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

 

[Dave]

what a club! we cant even sack a coach properly!

This ****en club.

 

[BrunoV]

"Two weeks ago, the internal review of the football department was tabled at a scheduled Board meeting. Since that date, the Board has met several times and formed the view on the need for additional external inputs, which will now take place under the scope of an external review."


This line alone tells me that Campbell should step down. Everyone at the time knew that the internal review was the wrong choice, but still, they ploughed ahead with it.

It's disgusting, isn't it?

Brasher held on long enough, at least in his mind, to put the kibosh on any overture to Clarkson.

There has been internal dissifaction about the internal review the whole time.

I wonder if part of Campbell's contract is conditional.

That even these idiots believe that much in Rutten is beyond belief.

 

[DonsRule]

Today has been absolutely peak Essendon. Don't know how its possible but not surprised by what has happened.

And still the feeling there is more to come.

 

[silk]

Have to say X may survive an external review given how well everything has gone away from footy.

If only we weren't a football club. Though as I've said many a times we are more tha Essendon Marketing Company than the Essendon football club so makes sense.

 

[Dave]

Yeah we just want a clear linear timeline of events

Oh Miss Jane......

 

[Schnitzengruben]

 

[Corleone]

Club Statement

Essendon Football Club has released the following statement.

www.essendonfc.com.au

External review to take place, zero mention of the coaching situation.

I felt sick reading that statement.

Close the doors

 

[BomberManU]

flipping ridiculous. How can Rutten stay under these circumstances? Massive loss this week will muddy the waters even more, if he's still at the helm.

 

[Proper Gander]

You poor bastards

Remember that “the club“ is you guys - members, supporters. I hope you get some good news soon

 

[Petrify]

Pretty large change of tune from Browne honestly

 

[pepsi]

You poor bastards

Remember that “the club“ is you guys - members, supporters. I hope you get some good news soon

I think the club has used the members, supporters for a long time to their advantage. We sign up as members, rock up to games, no matter how bad we are. The board know that.

 

[Dave]

You poor bastards

Remember that “the club“ is you guys - members, supporters. I hope you get some good news soon

I'm hoping we win a final before my kids die.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Lloyd on 3AW:

3AW

"I don't think he [Rutten] will [survive this], no."

"And my opinion is that, on what I saw, and what I've seen across this year that I wouldn't go with 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

next year."

 

[horj89]

What an absolute shit-show of a day. We look foolish no matter which way this goes now.

Strap yourselves in this could be an entertaining week.

 

[Beerfish]

Lloyd on 3AW:

3AW

So which cotery is "Llordo" as he's now known really chummy with?

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Patiently waiting for the 3 year Heppell extension to round out this day

 

[SydneyBomber]

Am I the only one who read the 'line in the sand' comment in the statement as a wink/nod to clarkson.....?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

 

[Bunk Moreland]

So let me get this straight.

The prospect of a review is raised

We decide we don’t need one

We then wait until the end of the season, and actually, decide we do need one

So by the time it’s finished, if it does decide change is needed, any prospective new people (Clarkson, whoever else) are already committed elsewhere for 2023 and not available.

Leaving us with nobody or duds.

Oh Essendon, you keep doing you.

 

[DERO]

How Essendon. Coterie group members leaking the sacking of the coach before it happens.

Kind of reminds me of the Knights debacle.

 

[Zephyr Effekt]

Essendon doing an Australia Post.

Delivery of external review from Sydney to Melbourne, only decision is to put it on a direct flight and get it to its scheduled destination.

Instead, flight to Perth, train to Adelaide, flight to Brisbane, flight to Melbourne with a stopover in Sydney ending with an uber to the wrong address only to have the neighbours give it to you the next day but at least it got to its f**king destination.

 

[dktm]

So which cotery is "Llordo" as he's now known really chummy with?

Llordo thinks he runs the joint

 

[JayJ20]

So let me get this straight.

The prospect of a review is raised

We decide we don’t need one

We then wait until the end of the season, and actually, decide we do need one

So by the time it’s finished, if it does decide change is needed, any prospective new people (Clarkson, whoever else) are already committed elsewhere for 2023 and not available.

Leaving us with nobody or duds.

Oh Essendon, you keep doing you.

Or even worse, they announce an external review, sack Rutten and announce Clarkson before he commits elsewhere, then review that decision, completely defeating the purpose of announcing the review.

 

[Lads2023]

Forget the external review….sack the whole board/dodoro/ceo

Start again

 

[andleanback]

Llordo thinks he runs the joint

Hardly