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

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    Def

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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

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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

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    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

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  Def

  Career

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  13.4

  3star

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  6.3

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  7.0

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  5.3

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  1.3

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  10.6

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  3.6

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  1.0

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  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

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    11.3

    3star

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    6.8

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    4.5

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    3.5

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    1.6

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    0.9

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    5.4

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    3.8

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    1.6

    4star

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    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

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    23.5

    5star

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    12.1

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    11.5

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    5.5

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    2.7

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    310.5

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    15.0

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    6.8

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    8.2

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    4.8

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    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]

 

[JayJ20]

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

Dimma took them to 3 finals in a row…
In his 4th year in charge.

Bomber took Geelong to a prelim…
In his 5th year. Didn’t make finals after his first year in 2000 until 2004.

Goodwin has taken them to a prelim in his second year after choking a finals spot in his first year…
Finished 17th the year after and missed finals the following year. Would have been kicked out at Essendon.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

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.

I think we’ve been more reactive and last two weeks have made a move to get him. Clarko’s team said they would answer North and Giants this week…and here we are. Maybe if anything Clarko was hoping something else may pop up. Can’t believe he would lead his old team on like this

 

[Engimal v3]

**** these lying shit journos. Do these campaigners ever get any story right?

 

[Zach Package]

So if we are talking no one’s job is safe who do we rate and who do we not rate?

In terms of key moving pieces I personally rate Rutten, Mahoney, RFK, Carracella, am on on the fence about Tapping and Murphy purely because it’s too early to tell and do not rate Campbell, Brasher, Dodoro, Stanton, Sheedy and Madden.

There’s lots of bath water being chucked around here, we couldn’t organise a root in a brothel.

 

[andleanback]

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

He wasn't successful at the same stage.

Yeah and he was building from the ground up. He took over and the cupboard was bare. It was full proper rebuild. They then got better year on year. Made finals 3 years in a row, then had a disappointing 2016.

 

[Milanista28]

If he's safe then I think we tried to get Clarko and he said no so we stuck with Rutten, clubs ****ed.

 

[jmoo wan]

i’ve heard of co-captains, but co-coaches?

i guess clarkson and Rutten could make it work

 

[boncer34]

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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Ruh roh

 

[JayJ20]

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.

Mate Fremantle lost by about 10 goals in the last round to a side with nothing to play for with finals on the line. The only thing that says to me is that you’re criticising Rutten for not being bad in his first year.

 

[TheGrizz]

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

Yeah, that's the point
Dimma didn't make a prelim until 2017 (eighth year
Clarkson in 2008 (4th year)
Bomber in 2004 (5th year)

It's almost like successful clubs stick fat through adversity and back their guy in through a rebuild or something, who'd a thunk it

 

[The Donners]

Let’s say this is all because Essendon are making a play for Clarkson. Why would Clarkson want to come to our rabble? If I had a choice between North, GWS or Essendon, Essendon would be last on my list.

 

[JayJ20]

Awesome

 

[Petrify]

This is technically true until the announcement that he's sacked has been made

 

[rumply]

oh Heppellfreak , wherefore art thou?

 

[DapperDon]

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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[TheGrizz]

What a twist!

 

[Ati Tude]

Umm…Is Clarkson aware of …Essington?

Surely he didnt think all those wins against us were because of all the AA players in his team...

 

[andleanback]

Dimma took them to 3 finals in a row…
In his 4th year in charge.

Bomber took Geelong to a prelim…
In his 5th year. Didn’t make finals after his first year in 2000 until 2004.

Goodwin has taken them to a prelim in his second year after choking a finals spot in his first year…
Finished 17th the year after and missed finals the following year. Would have been kicked out at Essendon.

Yeah and in 2020 they finished the year playing a consistent brand of footy which probably saved him.
Dimma took over the worst team in the competition of course it was going to take time, you don’t get judged in year 1 or 2 in that position if you’re winning 6-7 games, it’s only when you have a run like Noble the hammer comes down. If you show growth year on year you get time to build. Same with bomber at geelong, they had a massive group of young talent all coming through together he got time and they showed improvement year on year.

 

[Seb78]

If he stays, hopefully we've made the right decision. Will be a huge disaster if we waste another year.

 

[Heppellfreak]

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.

They didn’t move on a 4 time premiership coach, one of the best coaches to ever coach the game. Nice try though


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[Harlequin Dream]

Yeah and he was building from the ground up. He took over and the cupboard was bare. It was full proper rebuild. They then got better year on year. Made finals 3 years in a row, then had a disappointing 2016.

We have had a massive exodus at the start of Rutten's solo tenure. I was genuinely expecting bottom 4 in 2021.

 

[Chucks]

So he hasn't been sacked?

As in - not up to this moment, or we've decided against it?

Cannot keep up.

 

[DapperDon]

If he stays, hopefully we've made the right decision. Will be a huge disaster if we waste another year.

Be prepared to not play finals next year, whoever is coaching us.

 

[Phat Toni]

maybe an unpopular question but is Clarkson worth the hype?

Sure he won 4 flags but the likes of Hodge, Mitchell, Lewis, Roughie, Sewell and Buddy were all already at the club before Clarko showed up. They were all the leaders and players who were the engine room behind those flags, i appreciate a good coach connects the players and builds the game plan to succeed but the cattle are the ones that make it happen and that was a pretty good group of existing cattle!

i dont know if he has much of a record of rebuilding and i certainly don't think the Bombers have the leaders(or potential leaders) that he had a Hawthorn when he started there.