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

 

[Bjchan13]

We are a week from trade week starting.. when is dodo getting sacked?

After the draft seems like a possibility

 

[foj1]

Dear Kevin
Thank you for being a part of some wonderful footballing memories you helped me and my family enjoy from 1981 to 2001. Our club did not know how to win when you came and you gave that gift to our club.
i hope you do not forget the thankless work Billy Stephen and Barry Davis did to initially teach our young players and I hope you do not forget that you inherited players such as Watson, madden, Danihers, vanderhaar, salmon, neagle, hawker, harvey, Thompson, merrett plus a host of local kids in the last day of zoning such as mercuri, Misiti, alessio, calthorpe and olerenshaw.
in this magical time you coached four premierships- hawthorn won five.
you put a spotlight on indigenous players, highlighted Anzac Day and dreamed up Dreamtime at the g.
However Kevin, you are now seriously tarnishing your legacy.
you are not bigger than our wonderful club and now is our time to be united.
it is not the time for you to put your self and your beliefs in front of the club.
it is time for you to leave and not come back.
drink wine, enjoy your family and stay healthy.
you stayed too long at our footy club once- please do not do it again as I want my two children savour an essendon premiership however I do not think it can happen while you have any tangible connection to our club.
‘Thanks for the memories,
Disappointed fan

 

[boncer34]

After the draft seems like a possibility

Don't you dare get my hopes hope

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Sorry to intrude but surely rule number #1 in this situation for you guys is to present a united front regardless of what goes on behind closed doors.

Sheedy's just undermined that and not helped B Scott at all.

By the way - a bit jealous. I wanted Scott at the Blues this time last year. I reckon he's a good get.

 

[Lore]

 

[The Donners]

Sheedy should never have been appointed to the board.

 

[Vander18]

you didn't stick him on the board and make him an "immortal"

Don’t get me started on the Sheedy as first immortal one….have no doubt there was quid pro quo involved with that one.

 

[crackers65]

Time to move on Kev. Enjoy family life, drink a few more gallons of red and enjoy life while you can remember it. Alzheimer’s gets you real quick.

 

[Bjchan13]

Don't you dare get my hopes hope

I guess id just be surprised if he survives the external review

 

[TheWeapon]

I think Sheedy has to be gone now, completely delusional in his self importance. A remnant of the past. Since when has anyone on a club board publicly disclosed their vote on a coaching panel that went against a newly appointed coach? He's going to be more disruptive than useful. Also will make extricating the barnacle Dodoro easier as well

 

[Bombermania]

I think Sheedy has to be gone now, completely delusional in his self importance. A remnant of the past. Since when has anyone on a club board publicly disclosed their vote on a coaching panel that went against a newly appointed coach? He's going to be more disruptive than useful. Also will make extricating the barnacle Dodoro easier as well

It might turn out that the reason Sheeds flipped to the group of six was because Rutten wanted the board's approval to sack Dodoro.

 

[BrunoV]

Just to be clear on something, RoCo.

If I go back to your dumb podcast 4 to 5 weeks ago was Barham the future then? Was his single mindedness applauded?

All good if the answers are yes.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Of all the shit that has happened to this footy club over the past 6 weeks this about take the cake for me. I’m embarrassed nearly beyond words. The day our new coach talk for the first time in red and black, as a bomber person fronts the media. Grandpa, senile that out of date sheedy pops up to put the club in the negative media wave again. I’ve lost all respect for me (the little I had left)

 

[TheWeapon]

It might turn out that the reason Sheeds flipped to the group of six was because Rutten wanted the board's approval to sack Dodoro.

This maybe true and I'm he glad he did at that point in time, but its clear that Sheeds is not united with the club vision and he is outnumbered to the point where he should get voted off

 

[Howard Moon]

If Sheedy survives the external review we know it was fluff

 

[BrunoV]

None of you respect him on the board and now his dumb comments are the end the world.

The interesting thing is that he does appear to have manipulated this rather masterfully. I suspect he got dangerously close to realising his goal.

 

[TheWeapon]

None of you respect him on the board and now his dumb comments are the end the world.

The interesting thing is that he does appear to have manipulated this rather masterfully. I suspect he got dangerously close to realising his goal.

The vote was 6-1 was for Scott not exactly close
By manipulating it masterfully to force himself to be axed rather than resign, yes he has played it to perfection

 

[FrankGrimes]

Now off you Kev, too many red wines.

 

[84859300]

****ing oath

 

[Howard Moon]

None of you respect him on the board and now his dumb comments are the end the world.

Isht it more about him flying in the face of everything spoken about today? (United club moves forward ect) he pretty much popped the hope balloon in one fell swoop

 

[Lore]

Is there a mechanism for removing a board member? I thought part of the point of being elected is that the members decide, not so they can be easily removed until members finally elect the preferred candidate…

Someone mentioned Corporations Act somewhere, not sure if that’s a thing.

Although maybe they can revoke his life membership, can’t be a board member if you’re not a member of the club?

Would be easiest obviously if he resigned.

 

[Doug Tassell]

Sheedy was right again. If you are not behind, then **** off!

 

[JM71]

Dear Kevin
Thank you for being a part of some wonderful footballing memories you helped me and my family enjoy from 1981 to 2001. Our club did not know how to win when you came and you gave that gift to our club.
i hope you do not forget the thankless work Billy Stephen and Barry Davis did to initially teach our young players and I hope you do not forget that you inherited players such as Watson, madden, Danihers, vanderhaar, salmon, neagle, hawker, harvey, Thompson, merrett plus a host of local kids in the last day of zoning such as mercuri, Misiti, alessio, calthorpe and olerenshaw.
in this magical time you coached four premierships- hawthorn won five.
you put a spotlight on indigenous players, highlighted Anzac Day and dreamed up Dreamtime at the g.
However Kevin, you are now seriously tarnishing your legacy.
you are not bigger than our wonderful club and now is our time to be united.
it is not the time for you to put your self and your beliefs in front of the club.
it is time for you to leave and not come back.
drink wine, enjoy your family and stay healthy.
you stayed too long at our footy club once- please do not do it again as I want my two children savour an essendon premiership however I do not think it can happen while you have any tangible connection to our club.
‘Thanks for the memories,
Disappointed fan

This is spot on.
Love Kevin Sheedy (and for the record James Hird), but it's time for Sheedy to go now. Blind loyalty above due process. Followed by the urge to air dirty laundry in public.

This is not the collective unity of a director of the Essendon FC the members would expect.

 

[dank420_]

None of you respect him on the board and now his dumb comments are the end the world.

I think that's called affirmation.

The interesting thing is that he does appear to have manipulated this rather masterfully. I suspect he got dangerously close to realising his goal.

This is called delusion. The percentage that his vote represented on the board is probably much more generous than the public's opinion on why hiring Hird would have been the right move. Maybe he convinced someone to at least give Hird an interview, but it sounds like that's as close as he got.

 

[bomberlegend2007]

None of you respect him on the board and now his dumb comments are the end the world.

The interesting thing is that he does appear to have manipulated this rather masterfully. I suspect he got dangerously close to realising his goal.

Why should he gain respect? Because he coached us to four flags? Time to move ****ing on. **** him for trying to cause division to the club. Fall on your sword with honor, well what’s left.