Laura Kane - New AFL Exec General Manager of Football

[No Quarter]

Kane to become AFL's footy boss, Mahoney joins League HQ

The AFL has confirmed Laura Kane as its new executive general manager of football

www.afl.com.au

"Laura's experience, expertise, temperament and resilience, paired with building a team of additional key football talent, is the right mix to lead the football department. As someone who was involved in both the day to day day operations and strategic planning of an AFL men's program and also a key part of North Melbourne's successful bid for an AFLW team, Laura has brought to the AFL a keen sense of club experience and knowledge of the impact of AFL decisions.

Not sure if I can see how Geelong benefit this time around, what will the naysayers use as bait now?!

 

[Dangerousfield]

North Melbourne bias right at the moment they have the begging bowl out!

 

[Truckosaurus]

So after another exhausting search the AFL has found the best candidate for a vacancy is someone who was working there all along.

I haven’t got an MBA but I'm guessing none of them include a unit on what happens to ruling families after generations of inbreeding.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

The funny thing is this will shouted down by boomer types as “diversity madness!” etc… when really, they could not have picked anybody less diverse.

She’s a lawyer from the AFL with a VAFA background. Shes just another Gillon / Dillon.

 

[Kwality]

The funny thing is this will shouted down by boomer types as “diversity madness!” etc… when really, they could not have picked anybody less diverse.

She’s a lawyer from the AFL with a VAFA background. Shes just another Gillon / Dillon.

& the Commission have rubber stamped it, there is your clean bill of health.

 

[ferrisb]

Right when we need less people in AFL circles called Kane...

 

[year of the roo]

North Melbourne bias right at the moment they have the begging bowl out!

Might help, might hinder. Brad Scott did us no favours in the role.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Might help, might hinder. Brad Scott did us no favours in the role.

because we sacked him, and he's a bitter grudge holder. Laura was headhunted by the AFL when she was working with us.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Big job for a 33yo.
Good luck to her

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Caro will be wrapt.

Good luck to Laura i think she'll do a great job

 

[CharacterFirst]

Was she born and raised in Geelong??

Surely there has been a mistake!

 

[Black Panther]

Automatically makes her the favourite to be the next AFL CEO in 7-10 years time

 

[maskmcgee]

First saw the headline and thought "Kane Cornes?"

Then I get in the car turn on the radio, SEN had the same reaction.

 

[Toump Ass]

She’s on tv now and she’s garbage.
Triggered hard by the “we have to consider the broadcasters” line wrt Goal Reviews. And: “what if mark of the year was taken on a kickout?”

**** the broadcasters, what about the fans you flog.
And no one over the age of 7 cares about Mark of the Year.

 

[Cool Kangas]

because we sacked him, and he's a bitter grudge holder. Laura was headhunted by the AFL when she was working with us.

Does she actually barrack for the Roos?

 

[Kappa]

The funny thing is this will shouted down by boomer types as “diversity madness!” etc… when really, they could not have picked anybody less diverse.

She’s a lawyer from the AFL with a VAFA background. Shes just another Gillon / Dillon.

But don't you see the only types of diversity that matters are gender and skin colour...?

Diversity of thoughts and opinions are meaningless.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Does she actually barrack for the Roos?

Not sure who she barracks for, but she worked for us and left on good terms so she'd have a soft spot for us.

 

[Kappa]

So she was head of the North football program during the tenure their football program was an absolute woeful joke? That's her experience?

 

[Ingeniokinetic]

Who does she support? Need something to build conspiracy theories on. But seriously must have a brain the size of a planet to get this gig, this isn't window dressing, fair play to her. Didn't love her answers about goal review though.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Does she actually barrack for the Roos?

Who does she support?

Grew up supporting Collingwood.

 

[Mr north man]

Not sure who she barracks for, but she worked for us and left on good terms so she'd have a soft spot for us.

Your joking a soft spot for us shes AFL now she will be told to give us no favours

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Good appointment but what qualifications does she have to be an All Australian selector?

 

[76woodenspooners]

So after another exhausting search the AFL has found the best candidate for a vacancy is someone who was working there all along.

I haven’t got an MBA but I'm guessing none of them include a unit on what happens to ruling families after generations of inbreeding.

We’re not talking about the CFO or head of marketing.

If not from Aussie Rules, from which other background do you believe we should have recruited the ‘Head of football’?

And if it had been from NFL, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, do you think there would have been universal applause at the innovation?

 

[Kappa]

We’re not talking about the CFO or head of marketing.

If not from Aussie Rules, from which other background do you believe we should have recruited the ‘Head of football’?

And if it had been from NFL, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, do you think there would have been universal applause at the innovation?

Was her time at North Melbourne successful ?

 

[Truckosaurus]

We’re not talking about the CFO or head of marketing.

If not from Aussie Rules, from which other background do you believe we should have recruited the ‘Head of football’?

And if it had been from NFL, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, do you think there would have been universal applause at the innovation?

I didnt say she shouldn't be from an AFL background, I suggested that maybe they should have got someone who didn't already work for the AFL. Someone from one of the clubs. Particularly after the new CEO also being from inside AFL House, as was the man he's replacing.