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

    47

    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

 

[mxett]

Already there, but I think my current location might explain my lack of anger over all of this.

Is that Amalfi? I was in Sorrento last week

 

[citizen-erased]

Is that Amalfi? I was in Sorrento last week

I could do with ****ing off to Italy for a month or so.

 

[Vander18]

Entire board, and especially Sheedy, need to go. Stick to nailing the Grange.

Dodoro needs to * the hell off.

Harvey, you can go too.

Campbell, on ya bike.




Nothing less than this will suffice.

Yep - their incompetence has been laid out for all to see.

Show some honour, own your failure and go!

 

[windyhill]

The Filth Wizard

I asked rod stroker ( a more apt descriptin/name for a poster that I’ve ever seen) which one was he ? Still awaiting answer.

 

[Vander18]

Is that Amalfi? I was in Sorrento last week

I’m going to Rosebud tomorrow….

 

[60 Yards Out]

Please destroy carlton tomorrow.

F* yeah… I forgot to mention that.

 

[mxett]

I could do with ****ing off to Italy for a month or so.

just spent 4 weeks in Italy, France, Switz, Germany, Denmark

 

[DERO]

Is Harvey even there? Or is he just another Andrew Welsh figure hovering on the periphery.

He runs the coaches club and is harmless.

 

[citizen-erased]

just spent 4 weeks in Italy, France, Switz, Germany, Denmark

where in Germany?
A few times ive been tempted to uproot life and move to Berlin

 

[TheGrizz]

I hope this external review torches Dodoro, Sheedy, Campbell and send them all on their way.

 

[Yoda_]

I hope this external review torches Dodoro, Sheedy, Campbell and send them all on their way.

tl;dr

burn the club to the ground and start again/

I like it

 

[citizen-erased]

tl;dr

burn the club to the ground and start again/

I like it

yeah.
Phoenix style.

Or we salt the earth and forget it ever existed

 

[The Filth Wizard]

The Filth Wizard

Not so funny story but one of the women in that video was a sales rep who visited where I work and she came in about a week after that was leaked and was absolutely none the wiser that she had become a fast internet meme. I think they were all quite chuffed based on her reaction.

 

[DERO]

Not so funny story but one of the women in that video was a sales rep who visited where I work and she came in about a week after that was leaked and was absolutely none the wiser that she had become a fast internet meme. I think they were all quite chuffed based on her reaction.

It never gets old.

 

[WindyHillWarrior]

If Dodo genuinely said he feels Mahoney is “out to get him”, it confirms my belief that he’s the type you find in financial organisations that politics and bullies their way up the hierarchy, only to call HR the moment someone pushes back.

Cut the cancerous campaigner out of the club.

 

[Im New]

Is that Amalfi? I was in Sorrento last week

Riomaggiore in Cinque Terre. What a beaut spot.

 

[TheGrizz]

If Dodo genuinely said he feels Mahoney is “out to get him”, it confirms my belief that he’s the type you find in financial organisations that politics and bullies their way up the hierarchy, only to call HR the moment someone pushes back.

Cut the cancerous campaigner out of the club.

This is reason enough to keep Mahoney, for mine.

 

[DERO]

This is reason enough to keep Mahoney, for mine.

They all need to go. Full clean-out.

 

[mxett]

where in Germany?
A few times ive been tempted to uproot life and move to Berlin

Only Hamburg. I've been to Berlin before. Both very nice

 

[pazza]

Let's look at what the review should be looking at. Given I feel Rutten is safe.

It starts with the strength and conditioning staff, medical staff and training loads.

Given the amount of soft tissue injuries and the reoccurance of the same injuries has to be questioned.

In terms of club culture, do we need pokies? Should we be looking at becoming more of community club?

 

[The Prosecutor]

Let's look at what the review should be looking at. Given I feel Rutten is safe.

It starts with the strength and conditioning staff, medical staff and training loads.

Given the amount of soft tissue injuries and the reoccurance of the same injuries has to be questioned.

In terms of club culture, do we need pokies? Should we be looking at becoming more of community club?

You feel that Rutten is safe?!

 

[pazza]

You feel that Rutten is safe?!

Yes. Based on what Barham has said as well as Brasher.

Reviews cannot just be about a senior coach. It needs to be a collective look.

Look at the business side.
Look at the community engagement side.

In terms of on-field, why are we constantly getting injuries and those injuries constantly reoccuring?

 

[dank420_]

You feel that Rutten is safe?!

I reckon there’s a 3% chance. Pazza lives in that 3%

 

[bomberlegend2007]

Read beyond the "former player/coach" part of Board candidates.

Sheedy/Madden/Wellman eat up our member-elected positions all because the membership base just see former player/coach and vote without though.

But surely we are at a point where members are seeing though it?

And I’m not saying the challenge has to be successful, but enough to scare the board into proper action.

We laughed at Collingwood shambles last year, but at least a faction of the supporter base said enough is enough.

 

[Ati Tude]

Yes. Based on what Barham has said as well as Brasher.

Reviews cannot just be about a senior coach. It needs to be a collective look.

Look at the business side.
Look at the community engagement side.

In terms of on-field, why are we constantly getting injuries and those injuries constantly reoccuring?

I wouldnt read anything into that presser of Barham from yesterday. He did it because he had to do something and was largely avoiding saying anything much. We will find out about Truck soon enough I guess.