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

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    193cm

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    90kg

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    14.1

    4star

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    9.7

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    4.5

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    4.5

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    1.0

    3star

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    8.0

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    4.4

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    3.6

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    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

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  190cm

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  98kg

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  Def

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  13.4

  3star

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  6.3

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  7.0

  4star

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  5.3

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  1.3

  3star

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  10.6

  3star

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  6.2

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  4.4

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  3.6

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  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

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    D

    11.3

    3star

    K

    6.8

    3star

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    4.5

    3star

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    3.5

    4star

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    1.6

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    0.9

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    9.2

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    5.4

    2star

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    3.8

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    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

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    D/M

    Career

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    Last 5

    D

    23.5

    5star

    K

    12.1

    4star

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    11.5

    5star

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    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

 

[footyfanatic111]

And it turned out to be another Sheedy masterstroke. Well played Sheeds.

In hindsight yes haha “dodged a bullet” as some would say.
but the action itself can’t be ignored.

Don’t think his goal to get hirdy back in as coach will succeed though, unlucky for some of those guys praying for it.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

For the CEO position?

Honestly would be okay with that.

Yeah!

 

[brain taylor]

In hindsight yes haha “dodged a bullet” as some would say.
but the action itself can’t be ignored.

i'd say it was more like "pants fell down then slipped on a banana peel while a bullet flew by in a different direction"

 

[yodellinhank]

Completely by accident, so I don’t think he gets the credit

An accident of history?

 

[yodellinhank]

The fact that we've somehow managed to come out of this looking like crazy dumb geniuses can only be a good thing right? Right??

Don't know that we have. If anything it highlights we were launching into signing up a coach without much of a process and how not looking into his background could have bit us right on the arse.

 

[Lore]

This from Caro Wilson the other day:

“I’m not sure if Blake Caracella

Blake Caracella

Age

47

Ht

186cm

Wt

85kg

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Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.5

4star

K

10.1

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

4.4

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.6

3star

will be seriously considered for the job, I’m not sure how he’s come out of the review, I know he’s been interviewed twice, including by Brendan McCartney and Jordan Lewis

Jordan Lewis

Age

38

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

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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

.”

Re-reading this — have EY interviewed him first and then external football people (McCartney and Lewis) interviewed him the second time?

 

[ant555]

Completely by accident, so I don’t think he gets the credit

 

[Zach Package]

I know I’ve had double digit cans but I’m starting the Hird for president bandwagon right now, he could be the Frank Costa of this club for the next 25 years.

Barham is a jackalope

 

[ghostdog]

I know I’ve had double digit cans but I’m starting the Hird for president bandwagon right now, he could be the Frank Costa of this club for the next 25 years.

Barham is a jackalope

Ugh. Why do I feel comfortable with that idea?

 

[Beerfish]

Ugh. Why do I feel comfortable with that idea?

Stockholm syndrome?

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I know I’ve had double digit cans but I’m starting the Hird for president bandwagon right now, he could be the Frank Costa of this club for the next 25 years.

Barham is a jackalope

Maybe we should just have beer as our president?

 

[Beerfish]

Maybe we should just have beer as our president?

I'm.. busy

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I'm.. busy

Not everything is about you.

Beer. Not Beerfish.

 

[ghostdog]

Maybe we should just have beer as our president?

...and toasted sandwich for CEO.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

...and toasted sandwich for CEO.

In honour of Bipolarbear I agree.

I would like to nominate Lamb on Chapel souvlaki though.

 

[Kong]

Maybe we should just have beer as our president?

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Haha, this is the exact scene I was thinking of when posting that!

 

[Zach Package]

Ugh. Why do I feel comfortable with that idea?

Because like it or lump it, he has a skill set that combined business and footy acumen and he will always put Essendon first without answering to anyone in the shadows. The saga broke him through minimal fault of his own but it also taught him the value and importance of the right people in the right places.

Sometimes you have to steer into the skid.

 

[ghostdog]

Because like it or lump it, he has a skill set that combined business and footy acumen and he will always put Essendon first without answering to anyone in the shadows. The saga broke him through minimal fault of his own but it also taught him the value and importance of the right people in the right places.

Sometimes you have to steer into the skid.

I baulk at Hird as coach, but I think I could definitely come around to Hird as prez.

 

[Zach Package]

I baulk at Hird as coach, but I think I could definitely come around to Hird as prez.

I also baulk at him returning to coach, not because I don’t think he could do it, but the circumstances of last time mean he won’t get a far and equal crack at it and the damage has already been done.

I think he has more to offer further up the chain of command.

 

[Bombermania]

Do whatever he wants ???, give me a spell he's entitled to an opinion just like you or me.

I'd rather an honest opinion than the robots that trott out the same dull answers.

He's one of a rare few that actually speaks his mind and sticks up for Essendon and Essendon people.

Sheeds is entitled to an opinion however a board seat comes with expectations and constraints.

 

[naraku]

Other than Auld , any other links to who might be offered CEO ?

 

[Squeaky]

IN ROD WE TRUST.

 

[DapperDon]

Andrew Welsh

Andrew Welsh

Age

41

Ht

188cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.4

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.7

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.6

5star

officially official

 

[Howard Moon]

Andrew Welsh officially official

Running on a ticket of any new draftee gets a free block at Armstrong Creek. The Geelong method