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TheGrizz said:
Surely he would be forced to step down as a player agent to become CEO.

Practically he wouldn't have the time to do both. I mean Brad Scott would know the salary cap situation of every other club in the league, how much more knowledge would Kelly have than Scott?
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Yeah he wouldn't be able to be both, that would be insane. But I think he also owned a stake in TLA
 

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Would suggest people listen to The Sash and Lunchtime Catch-up podcasts, which are both recording interviews with board candidates and giving them airtime to sell themselves to the members.

Not that's it necessarily a reflection of his capabilities or suitability for the board but FWIW Muir comes across as a disingenuous LNP politician who spends half the interview trying to make all the other candidates sound like total idiots.

Also interesting to note that the #1 criteria to be on the EFC board seems to be 'made a sh*tload of money in the finance, property or corporate sector'. I get that you want successful people running the club but there are a lot of ways to define success and IMO 'making lots of money' isn't necessarily a great indicator of character or capability.
 
P Money said:
Would suggest people listen to The Sash and Lunchtime Catch-up podcasts, which are both recording interviews with board candidates and giving them airtime to sell themselves to the members.

Not that's it necessarily a reflection of his capabilities or suitability for the board but FWIW Muir comes across as a disingenuous LNP politician who spends half the interview trying to make all the other candidates sound like total idiots.

Also interesting to note that the #1 criteria to be on the EFC board seems to be 'made a sh*tload of money in the finance, property or corporate sector'. I get that you want successful people running the club but there are a lot of ways to define success and IMO 'making lots of money' isn't necessarily a great indicator of character or capability.
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Making lots of money is what Essendon do best, no pigskin necessary.
 

AFL News: New Essendon CEO undecided on further changes at the Hangar​




Essendon expects Kevin Sheedy to remain as a long-term board member as new chief executive Craig Vozzo decides whether the club’s extraordinary personnel changes will continue.

The Dons have a new coach (Brad Scott), new president (David Barham) and four new board members (Dean Rioli, Tim Roberts, David Wills, Andrew Welsh) amid profound change at the club
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Sheedy made clear that he voted for club legend James Hird over Brad Scott, telling the Herald Sun he was “extremely disappointed” by the club saying Scott’s appointment was “fully endorsed”.

But amid calls for him to stand down Sheedy has the club’s backing with that board seen to be united and having brought in experts with skills that will help the club’s rise up the ladder.

Former player Welsh will be the football director, Rioli is the club’s first Indigenous board member, Wills will chair the club’s audit committee and property and construction expert Roberts helped build the club’s NEC Hangar.

Sheedy brings a wealth of football experience and has not been pressured to move on

Vozzo will arrive at the Essendon from his role at West Coast on January 16 and will decide if more changes are needed after a series of reviews.


Essendon brought in Dan McPherson as the head of performance and Cam Roberts as the head of development with the development team boosted from two full roles and a part-timer to six full-time roles.

List boss Adrian Dodoro has at times been under pressure, but the club has made clear the development pathways were lacking and did not fast-track enough of the club’s elite talent.

The Dons again went back to the draft this year and brought in Sam Weideman and Will Setterfield for little trade outlay.

So Vozzo will have time to assess the club’s needs and strengths before taking charge of any other personnel changes.

The club secured Elijah Tsatas (pick 5), Lewis Hayes (pick 25), Alwyn Davey (pick 45), Jayden Davey (pick 54) and rookie Rhett Montgomerie as well as NGA talent Anthony Munkara.
 
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Bunk Moreland said:
Muir and Welsh appointed.

Good stuff, another ex player on the board plus a bloke who’s been there since 2015. Awesome!
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Welsh I don't mind as I think he's made a career outside footy.




Muir probably think it was a time for change, but, it was someone that mentioned a while ago, he was one that pushed for better player developmnet from the club at board meetings (which is finally happening) so maybe he was ignored under the old guard? More interested in profits.
 
Welsh was the only one I knew had proven track record outside footy.
Muir mentioning the coteries in the list of groups that needed to feel valued was a red flag.

But I'm not sure there was much in the way of competition given that growing up in sight of Windy hill has at most zero value
 

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I Remember Bluey said:

AFL News: New Essendon CEO undecided on further changes at the Hangar​




Essendon expects Kevin Sheedy to remain as a long-term board member as new chief executive Craig Vozzo decides whether the club’s extraordinary personnel changes will continue.

