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

    Age

    50

    Ht

    193cm

    Wt

    90kg

    Pos.

    Def

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    14.1

    4star

    K

    9.7

    4star

    HB

    4.5

    3star

    M

    4.5

    4star

    T

    1.0

    3star

    No current season stats available

    D

    8.0

    2star

    K

    4.4

    2star

    HB

    3.6

    3star

    M

    2.6

    3star

    T

    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

  Age

  41

  Ht

  190cm

  Wt

  98kg

  Pos.

  Def

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  13.4

  3star

  K

  6.3

  2star

  HB

  7.0

  4star

  M

  5.3

  5star

  T

  1.3

  3star

  No current season stats available

  D

  10.6

  3star

  K

  6.2

  3star

  HB

  4.4

  4star

  M

  3.6

  4star

  T

  1.0

  3star

  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

    46

    Ht

    180cm

    Wt

    83kg

    Pos.

    Fwd

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    11.3

    3star

    K

    6.8

    3star

    HB

    4.5

    3star

    M

    3.5

    4star

    T

    1.6

    4star

    G

    0.9

    4star

    No current season stats available

    D

    9.2

    3star

    K

    5.4

    2star

    HB

    3.8

    3star

    M

    2.2

    3star

    T

    1.6

    4star

    G

    0.4

    3star

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

    Age

    38

    Ht

    186cm

    Wt

    86kg

    Pos.

    D/M

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    23.5

    5star

    K

    12.1

    4star

    HB

    11.5

    5star

    M

    5.5

    5star

    T

    2.7

    4star

    MG

    310.5

    4star

    No current season stats available

    D

    15.0

    4star

    K

    6.8

    3star

    HB

    8.2

    5star

    M

    4.8

    5star

    T

    2.8

    5star

    , 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

 

[Tassieboy]

Sorry to intrude, but I would not blame Truck whatsoever if he decided to quit at his presser today. To be thrown under the bus for no reason is just crap. He should force them to pay out every single cent left on his deal

But if he quits, can he? Because publicly Essendon haven’t officially said anything about not wanting him as coach.

 

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[TheGrizz]

lol, there is no external review.

The whole plan was get Clarkson. Who cares what they throw together now to try to look marginally less stupid.

Was that not the reason Barham threw the board?

 

[MightyDon]

Hello Heppellfreak

DonAnon

 

[mxett]

If Clarko was going to come in an introduce that horrendous game plan the Hawks used in the last few years Im glad he's off the north

 

[isthisit13]

So if Truck is given the arse, what does that mean for delistings, drafting etc? Would we likely have a new coach by the time the draft rolls around?

 

[naraku]

Got what we deserved and then some.

After this public debacle, we need XC, Dodo, Sheeds, Wellman all out the door as a minimum. Potentially Barham.

Assuming Truck still won't be here, who's next ?
Ross ? Cameron?

 

[DonsRule]

Clarko confirmed to North. Fire the board.

Not a surprise.

 

[carloss]

Hopefully we will now go through a proper process when looking for a new coach.

 

[TheGrizz]

So if Truck is given the arse, what does that mean for delistings, drafting etc? Would we likely have a new coach by the time the draft rolls around?

Depends on how legitimate this external review is.
You would think if it is going to result in casualties then you would want the incoming Footy department staff to have a say in the coach.

 

[Harlequin Dream]

We are so reactionary that our performance on the weekend will affect our decisions.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

So if Truck is given the arse, what does that mean for delistings, drafting etc? Would we likely have a new coach by the time the draft rolls around?

you think the Essendon hierarchy thought about this?

hahahahahaha

 

[eDPS]

Let the chaos commence

 

[RearNaked]

Hopefully we will now go through a proper process when looking for a new coach.

**** that it isn’t the Essendon way bring down Ross the boss

 

[Tassieboy]

It’s interesting that people who bemoan Essendon‘s continual lack of process in the revolving door or coach selection, also wanted Essendon to bypass process and appoint Clarkson? A man who last coached a final win 7 years ago. It makes no sense.

 

[boncer34]

Stop tagging Heppellfreak, seriously

They obviously aren't going to show up and embarass themselves.

Why not?

They have for the past few weeks.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

While on one hand I respect the board's willingness to attempt a heist, I do wish they had looked at, say, Riffifi and The Asphalt Jungle as opposed to, say, the Pink Panther movies.

If the club now attempts to fashion some kind of world where they're backing in Rutten we've reached a new low for abject stupidity and malpractice. Well, at least, in this decade anyway.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Hopefully Rutten tells em to get ****ed and resigns.

 

[thepokey]

I’m pretty ok with this. Do the external review and do a proper process to get a coach that is the best fit for us. Has worked well for Pies/McRae Blues/Voss.

I also can’t believe I’m saying this but I also wouldn’t hate the idea of asking Lyon to apply.

 

[boncer34]

Hand back our license. Tassie can have it.

 

[JayJ20]

The funny thing about all of this is that it was so unnecessary. Literally no reason for this at all. Rutten’s coaching record isn’t bad enough to deserve all this.

The only thing that needed to be done is an external review, a few changes, publicly backing Rutten, hit the off season and draft and hope for a better year. Ruined everything in the space of 24 hours to the point where it makes us a very unattractive destination for both Essendon and non-Essendon players.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Well done North, did it the right way...whereas as we....an embarrassment

 

[baz_machine]

To truly reform, you need to hit rock bottom.
Sadly I think we have further to go

 

[DonsRule]

With the way the club is, I don't blame him, too much shit going on.


Congrats to North.

 

[Seb78]

Shambolic. Not about Clarko more so about the handling of the whole thing.