port Adelaide is a relatively small and simple business model (albeit fairly high profile). In reality, good practice would be fine with 4 directors - although I fully understand expanding that for Tara Page’s, e.g. Executives of a significant sponsor.

If Koch wants to run an 8+ person board at an absolute minimum 3 should be football people.

It would be good to also have a recent ex-player on the board - like how the AFL appointed Matt DeBoer - maybe those types are regularly consulted but under Koch we’ve had **** all transparency.

As members, I’ve always felt it’s the expectation and our responsibility to elect football people and while I’m sure Kathy Nagle did her best for the club… the CEO of a large GP clinic sized hospital has no business on the board of a football club.

 

[tribey]

If Koch wants to run an 8+ person board at an absolute minimum 3 should be football people.

Port are currently the only club in the league without a single former VFL/AFL footballer on their board, or in their executive.

The only one!

 

[JimmyBC]

Port are currently the only club in the league without a single former VFL/AFL footballer on their board, or in their executive.

The only one!

It's almost like it must be important.

 

[StrappingTape]

Voted x2 and now campaigning anyone I know to make sure they vote

 

[Grave Danger]

I'm not eligible to vote because I'm not a True Believer™

or maybe

I'm not eligible to vote because I am a true believer.

 

[ibd77]

Well at least it didn't go like... I pressed for WGT but the machine says I voted for BA.

 

[Jonts]

Can't believe they asked Tredders what his solution to the Israel/Palestine crisis was.

I cant believe he solved it

 

[Poo Eckert]

But in reality, we should all follow Kochie's advice for the last decade. Remember how bad it was in 2011? You know, the last time Abernathy was a member of the board.

That would be such a great leading question to ask Kock

 

[Poo Eckert]

Port are currently the only club in the league without a single former VFL/AFL footballer on their board, or in their executive.

The only one!

Football knowledge and experience, so overrated

 

[GoPorts]

It's almost like it must be important.

It's almost like they've actively avoided it

 

[tribey]

Football knowledge and experience, so overrated

• Adelaide: Mark Ricciuto,
• Brisbane: Leigh Matthews,
• Carlton: Greg Williams,
• Collingwood: Craig Kelly, Paul Licuria,
• Essendon: Kevin Sheedy, Andrew Welsh,
• Fremantle: Simon Garlick, Peter Mann, James Clement,
• Geelong: Steve Hocking,
• Gold Coast: Kurt Tippett,
• GWS: Jimmy Bartel
• Hawthorn: Andrew Gowers, Luke McCabe,
• Melbourne: Gary Pert, Brad Green,
• North Melbourne: Anthony Stevens,
• Port Adelaide: nil
• Richmond: Brendon Gale, Emmett Dunne,
• St Kilda: Dean Anderson, Jason Blake,
• Sydney: Tom Harley, Leo Barry, Michael O’Loughlin,
• Western Bulldogs: Luke Darcy,
• West Coast: Don Pyke, Rowan Jones

7 are CEO. 1 is President. 2 are Vice-President.

 

[bomberclifford]

• Adelaide: Mark Ricciuto,
• Brisbane: Leigh Matthews,
• Carlton: Greg Williams,
• Collingwood: Craig Kelly, Paul Licuria,
• Essendon: Kevin Sheedy, Andrew Welsh,
• Fremantle: Simon Garlick, Peter Mann, James Clement,
• Geelong: Steve Hocking,
• Gold Coast: Kurt Tippett,
• GWS: Jimmy Bartel
• Hawthorn: Andrew Gowers, Luke McCabe,
• Melbourne: Gary Pert, Brad Green,
• North Melbourne: Anthony Stevens,
• Port Adelaide: nil
• Richmond: Brendon Gale, Emmett Dunne,
• St Kilda: Dean Anderson, Jason Blake,
• Sydney: Tom Harley, Leo Barry, Michael O’Loughlin,
• Western Bulldogs: Luke Darcy,
• West Coast: Don Pyke, Rowan Jones

7 are CEO. 1 is President. 2 are Vice-President.

Gold Coast just scraping in there.

Still, it's a ridiculous situation considering the vast number of PAFC alumni out there.

 

[tribey]

Still, it's a ridiculous situation considering the vast number of PAFC alumni out there

It’s not exactly Chazz Palminteri putting it all together at the end of The Usual Suspects, is it.

Koch’s public flippancy regarding Tredrea.

Hinkley’s alleged disdain for the football acumen of SANFL-era icons.

The propaganda machine’s craven disrespect towards a tired and fed up supporter base.

