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

    46

    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

 

[carnthedons]

You said the same thing when I said he’ll be at Essendon. You either hate people getting info before you or your mad because your not the one that called it. Haters wherever you go i guess.


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[raskolnikov]

It is strange timing.

Potentially Heppel and hurley last games and last game of year. Could have waited until next week.

I'll have little faith if dodo status and Clarkson is not the coach.

I feel like none of that will happen and we will just have a new president and coach. Same ceo and same recruiting manager.

Whilst the freakshow that is ess rolls on in the background who are we getting behind in the finals

Freo? Geelong?

Go the Lions!

 

[wichidi]

Rumour has it that Brasher fell asleep in the board meeting before they told him he was fired. Just waiting for him to wake up so they can move onto the next agenda item.

 

[Mootsy]

Dodo is the king keeper,
The big mumma!

 

[Lore]

literally just logged on to ask has there been any discernible improvement in any area at Essendon this year - as a genuine question.

I'm guessing this answers it. I haven't heard a single thing about this except read the thread title- but If Trucks gone I do feel for him. If Brasher is gone I'm pleased.

Thought you might be! Although apparently we're running full steam after Clarkson with little to no proper process so idk if that's actually an improvement.

If rumours are to be believed anyway

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Hurley and Hepp's final games (as much as I have loved them), the entire board including Dodoro gone.
Here's hoping we can finally culturally move on from the Saga.

 

[Nifft]

getting truck to call his parents while being videoed... hi mum, guess what?

I can't believe I laughed at this...

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Rumour has it that Brasher fell asleep in the board meeting before they told him he was fired. Just waiting for him to wake up so they can move onto the next agenda item.

I spat water onto my work laptop. Thanks lol

 

[Lore]

New top Don launches review, cloud over Rutten, Clarko looms

Essendon has a new president but uncertainty remains about Ben Rutten's future as coach while the club considers chasing Alastair Clarkson

www.afl.com.au

bits from barrett

A second board meeting was called for in the space of 24 hours, with Monday's gathering following a meeting prior to Sunday's game.

It was at Sunday's meeting where a plan to thoroughly review the club was thrashed out and president Paul Brasher, who had previously stated he would stand down at the end of the season, indicated he would exit immediately.

...

Clarkson is yet to formally respond to senior coach offers made by North Melbourne and GWS.

He had been expected to make his own mind up as early as Tuesday, and would have by extension relayed that to the Roos and Giants at some stage of this week.

That timeframe is now certain to be pushed back, with a now-expected official inquiry to the four-time premiership coach to be made by the Bombers.

 

[BrunoV]

But he was still meeting with North and the Giants. Would have to be an a grade a-hole. I think this has just happened and they’ve maybe only touched base with Clarko in the last week or so

I think Heppellfreak is probably being a bit liberal with his information or his source is

It seems more likely to me that a group who could be said to represent Essendon (i.e. 2 or 3 members of the board including the President to be) have courted Clarkson on the basis that things are delicate, that we can't be overt but that the plan is thus...we can't promise anything but if these are the terms, how interested are you? They could have kept him updated of developments.

These same people then take what they have to the rest of the board to solidify votes for a coup.

Unless we have been completely ruthless about this and kept Brasher around as the sacrificial lamb. But I doubt that.

 

[CBombers17]

Thought you might be! Although apparently we're running full steam after Clarkson with little to no proper process so idk if that's actually an improvement.

If rumours are to be believed anyway

I'm not against Clarkson but it's more same old stuff if they do that IMO.

Take a breath and run a review and a process and set up for some sustained success. Find tbe next Clarkson if needs be. The place needs some ambition and vision but it also needs real leadership.

Campbell's next pic should be him carrying his desk in a cardboard box to the car as well.

Edit: I'd add there's an argument for making this playing group face Rutten for another season as well. I'd be fine with change too but whatever is going to ingrain a new culture best should be on tbe table.

 

[baz_machine]

i can't wait for Clarkson to turn out like Malthouse at Carlton

 

[Petrify]

Sam Edmund raised a good point on SEN just now. David Barham taking over as president makes sense if we are getting Clarko as apparently they have an existing relationship.

 

[Mootsy]

Umm…Is Clarkson aware of …Essington?

 

[silk]

I think I've figured it all out!



