Toast Warren Tredrea - Elected to the Port Board (Football discussion only)

[agmsy]

[gestures wildly towards Alberton circa 2015-2023]

Our club's fortunes during Abernethy's previous stint as a director ought to be a disqualifying factor, let alone the "commercial dispute" that drew it to a close. Running him shows such an appalling lack of judgement by all involved.

 

[Dylan8]

What is he making reference to?

Not exactly covered himself in glory defending Dana White's refusal to reign in UFC fighters when they make atrocious, vile homophobic and sexist remarks, in this case from Sean Strickland.

 

[afl2004]

 

[Papa G]

Not exactly covered himself in glory defending Dana White's refusal to reign in UFC fighters when they make atrocious, vile homophobic and sexist remarks, in this case from Sean Strickland.

Lol.

 

[raptalia]

The phrase "Kicking Against the Pricks" came to mind as a good name for Warren's campaign for election to the board, or maybe for a 'white noise' led supporters revolt. Kicking gives it a footy feel, while it should be obvious who the Pricks are in this situation.

The phrase has become a metaphor for resisting authority, and stems from the spiked 'goads' used on cattle to make them go in the required direction - the more the poor beasts kicked against the pricks from the goad, the further it was driven into their flesh.

Thus the phrase also refers to the futility of such action, so while it would be good for Warren to be elected, I don't know what real change he can make to the moribund management of our club.

Tredders is probably not going to be able to change much on his own but at least there is the chance that an alternate point of view will be expressed around the table and many of us will feel that our views are being aired. There is also the chance that Tredders will become a mouthpiece for Member dissatisfaction and that Koch will feel the undercurrent of unrest. Electing Tredders to the Board will also upset Koch and that is enough for me.

 

[Powerade 08]

Not exactly covered himself in glory defending Dana White's refusal to reign in UFC fighters when they make atrocious, vile homophobic and sexist remarks, in this case from Sean Strickland.

Hes Glenn Mudie with an AFL Premiership.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Don't really want to listen to two hours of this, could somebody timestamp roughly when they start talking about the board?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Will be interesting to see if there any repercussions.

 

[Chewy316]

So Kathy Nagle has been lauded for her approach regarding governance on the Board... Meanwhile the hospital which she is the CEO of is about to go bust.



Dare I say this in the eyes of many voters is going to make her candidacy untenable..

 

[afl2004]

Don't really want to listen to two hours of this, could somebody timestamp roughly when they start talking about the board?

'I just want to help': Tredrea speaks on board bid - House of Footy

With the Port Adelaide AGM approaching, Warren Tredrea has spoken about his bid to be elected to the club's board.

houseoffooty.com.au

 

[bomberclifford]

Hes Glenn Mudie with an AFL Premiership.

Mad Mudie is Tredrea if he married a Chinese lady.

 

[Grave Danger]

Will be interesting to see if there any repercussions.

Well, she's withdrawn from the board election:

Port Adelaide Football Club Director Election – Nominations update

The Port Adelaide Football Club advises there is a change to the upcoming director election, with Kathy Nagle withdrawing from the process.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Tredrea v Abernethy H2H

 

[Port2Power]

Well, she's withdrawn from the board election:

Port Adelaide Football Club Director Election – Nominations update

The Port Adelaide Football Club advises there is a change to the upcoming director election, with Kathy Nagle withdrawing from the process.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Tredrea v Abernethy H2H

One down one more to go! Come on

 

[TeeKray]

Amazing. Zero chance Tredders loses now!

 

[Chewy316]

Amazing. Zero chance Tredders loses now!

Until Tredrea is finalised onto the Board and it is formally announced, I'm going to continue to have doubts, in large part because I know what work has been undertaken to get to this point and I'm of the firm opinion now is not the time to be sitting back applauding the efforts to date.

Tredrea has been trying to get onto the Board since August 2022 - a period spanning nearly 18 months. In a little over 2 weeks time the voting will close and what will be, will be. But this is the most important period, as this is when the fans finally get to have their say.

