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

 

[DERO]

Beerfish is enabling my bullshit a bannable offence?

Don’t think we can ban mods.

 

[Old Campaigner]

shame

 

[Runk]

that's absolutely the play. Solly is nothing but a stalking horse.

Sad but true

Yep - they did the same with Wellman who got in over Couzins and what happened? Our VFL team & development focus went to shit. These ex-players are not the answer.

 

[boncer34]

Yep - they did the same with Wellman who got in over Couzins and what happened? Our VFL team & development focus went to shit. These ex-players are not the answer.

Pssst. Cousins was president when that happened.

 

[Runk]

Pssst. Cousins was president when that happened.

I thought Lindsay Tanner was?

 

[boncer34]

I thought Lindsay Tanner was?

President of the VFL side.

 

[Runk]

President of the VFL side.

Aah yeah gotcha

 

[eth-dog]

President of the VFL side.

Which was ridiculous in itself tbh

 

[boncer34]

Which was ridiculous in itself tbh

How so

 

[eth-dog]

How so

It's unnecessary? Like no other AFL club has a VFL president. Or SANFL president etc.

It'd be like a local club having a "men's president" and a "women's president". It's one club, there's one president.

 

[boncer34]

It's unnecessary? Like no other AFL club has a VFL president. Or SANFL president etc.

It'd be like a local club having a "men's president" and a "women's president". It's one club, there's one president.

I don't mind it. Gives attention to the individual programs.

 

[eth-dog]

I don't mind it. Gives attention to the individual programs.

Does it? I thought it was simply because the board wanted Cousins still around so created a pointless job to do so.

I honestly don't see it. You have a VFL GM, a VFL recruiting department, specific VFL coaches. These guys generally have nothing to do with the AFL program.

 

[boncer34]

Does it? I thought it was simply because the board wanted Cousins still around so created a pointless job to do so.

I honestly don't see it. You have a VFL GM, a VFL recruiting department, specific VFL coaches. These guys generally have nothing to do with the AFL program.

Yeah I think it does. AFL President can't be everywhere doing everything.

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah I think it does. AFL President can't be everywhere doing everything.

That's why you have general managers doing most of the day to day work and reporting to the CEO/President.

 

[Maddogm]

That's why you have general managers doing most of the day to day work and reporting to the CEO/President.

What's in a name? If it's the same role with a different name does it matter?

 

[eth-dog]

What's in a name? If it's the same role with a different name does it matter?

It isn't though. We have a VFL GM who still does that stuff but all it essentially does is add another layer of unnecessary oversight.

 

[Old Campaigner]

It isn't though. We have a VFL GM who still does that stuff but all it essentially does is add another layer of unnecessary oversight.

If you think your VFL GM needs a president to manage them you’ve probably given the job to the wrong person imo

 

[boncer34]

That's why you have general managers doing most of the day to day work and reporting to the CEO/President.

General Managers don't do the same thing as Presidents though.

I think it's ok Eth.

 

[EnolaGay]

When do the results from the Board election get posted?

 

[Kong]

When do the results from the Board election get posted?

whenever you bloody millenials get through your woke snowflake heads that sheeds is essendon

right Agronomus ?

 

[Kyptastic]

When do the results from the Board election get posted?

At the AGM on the 18th

 

[jdstorm]

Boom - that will be a hell of a clash!

Not if dodo and Hird maintain their established levels of competence

 

[Runk]

At the AGM on the 18th

IT'S RIGGED! VOTER TAMPERING!! WHERE DID ALL THE VOTES GO!!!

Thanks goodness we don't have an Electoral College.

 

[Blind Turn]

Does anyone know why the board has the view that the proposed constitutional amendment to acknowledge the damage of pokie machines would reduce revenue and put the club at a ‘competitive disadvantage’ relative to the rest of the comp? Seems like a huge leap, and a deliberate misinterpretation of the proposal.


It’s not like they are asking them to drop pokies altogether. It’s simply asking them to make a bigger statement against their destructive influence on a vulnerable part of the community. Seems like a very mild constitutional change to me. Or am I missing something?

 

[jmoo wan]

Does anyone know why the board has the view that the proposed constitutional amendment to acknowledge the damage of pokie machines would reduce revenue and put the club at a ‘competitive disadvantage’ relative to the rest of the comp? Seems like a huge leap, and a deliberate misinterpretation of the proposal.


It’s not like they are asking them to drop pokies altogether. It’s simply asking them to make a bigger statement against their destructive influence on a vulnerable part of the community. Seems like a very mild constitutional change to me. Or am I missing something?

it’s a slippery slope- first you acknowledge the damage they cause, next thing you’ll want to avoid the damage they cause, next thing you know you’ll remove them completely