Our future president!

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Always have to go with the proven coach, unfortunate for Rutten.

Correct.

I mean other than when Melbourne stuck with Goodwin and he won them a flag.

Or when Richmond stuck with Dimma and he won three flags.

Or when West Coast went for Simpson and he won them a flag.

Or when the Dogs went with Beveridge and he won them a flag.

Or indeed, when Hawthorn went for Clarkson over Wallace and he won them 4 flags.

Or when Geelong stuck with Bomber and he won two flags. Then had another untried coach in Scott take over from him and win another flag.

But apart from them, its unequivocal that you do indeed have to go with the proven coach.

 

[Harlequin Dream]

I think I've figured it all out!

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Our future president!

Not the dog!

 

[JayJ20]

Umm…Is Clarkson aware of …Essington?

Yeah he beat them by 100 points a couple of years ago

 

[andleanback]

Correct.

I mean other than when Melbourne stuck with Goodwin and he won them a flag.

Or when Richmond stuck with Dimma and he won three flags.

Or when West Coast went for Simpson and he won them a flag.

Or when the Dogs went with Beveridge and he won them a flag.

Or indeed, when Hawthorn went for Clarkson over Wallace and he won them 4 flags.

Or when Geelong stuck with Bomber and he won two flags. Then had another untried coach in Scott take over from him and win another flag.

But apart from them, its unequivocal that you do indeed have to go with the proven coach.

Goodwin had taken them to a prelim. Dimma took them to finals 3 years in a row. Bomber had taken geelong to prelims.

 

[JayJ20]

Correct.

I mean other than when Melbourne stuck with Goodwin and he won them a flag.

Or when Richmond stuck with Dimma and he won three flags.

Or when West Coast went for Simpson and he won them a flag.

Or when the Dogs went with Beveridge and he won them a flag.

Or indeed, when Hawthorn went for Clarkson over Wallace and he won them 4 flags.

Or when Geelong stuck with Bomber and he won two flags. Then had another untried coach in Scott take over from him and win another flag.

But apart from them, its unequivocal that you do indeed have to go with the proven coach.

To add to that, Fremantle under Longmuir are following the same trajectory. Imagine if Fremantle sacked him after they lost in the final round by almost 10 goals with a finals spot on the line? Even Adelaide haven’t sacked Nicks despite winning a spoon and not coming close to finals.

Rutten’s downfall was over performing and making finals last year.

 

[rumply]

To add to that, Fremantle under Longmuir are following the same trajectory. Imagine if Fremantle sacked him after they lost in the final round by almost 10 goals with a finals spot on the line? Even Adelaide haven’t sacked Nicks despite winning a spoon and not coming close to finals.

Rutten’s downfall was over performing and making finals last year.

Going a bit too soon. Getting the feeling we wont hear anything today re Trucks future.

 

[andleanback]

To add to that, Fremantle under Longmuir are following the same trajectory. Imagine if Fremantle sacked him after they lost in the final round by almost 10 goals with a finals spot on the line? Even Adelaide haven’t sacked Nicks despite winning a spoon and not coming close to finals.

Rutten’s downfall was over performing and making finals last year.

Longmuir actually has a proper system which he has successfully implemented and has got improvement year on year. Pressure on rutten isn’t just on yesterday, it’s on many performances where the team simple don’t turn up to play and look like a bunch of traffic cones. That was the 5th disgraceful loss for the year, you only get so many apologies.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

I don't like the Rutten firing, I like the board stuff though.
Hopefully a clean out. Rutten deserved next year, I think the only way in which he didn't get that extra year, is if we have Little Al.

 

[Harlequin Dream]

Goodwin had taken them to a prelim. Dimma took them to finals 3 years in a row. Bomber had taken geelong to prelims.

Richmond's first two full years under Dimma had 14 wins and a draw combined.

He wasn't successful at the same stage.

 

[BomberManU]

To add to that, Fremantle under Longmuir are following the same trajectory. Imagine if Fremantle sacked him after they lost in the final round by almost 10 goals with a finals spot on the line? Even Adelaide haven’t sacked Nicks despite winning a spoon and not coming close to finals.

Rutten’s downfall was over performing and making finals last year.

Maybe in those cases it was clear that the players had 'bought in', and ours hadn't?