Anyone with a genuine passion and concern for the club is walled off. And we’re literally the only ones doing it.

 

[LeoMessi]

When is the result announced?

 

[Hodges 153!]

Can't believe they asked Tredders what his solution to the Israel/Palestine crisis was.

Missed the interview.

What's he doing about Western Hospital?

 

[El Zorro]

When is the result announced?

At the AGM.

 

[Tibbs]

• Adelaide: Mark Ricciuto,
• Brisbane: Leigh Matthews,
• Carlton: Greg Williams,
• Collingwood: Craig Kelly, Paul Licuria,
• Essendon: Kevin Sheedy, Andrew Welsh,
• Fremantle: Simon Garlick, Peter Mann, James Clement,
• Geelong: Steve Hocking,
• Gold Coast: Kurt Tippett,
• GWS: Jimmy Bartel
• Hawthorn: Andrew Gowers, Luke McCabe,
• Melbourne: Gary Pert, Brad Green,
• North Melbourne: Anthony Stevens,
• Port Adelaide: nil
• Richmond: Brendon Gale, Emmett Dunne,
• St Kilda: Dean Anderson, Jason Blake,
• Sydney: Tom Harley, Leo Barry, Michael O’Loughlin,
• Western Bulldogs: Luke Darcy,
• West Coast: Don Pyke, Rowan Jones

7 are CEO. 1 is President. 2 are Vice-President.

Yeah, but then they all learned about their club first!

 

[Contested Marx]

Missed the interview.

What's he doing about Western Hospital?

Filling it with IDF rockets

 

[ibd77]

• Adelaide: Mark Ricciuto,
• Brisbane: Leigh Matthews,
• Carlton: Greg Williams,
• Collingwood: Craig Kelly, Paul Licuria,
• Essendon: Kevin Sheedy, Andrew Welsh,
• Fremantle: Simon Garlick, Peter Mann, James Clement,
• Geelong: Steve Hocking,
• Gold Coast: Kurt Tippett,
• GWS: Jimmy Bartel
• Hawthorn: Andrew Gowers, Luke McCabe,
• Melbourne: Gary Pert, Brad Green,
• North Melbourne: Anthony Stevens,
• Port Adelaide: nil
• Richmond: Brendon Gale, Emmett Dunne,
• St Kilda: Dean Anderson, Jason Blake,
• Sydney: Tom Harley, Leo Barry, Michael O’Loughlin,
• Western Bulldogs: Luke Darcy,
• West Coast: Don Pyke, Rowan Jones

7 are CEO. 1 is President. 2 are Vice-President.

I laugh at all the idiots in Facebook world claiming that WGT isn't qualified because he doesn't have an MBA and doesn't know how to manage finances of a corporation etc...

My response to that is that there are 9 other board members in that role doing that job. One football person on the board wont hurt... much.

 

[Contested Marx]

I laugh at all the idiots in Facebook world claiming that WGT isn't qualified because he doesn't have an MBA and doesn't know how to manage finances of a corporation etc...

My response to that is that there are 9 other board members in that role doing that job. One football person on the board wont hurt... much.

Haven't met anyone WITH an MBA who wasn't a bit of a w***er anyway

 

[Duck Farmer]

• Adelaide: Mark Ricciuto,
• Brisbane: Leigh Matthews,
• Carlton: Greg Williams,
• Collingwood: Craig Kelly, Paul Licuria,
• Essendon: Kevin Sheedy, Andrew Welsh,
• Fremantle: Simon Garlick, Peter Mann, James Clement,
• Geelong: Steve Hocking,
• Gold Coast: Kurt Tippett,
• GWS: Jimmy Bartel
• Hawthorn: Andrew Gowers, Luke McCabe,
• Melbourne: Gary Pert, Brad Green,
• North Melbourne: Anthony Stevens,
• Port Adelaide: nil
• Richmond: Brendon Gale, Emmett Dunne,
• St Kilda: Dean Anderson, Jason Blake,
• Sydney: Tom Harley, Leo Barry, Michael O’Loughlin,
• Western Bulldogs: Luke Darcy,
• West Coast: Don Pyke, Rowan Jones

7 are CEO. 1 is President. 2 are Vice-President.

Can you do the same for millennial disruptors?

 

[Doctor Feel]

Greg Boulton has come out in support of Tredrea. This is turning into a chorus.

 

[Grave Danger]

Haven't met anyone WITH an MBA who wasn't a bit of a w***er anyway

In an office I used to work at the bloke who ordered the stationery used to put MBA after his name in his email signature block - for little while...