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News Rob McCartney - Head of football
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McCartney appointed Head of Football…
After a rigorous process chaired by Football Director Richie Vandenberg the Hawthorn Football Club has appointed Rob McCartney as the club’s new Head of Football.
McCartney, who has been acting in the Head of Football role since Graham Wright’s departure, has an impressive resume as both a football administrator and as an educator.
McCartney appointed Head of Football
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Credit to Rob - but also a bit disappointing we didn't appear to be out there aggressively trying to pry out the best talent elsewhere. Graham Wright would have been one of the highest paid Football Directors going around, so money shouldn't have been an issue.
Soft cap mate.
Don't know much about him to be honest. Thought that considering where our list is at we would have head hunted a big name. In saying that, congrats and all the best to Rob as he has some work to do....
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So, is there an assumption that if we had pulled a person with profile from another elite sporting organisation, he or she would have been better than someone who has evolved and grown within the HFC?
Which btw, is also an elite sporting organisation.
I think its safe to assume that Rob was the best available otherwise he wouldn't have got the gig.
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Congratulations - know nothing about him but I don’t need to. He just needs to do a good job
Not so much the 'elite organisation' status, but rather getting someone who has a history of success in this role, and external perspective... including how these roles work in other 'elite organisations' would have been a good starting point.
I don't doubt that it was a merit-based appointment, and that Rob was a strong candidate; but it's also a risky time for our organisation to be the training playground for someone with very limited experience in such a senior role.
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No need to head hunt a big name, hawks appointed the best candidate. Top notch appointment and all the best Rob with your new role. You'll nail it.
The Patton fiasco his first assignment.
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100% was told we were not gonna spend to replace this role.
Also we very much encouraged Wright to explore his options because of his salary impact on our soft cap and felt that he was becoming stale in his role with us.
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Sounds like we are doing that with the List Manager position.
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Sounds like we are doing that with the List Manager position.
Isn't Mark McKenzie the list manager essentially?
Safe and financially astute selection. Comes with direct experience over the role and most likely a passion/drive to make it his own.
Head hunting can be fools gold and may not replicate from past experience.
Personal preference but I hope our soft cap spend is more weighted to coaching and development and recruiting.
Head hunting can be fools gold and may not replicate from past experience.
Personal preference but I hope our soft cap spend is more weighted to coaching and development and recruiting.
Another with a Teaching Background - I wonder if there'll be a match day role
They called us the family club but it could easily be the chalk board club (I decided not to say Black)
They called us the family club but it could easily be the chalk board club (I decided not to say Black)
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Clarko loves the ex-teachers. Surprised he hasn't made Sammy go teach high school for a few years.
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Or that the best available were locked in at their current clubs?
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But then they weren't available, were they?
Yes. Officially.
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Haha touche
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I thought he was head of the drafting side of things (with a team under him) and Graham Wright dealt with list management?
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I think it would be Clarko -> McCartney -> Vandenberg-> Board/CEO?
He's taken over since Wright left. Just hasn't been announced.
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