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

 

[The Prosecutor]

That also says he had no interest in the actual process and just wanted his BFF no matter what.

 

[Maxabillions]

“I am extremely disappointed that the comment from my club was that it was fully endorsed, when in fact I voted for James Hird to be the coach of Essendon,’’ Sheedy said.

“The vote was 6-1.

‘’Now, I would’ve expected that to have been written, and that in the end the board actually won that vote.

“But I want to make sure all the fans know that I voted for James Hird and I’m extremely disappointed with the report that went out from the Essendon media department.

“I’m not happy.

“Don’t tell the Essendon fan base an untruth.

“This is what happens when you bring new people into the club.

“I actually felt insulted that Hird would think I voted against him after what he’s done for our club.’’






....surely Sheedy has to go

He didn’t actually say that did he?

 

[Mootsy]

Sheeds basically confirming a “the good old boys” club mentality.

 

[Jobe Watson]

This is what I feared most when the board spilled in Sheedy's favour and Hird was being touted as a genuine coaching option. Thank God it didn't play out that way in the end and we actually made a smart, rational decision to appoint Scott. Hopefully we can start to move forward as a club now. Sheedy is an embarrassment.

 

[tandino]

Why can't we just be normal.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Cya sheeds. Final straw

 

[BomberManU]

“I am extremely disappointed that the comment from my club was that it was fully endorsed, when in fact I voted for James Hird to be the coach of Essendon,’’ Sheedy said.

“The vote was 6-1.

‘’Now, I would’ve expected that to have been written, and that in the end the board actually won that vote.

“But I want to make sure all the fans know that I voted for James Hird and I’m extremely disappointed with the report that went out from the Essendon media department.

“I’m not happy.

“Don’t tell the Essendon fan base an untruth.

“This is what happens when you bring new people into the club.

“I actually felt insulted that Hird would think I voted against him after what he’s done for our club.’’






....surely Sheedy has to go

Is this really what he said????

 

[naraku]

Time to move on Sheeds

 

[Nifft]

He didn’t actually say that did he?

‘Not happy’: ‘Insulted’ Sheedy drops Hird bombshell, slams Bombers’ Scott ‘untruth’

‘Not happy’: ‘Insulted’ Sheedy drops Hird bombshell, slams Bombers’ Scott ‘untruth’

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Howard Moon]

Does slobbo continue the campaign? Already rushed the Sheedy quotes out

 

[Mootsy]

This is what I feared most when the board spilled in Sheedy's favour and Hird was being touted as a genuine coaching option. Thank God it didn't play out that way in the end and we actually made a smart, rational decision to appoint Scott. Hopefully we can start to move forward as a club now. Sheedy is an embarrassment.

He’s not an embarrassment, he just lives in his bubble of success and is good buds with Hird, he doesn’t have to agree but I thought publicly calling it out was not a good look, unprofessional and undermines the professionalism and PR from the club. So yeah, not a good look.

 

[DapperDon]

Hey Sheeds, thanks for that thing you did over 20 years ago, but please **** off from the club.

You are a cancer.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

So forget what the coaching panel recommended and just appoint Hird because he was a great player!!? He’s either taking the piss or has lost his marbles. And then to even come out and say what he’s said! Have to seriously cast doubt on his judgement and therefore suitability to be on the board

 

[naraku]

So , Scott is here 2 minutes then Sheeds comes out to flap his gums to TOTALLY unify the club. Time to move on Kev, and take Adrian with you.

 

[Squeaky]

Yeah not cool by Sheeds if he came out and said how he voted. I know Barham needs to keep him close but you also can’t have that crap on the board. I hope the rest of them sit around the table and tell him TO **** OFF!!!.

FTFY

 

[Bombermania]

Sheeds has many talents but understanding governance isn't one of them.

There's no surprise Sheeds wanted Hird but once the decision to hire Scott was made then it had to be presented as a unified decision and Sheeds has confirmed what many here have been saying about this club being insular and inward looking.

 

[STANTS]

“I am extremely disappointed that the comment from my club was that it was fully endorsed, when in fact I voted for James Hird to be the coach of Essendon,’’ Sheedy said.

“The vote was 6-1.

‘’Now, I would’ve expected that to have been written, and that in the end the board actually won that vote.

“But I want to make sure all the fans know that I voted for James Hird and I’m extremely disappointed with the report that went out from the Essendon media department.

“I’m not happy.

“Don’t tell the Essendon fan base an untruth.

“This is what happens when you bring new people into the club.

“I actually felt insulted that Hird would think I voted against him after what he’s done for our club.’’






....surely Sheedy has to go

Wow. Been a big supporter of Sheeds on the board as an outsider mainly with most saying he has no place. I have believed that because I think he understands football clubs and listens to members plus it's always good to have different ideas and for people to be challenged. This though is completely unacceptable he is on a board that has made a decision he's a part of that board and at worst he makes no comment. The board decision is one made by the board the vote is not relevant 7-0/4-3 makes no difference the board made a decision and publically that's that. In the meeting give your view and once you leave that's left and all decisions are supported.

 

[Doss]

He’s not an embarrassment, he just lives in his bubble of success and is good buds with Hird, he doesn’t have to agree but I thought publicly calling it out was not a good look, unprofessional and undermines the professionalism and PR from the club. So yeah, not a good look.

Doing this publicly as he has, on the very first day of Scott being coach, is absolutely and unequivocally an embarrassment. He’s gotta **** off and pronto at that.

 

[Jobe Watson]

He’s not an embarrassment, he just lives in his bubble of success and is good buds with Hird, he doesn’t have to agree but I thought publicly calling it out was not a good look, unprofessional and undermines the professionalism and PR from the club. So yeah, not a good look.

No, he is an embarrassment. This article and the comments he was making on radio before we even started our process are unbecoming of someone in his position. He's a relic of the past and the quicker he's gone the better for us. Being mates with Hird is one thing, but actually voting for him to be the senior coach and publicly trashing the club when it doesn't go his way is another. Egomaniac.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

How the **** we brought this stupid old git onto the board... seriously... I know why it was done (to head off challenges) but surely it was clear he'd cause trouble. It's in his nature.

 

[Squeaky]

**** off Sheeds! Terrible!

 

[silk]

Sheeds kinda has unified the club, because his words have meant I'm 100% backing Scott now, and I bet I'm not the only one.

 

[Stopher]

I actually admire Sheedy's loyalty to Hird, and I can even see where he's coming from with this.

But FMD, there's a time and a place for everything and this was NOT IT!

 

[Howard Moon]

Sheeds kinda has unified the club, because his words have meant I'm 100% backing Scott now, and I bet I'm not the only one.

He'll claim that as part of his genius

 

[Petrify]

Someone photoshop sheedy onto this