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

 

[Lore]

Not sure if it is related to the turmoil of the last week and getting old data bases confused, but has anybody got anything sent in the mail from the club lately? I'm not currently a member but got an Aus Post saying something from EFC is on its way. Didn't seem to be a scam at all, but havent ordered anything.

Can only assume they want to offer me a spot on the board or maybe Dodoros job.

Just the 150 years book thing - maybe someone got it for you as a gift?

 

[The Prosecutor]

Just the 150 years book thing - maybe someone got it for you as a gift?

Are they going to do a re-print to encapsulate the last week and a half?

 

[Lore]

Are they going to do a re-print to encapsulate the last week and a half?

Dunno, apparently there’s a chapter each for Campbell and Dodoro.

But there’s two chapters for the fans so that’s something

 

[Zach Package]

Are they going to do a re-print to encapsulate the last week and a half?

Auspost T’s and C’s don’t allow you to send flaming bags of poo in the mail.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Boom

Inside Essendon: The four issues that split the Bombers

Whereas the Labor Party was once riven on turning back the boats and the Coalition more lately divided on climate and energy policy, Essendon’s board was split six votes to four on four specific questions.

www.theage.com.au

Reads like a press release from the board

 

[Lore]

Reads like a press release from the board

Someone definitely opened their trap yeah

 

[Kong]

Not sure if it is related to the turmoil of the last week and getting old data bases confused, but has anybody got anything sent in the mail from the club lately? I'm not currently a member but got an Aus Post saying something from EFC is on its way. Didn't seem to be a scam at all, but havent ordered anything.

Can only assume they want to offer me a spot on the board or maybe Dodoros job.

Reply Paid envelope with a "Donate to the Flight Plan" pamphlet.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

When the external review comes back in the coming days…

Am I hearing that right?

If so it fits with my assumption all along - there is no review.

 

[Andronicus]

Just the 150 years book thing - maybe someone got it for you as a gift?

Oh yeah. Maybe. I certainly didn't buy it, but maybe its a gift.

Reply Paid envelope with a "Donate to the Flight Plan" pamphlet.

Old school.

More likely than a Dodo Go Fund me page I guess.

 

[Lore]

When the external review comes back in the coming days…

Am I hearing that right?

If so it fits with my assumption all along - there is no review.

No there is a review, they have to put together a sub-committee and that committee then sets terms of reference and hires the external people that then come and do the job. We should get terms of reference/sub-committee info this week.

And if the review finds that Barham should step down then he will.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

No there is a review, they have to put together a sub-committee and that committee then sets terms of reference and hires the external people that then come and do the job. We should get terms of reference/sub-committee info this week.

And if the review finds that Barham should step down then he will.

If the review finds barham's role "unatenable" according to BJ

 

[TheGrizz]

When the external review comes back in the coming days…

Am I hearing that right?

If so it fits with my assumption all along - there is no review.

I suspect it's probably more likely that BJ misspoke, and means getting it organised by the end of the week

 

[Bunk Moreland]

No there is a review, they have to put together a sub-committee and that committee then sets terms of reference and hires the external people that then come and do the job. We should get terms of reference/sub-committee info this week.

And if the review finds that Barham should step down then he will.

I’ll offer 250/1 about that happening

 

[andleanback]

Especially when Draper has his own competing podcast… like what

Well they can’t control a player having his own podcast, appearing on one is different. Even though I disagree, plus Mcgrath and parish and 2 of the most boring people you’ll find, who would actually listen to that pod in the first place

 

[84859300]

So the board replacements so far are RoCo and Pretzels.

Have I missed anyone?

 

[Lore]

So the board replacements so far are RoCo and Pretzels.

Have I missed anyone?

Mark Bolton was RoCo’s suggestion

 

[84859300]

Mark Bolton was RoCo’s suggestion

From what I heard in the podcast RoCo was RoCo's selection

 

[Lore]

Well they can’t control a player having his own podcast, appearing on one is different. Even though I disagree, plus Mcgrath and parish and 2 of the most boring people you’ll find, who would actually listen to that pod in the first place

I do actually listen to it but the benefit of working from home half the week is that you can put that sort of noise on in the background without disturbing anyone else

 

[Lore]

From what I heard in the podcast RoCo was RoCo's selection

RoCo is Scooter/BomberBlitz’s suggestion

 

[Lore]

I’ll offer 250/1 about that happening

Would certainly be transformational change.

More and more people are coming out expressing confidence in Barham which is intriguing. He’s no media performer and I think someone told me he looks a bit like a “mutant from a radioactive wasteland”

but if he manages to pull off a full and proper external review of the club’s governance, that perhaps says “you should have 7 board members, the board should have this split of skills and diversity, the CEO should report to the board like this, coteries should be managed like that, Dodoro is a problem, please make sure all your board members are elected” then all power to him.

 

[windyhill]

Lyon to me came over as lukewarm to the coaching situation which is unfortunate.

 

[Lore]

All the players and football staff are currently on leave until the start of preseason fwiw. So I don’t think they’ll be doing any work with the external reviewers until then, if at all.

 

[Zach Package]

Would certainly be transformational change.

More and more people are coming out expressing confidence in Barham which is intriguing. He’s no media performer and I think someone told me he looks a bit like a “mutant from a radioactive wasteland”

but if he manages to pull off a full and proper external review of the club’s governance, that perhaps says “you should have 7 board members, the board should have this split of skills and diversity, the CEO should report to the board like this, coteries should be managed like that, Dodoro is a problem, please make sure all your board members are elected” then all power to him.

He’s also missing part of his left ear, looks like someone has taken a bite out of him Mike Tyson style.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Would certainly be transformational change.

More and more people are coming out expressing confidence in Barham which is intriguing. He’s no media performer and I think someone told me he looks a bit like a “mutant from a radioactive wasteland”

but if he manages to pull off a full and proper external review of the club’s governance, that perhaps says “you should have 7 board members, the board should have this split of skills and diversity, the CEO should report to the board like this, coteries should be managed like that, Dodoro is a problem, please make sure all your board members are elected” then all power to him.

Anybody in TV will talk him up because they all know him and he still has power.

I still have NFI how they can have this whole review and sack the coach before it.

But anyway

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Lyon to me came over as lukewarm to the coaching situation which is unfortunate.

He's talking through the camera lens of a show that is his current employer, as is Buckley.