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- Dec 14, 2015
- 45,268
- 67,165
- AFL Club
- Essendon
- Other Teams
- Jye Caldwell & Georgia Clarke
- Thread starter
- Moderator
- #1,229
- 15/8: President, Paul Brasher resigns, replaced by Dave Barham who foreshadows external review
- Votes for Brasher: Peter Allen, Simon Madden, Sean WellmanPLAYERCARDSTARTSean Wellman
- Age
- 49
- Ht
- 193cm
- Wt
- 90kg
- Pos.
- Def
CareerSeasonLast 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
PLAYERCARDEND - Votes for Barham: Andrew Muir, Dorothy Hisgrove, Melissa Green, Kate O’Sullivan, Kevin Sheedy
- Votes for Brasher: Peter Allen, Simon Madden, Sean Wellman
- 21/8: Senior Coach, Ben RuttenPLAYERCARDSTARTBen Rutten
- Age
- 41
- Ht
- 190cm
- Wt
- 98kg
- Pos.
- Def
CareerSeasonLast 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
PLAYERCARDEND - 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 MahoneyPLAYERCARDSTARTJosh Mahoney
- Age
- 46
- Ht
- 180cm
- Wt
- 83kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
CareerSeasonLast 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
PLAYERCARDENDPLAYERCARDSTARTJordan Lewis- Age
- 38
- Ht
- 186cm
- Wt
- 86kg
- Pos.
- D/M
CareerSeasonLast 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
PLAYERCARDEND
- Sub-committee of 6: Josh Mahoney
- 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
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