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

    47

    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

 

[Agronomus]

So is Weston speaking for himself or on behalf of others?
Do these kinds of things impact the players?
If it doesn't affect the players I'm on Weston's side a bit. I don't want blue-collar I want redneck

 

[Donflicted]

So is Weston speaking for himself or on behalf of others?
Do these kinds of things impact the players?
If it doesn't affect the players I'm on Weston's side a bit. I don't want blue-collar I want redneck

Weston is a Sheedy puppet.

Voting for him is ultimately asking for Dodoro back.

 

[P Money]

Spot on, Runk.
Why has he waited until now (where we actually seem to have some sort of vestige of a plan) vs a few years ago when we were absolutely fking rudderless and everyone - bar those at the the club - could see it.

And I also loved Weston the player.

This looks to me like a last gasp attempt by the old boys to hold on to the club. The club has been wrenched from their grasp and they know it. The only concern is that a large proportion of supporter/members might not understand what a massive achievement that is.

 

[faible]

So is Weston speaking for himself or on behalf of others?
Do these kinds of things impact the players?
If it doesn't affect the players I'm on Weston's side a bit. I don't want blue-collar I want redneck

What qualification - in your opinion - does Weston have for sitting on a board of directors for an organisation generating ~ $78.9m in revenue per annum?

 

[Don Won]

All Weston needs is a MEGA cap.

 

[Lore]

I don't really see how former premiership player counts as a qualification for being a director on the board.

Think about all the players who have played in premierships in the entire league over the last 20 years and think how many of those you'd actually want making decisions based on something other than split-second highly trained instincts on who to handball to. Yikes.

Maybe 2% of them are actually suitable for it.


Bomber Thompson should put his hand up. Even with his drug problem and run ins with the police he's still a better candidate than Weston/Sheedy/etc.

 

[Yoda_]

I don't really see how former premiership player counts as a qualification for being a director on the board.

Think about all the players who have played in premierships in the entire league over the last 20 years and think how many of those you'd actually want making decisions based on something other than split-second highly trained instincts on who to handball to. Yikes.

Maybe 2% of them are actually suitable for it.


Bomber Thompson should put his hand up. Even with his drug problem and run ins with the police he's still a better candidate than Weston/Sheedy/etc.

is it similar to the AFL / premiership player = great coach?

Ken for all his short comings is doing a pretty damn reasonable job. Alistair Clarkson play in flags?

 

[boncer34]

I voted Weston and Solomon.

 

[Beerfish]

I voted Weston and Solomon.

As a former reigning poster of the year I find this mildly humorous if not srs.

 

[dank420_]

I voted Weston and Solomon.

As a former reigning poster of the year you should do what I did and delete your account.

 

[Vindicater]

I voted Weston and Solomon.

 

[Lore]

is it similar to the AFL / premiership player = great coach?

Ken for all his short comings is doing a pretty damn reasonable job. Alistair Clarkson play in flags?

Alistair Clarkson was in the right place at the right time to coach some flags at state level before he got tanking-for-picks Hawthorn right before the expansion years. I don't think he had even a remotely notable playing career though.

 

[Yoda_]

Here's the Weston SEN one..



Barham on RSN

David Barham Says He Will Bring Stability, Unity And Alignment To The Essendon Football Club | Rsn

rsn.net.au

what a bumbling train wreck. that was a hard listen

 

[boncer34]

As a former reigning poster of the year I find this mildly humorous if not srs.

As the boards current reigning poster of the year I 100% did it because I want Hird to come back and either succeed or fail so the noise ends.

 

[Runk]

Bomber Thompson should put his hand up. Even with his drug problem and run ins with the police he's still a better candidate than Weston/Sheedy/etc.

Imagine the end of year Xmas parties if he was in charge!!

But on a serious note I do agree with you in that Bomber understands what footballing success in the modern era looks like.
Weston is a glorified Salesman and is there to only further entrench the problems that have plagued this club for 2 decades.

 

[boncer34]

Alistair Clarkson was in the right place at the right time to coach some flags at state level before he got tanking-for-picks Hawthorn right before the expansion years. I don't think he had even a remotely notable playing career though.

Played 1 final for 1 loss.

 

[Lore]

what a bumbling train wreck. that was a hard listen

Listening to it makes me want to be productive at work so I guess that's a plus. Not because he's motivational but because I get about a minute into the actual interview (after the 45 seconds of ads) and the best excuse I can come up with to turn it off is to do work. :\

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

You haven't been talkin' to the cops, have you?

 

[Lore]

 

[Beerfish]

As the boards current reigning poster of the year I 100% did it because I want Hird to come back and either succeed or fail so the noise ends.

As a former reigning poster of the year I retract my previous post and insert this Kanye gif in its stead.

 

[Vindicater]

Alistair Clarkson was in the right place at the right time to coach some flags at state level before he got tanking-for-picks Hawthorn right before the expansion years. I don't think he had even a remotely notable playing career though.

His playing career is mostly known for coward punching a dude I reckon.

 

[jmoo wan]

As the boards current reigning poster of the year I 100% did it because I want Hird to come back and either succeed or fail so the noise ends.

finally, a reigning poster of the year I can get behind!

 

[Lore]

7 minutes to go on my 3rd attempt listening to the Weston interview

 

[Squeaky]

7 minutes to go on my 3rd attempt listening to the Weston interview View attachment 2182182

Don't do it to yourself.

 

[Lore]

As the boards current reigning poster of the year I 100% did it because I want Hird to come back and either succeed or fail so the noise ends.

Agree with the sentiment but I doubt the noise will ever end. If he tries and fails again more excuses will be made and there'll be another attempt later.

The best way to end the noise is probably for coterie types to lose respect for Sheedy, which unfortunately would probably require significant health issues for the old fella.