The Dons have a new coach (Brad Scott), new president (David Barham) and four new board members (Dean Rioli, Tim Roberts, David Wills, Andrew Welsh) amid profound change at the club
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Sheedy made clear that he voted for club legend James Hird over Brad Scott, telling the Herald Sun he was “extremely disappointed” by the club saying Scott’s appointment was “fully endorsed”.

But amid calls for him to stand down Sheedy has the club’s backing with that board seen to be united and having brought in experts with skills that will help the club’s rise up the ladder.

Former player Welsh will be the football director, Rioli is the club’s first Indigenous board member, Wills will chair the club’s audit committee and property and construction expert Roberts helped build the club’s NEC Hangar.

Sheedy brings a wealth of football experience and has not been pressured to move on

Vozzo will arrive at the Essendon from his role at West Coast on January 16 and will decide if more changes are needed after a series of reviews.


Essendon brought in Dan McPherson as the head of performance and Cam Roberts as the head of development with the development team boosted from two full roles and a part-timer to six full-time roles.

List boss Adrian Dodoro has at times been under pressure, but the club has made clear the development pathways were lacking and did not fast-track enough of the club’s elite talent.

The Dons again went back to the draft this year and brought in Sam Weideman and Will Setterfield for little trade outlay.

So Vozzo will have time to assess the club’s needs and strengths before taking charge of any other personnel changes.

The club secured Elijah Tsatas (pick 5), Lewis Hayes (pick 25), Alwyn Davey (pick 45), Jayden Davey (pick 54) and rookie Rhett Montgomerie as well as NGA talent Anthony Munkara.
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This bothers me.
Whilst it's not untrue, I think the two are both related and unrelated to lay a level of accountability at a department Dodoro is GM of.

first up, the list team need to identify talent to develop. And whilst we do, we also go too "out there' on picks. So whilst development may have failed some we've drafted from fulfilling potential, I'd also argue our recruiting has not been helping either - where are the leaders that drive training standards, competitiveness, dig in & keep going attitude? Where are the players who should be guns of the comp but didn't reach the potential? (maybe Francis)

Second, development requires time. Time requires planning. We shouldn't be in a position where our spine are all under 21 and the incumbents have retired/left. we missed that opportunity because we traded out of drafts, adding the quality we lacked at top dollar because we'd had so many failed picks before that.

I've only felt comfort in our recruiting since Mahoney joined the club.
 
yodellinhank said:
Why's that?
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Gut feel
Have walked away from the last couple of drafts quite happy with the choices and non-choices. But mainly also the focus during trade periods.

Weideman and in particular Setterfield and Kelly have been good, cheap targets. Role player specialists who may not make the next finals side, but will at least provide cover for developing kids.

Not to say Dodoro's management has been terrible. But it's hardly shot the lights out either
And I don't accept that the recruitment has been 100% undermined by development. They've both been terrible, and we've invested in change in one of those areas.
Someone mentioned elsewhere, I'd be happy to empower RFK with an oversight from Mahoney on managing the list. Or bring in an experienced list manager to get some new thinking into the team.
 
citizen-erased said:
Gut feel
Have walked away from the last couple of drafts quite happy with the choices and non-choices. But mainly also the focus during trade periods.

Weideman and in particular Setterfield and Kelly have been good, cheap targets. Role player specialists who may not make the next finals side, but will at least provide cover for developing kids.

Not to say Dodoro's management has been terrible. But it's hardly shot the lights out either
And I don't accept that the recruitment has been 100% undermined by development. They've both been terrible, and we've invested in change in one of those areas.
Someone mentioned elsewhere, I'd be happy to empower RFK with an oversight from Mahoney on managing the list. Or bring in an experienced list manager to get some new thinking into the team.
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I think we're always happy with the last 2-3 years of list management. We haven't quite given up on the last 3-5, and we rue the absolute disaster that was 5+ years ago.

The whole Keane/RFK picks em and Dodoro makes all the mistakes while the footy manager saves us from his ego and incompetence which resurfaces when we finally accept something was a mistake is just a meme. I think, I don't really know what a meme is but I think it could be that.
 
Maddogm said:
Welsh was the only one I knew had proven track record outside footy.
Muir mentioning the coteries in the list of groups that needed to feel valued was a red flag.