Everyone who wants to see the Club find itself again should be voting for Tredrea, and shouting it from the rooftops.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Well, she's withdrawn from the board election:

Port Adelaide Football Club Director Election – Nominations update

The Port Adelaide Football Club advises there is a change to the upcoming director election, with Kathy Nagle withdrawing from the process.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Tredrea v Abernethy H2H

Dodged a bullet perhaps

 

[agmsy]

Looks like vote information emails are going out.

2023 members who are not signed up for 2024: make sure the club doesn't ratf**k you! If you don't get an email with information on how to vote, contact the club and demand that they honour your rights.

... and then vote for Tredrea!

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Until Tredrea is finalised onto the Board and it is formally announced, I'm going to continue to have doubts, in large part because I know what work has been undertaken to get to this point and I'm of the firm opinion now is not the time to be sitting back applauding the efforts to date.

Tredrea has been trying to get onto the Board since August 2022 - a period spanning nearly 18 months. In a little over 2 weeks time the voting will close and what will be, will be. But this is the most important period, as this is when the fans finally get to have their say.

Everyone who wants to see the Club find itself again should be voting for Tredrea, and shouting it from the rooftops.

Koch obviously realised that Nagle and Abernethy were taking votes form each other rather than from Tredrea.

I wouldn't be surprised if Nagle gets a chairman's pick spot anyway.

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[Chewy316]

Koch obviously realised that Nagle and Abernethy were taking votes form each other rather than from Tredrea.

I wouldn't be surprised if Nagle gets a chairman's pick spot anyway.

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I initially thought the same but given her workplace is a financial mess and that she would have had a huge hand in that, it would be a horrible look politically for the Club to handpick her for a position surrounding governance.

In other news, voting information has started to go out. I separated my two memberships to different names so each membership could have a vote but I've only gotten one email. Gonna have to contact the Club tomorrow to fix it..they're doing every shady tactic in the book.

 

[tribey]

Well, she's withdrawn from the board election:

Port Adelaide Football Club Director Election – Nominations update

The Port Adelaide Football Club advises there is a change to the upcoming director election, with Kathy Nagle withdrawing from the process.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

 

[SureBuddy]

Looks like vote information emails are going out.

2023 members who are not signed up for 2024: make sure the club doesn't ratf**k you! If you don't get an email with information on how to vote, contact the club and demand that they honour your rights.

... and then vote for Tredrea!

Got mine. Cancelled end of last year, but club still sent the email to vote like they should have.

 

[Phar Ted]

Amazing. Zero chance Tredders loses now!

I wouldn't be so sure about that, from what I've seen on facebook and Advertiser comments sections Bruce has far more popularity, the common fear is that Tredders will rock the boat which is funny as that's exactly what most of us here want to happen.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Like many on here, cancelled my membership last offseason due to Hinkley dissatisfaction. Still got my voting eligibility email today. This whole 2023 members only thing is probably going to do more good than harm to Tredrea's chances.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

Koch obviously realised that Nagle and Abernethy were taking votes form each other rather than from Tredrea.

I wouldn't be surprised if Nagle gets a chairman's pick spot anyway.

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If the narrative goes from insufficient time to continue to Koch hand selecting her to return, I have little hope for the club even if Tredrea wins.

 

[Chewy316]

I wouldn't be so sure about that, from what I've seen on facebook and Advertiser comments sections Bruce has far more popularity, the common fear is that Tredders will rock the boat which is funny as that's exactly what most of us here want to happen.

At the end of the day roughly 4k people vote for these positions. It's not a big cohort. You're also going to find a lot of people online pumping support up for one candidate or another who 1) are not a financial member of the club and 2) who can't be bothered voting anyway.

History has shown that people don't typically vote a candidate in to win an election unless they want to kick the incumbent out for being there too long, or because they find the candidate to be too good a proposition not to vote for them. You rarely ever see people voting for one candidate simply because they don't want the other candidate in.

I expect there to be a lot more voters who will vote for Tredrea because they legitimately want him to help create positive change at the Club, than there will be voters for Abernethy on the proviso that they're voting for him to keep Tredrea away from the Club.