But I'm not sure there was much in the way of competition given that growing up in sight of Windy hill has at most zero value
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You can be assured the coteries get who they want and they have done again here.

In no small part because they’re almost the only ones who actually vote.
 
yodellinhank said:
I think we're always happy with the last 2-3 years of list management. We haven't quite given up on the last 3-5, and we rue the absolute disaster that was 5+ years ago.

The whole Keane/RFK picks em and Dodoro makes all the mistakes while the footy manager saves us from his ego and incompetence which resurfaces when we finally accept something was a mistake is just a meme. I think, I don't really know what a meme is but I think it could be that.
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I guess where I hang it with Dodoro is that as GM, the long term plan sits with him
How does he ensure his dept is meeting the requirement of the rest of the organisation.

Whilst it's revisionist, that's kinda how it rolls when assessing performance.
Where was the strategy to ensure the gap between time needed to develop young talls and replacing the ageing incumbents (Hurley, Hooker & TBC).
Which crept up at the same time the basket all the eggs were in (Daniher) asked to leave

Or as the game turned into all about pressure (2016), where were the pressure smalls coming through.

And it's long documented our midfield has been quite imbalanced when it comes to size, type & roles.
Merrett (13), Parish (15), McGrath (16), Smith (17), Shiel (18). Can put it on coaches, but you've got AA and BnF quality mids there, but haven't had a functional midfield since the last flag if we're honest.

Im less critical about the scouting of talent, which I think is good. It's the lack of a clear strategy (or the right one) that I have a beef with
 
citizen-erased said:
I guess where I hang it with Dodoro is that as GM, the long term plan sits with him
How does he ensure his dept is meeting the requirement of the rest of the organisation.

Whilst it's revisionist, that's kinda how it rolls when assessing performance.
Where was the strategy to ensure the gap between time needed to develop young talls and replacing the ageing incumbents (Hurley, Hooker & TBC).
Which crept up at the same time the basket all the eggs were in (Daniher) asked to leave

Or as the game turned into all about pressure (2016), where were the pressure smalls coming through.

And it's long documented our midfield has been quite imbalanced when it comes to size, type & roles.
Merrett (13), Parish (15), McGrath (16), Smith (17), Shiel (18). Can put it on coaches, but you've got AA and BnF quality mids there, but haven't had a functional midfield since the last flag if we're honest.

Im less critical about the scouting of talent, which I think is good. It's the lack of a clear strategy (or the right one) that I have a beef with
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Our list strategy has suffered from our instability in the coaches box. Hard to recruit for a plan when that plan changes every 2-3 years.
 
yodellinhank said:
Our list strategy has suffered from our instability in the coaches box. Hard to recruit for a plan when that plan changes every 2-3 years.
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agree and disagree.

It doesn't help when the coach changes, but all clubs change coaches. We've been arguably the worst performed club this century. One GF loss 21 years ago. and finals win that our most recent recruit wasn't alive to see. Yet we keep the list boss throughout and sack 7 coaches in that time.

There are fundamentals in football.
Young talls take time.
Midfields need balance
We've not met the brief on these two for a very long time

I don't think coach changes and development issues are an excuse for the list management over the last 15 years
 
Maddogm said:
Welsh was the only one I knew had proven track record outside footy.
Muir mentioning the coteries in the list of groups that needed to feel valued was a red flag.

But I'm not sure there was much in the way of competition given that growing up in sight of Windy hill has at most zero value
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This was it for me, there was no stand out competition. The small blurbs were crap from everyone including Welsh and Muir and for the competition there was very little worthwhile experience I was able to find online that made them a viable choice.
 
citizen-erased said:
agree and disagree.

It doesn't help when the coach changes, but all clubs change coaches. We've been arguably the worst performed club this century. One GF loss 21 years ago. and finals win that our most recent recruit wasn't alive to see. Yet we keep the list boss throughout and sack 7 coaches in that time.

There are fundamentals in football.
Young talls take time.
Midfields need balance
We've not met the brief on these two for a very long time

I don't think coach changes and development issues are an excuse for the list management over the last 15 years
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Well, not like us they don't.

In fact, the best-performed clubs changes coaches very rarely. It's a bit chicken-and-egg of course but the reality is success takes time and unless you commit to a football strategy and see it out then you're no hope.
 

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