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

[Contested Marx]

You gotta wonder, as soon as WGT steps out of line and breaches some imaginary code DK will pull some stunt like "he only got half the vote, we (or AFL) can boot him off"

 

[elbarton]

“How could Nixon have won? Nobody I know voted for him.”

I think this board wildly underestimates the Facebook using, mostly Boomer, lap up everything the club says, “support da club” cohort. Also, including some for whom this was a one-issue election (Tredrea’s vaccine stance)

When you berate pretty much anyone who has this view off the board (and so be it, just saying), of course you’re going to end up with a fairly one-sided discourse on the board

Anyway, good result. Hopefully accountability is back on the menu

 

[TeeKray]

Also just a pedantic note to whoever wrote that media release - Tredders isn't a "former" AFL premiership captain, he's an AFL premiership captain.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Also just a pedantic note to whoever wrote that media release - Tredders isn't a "former" AFL premiership captain, he's an AFL premiership captain.

"Former acting premiership captain"

 

[Portmagpies36]

"Tredrea was the successful candidate in the Director election with 50.9% of the ballots, with Bruce Abernethy receiving 49.1%"
. This club is ****ed. How can it even be that close? We have the most moronic supporter base at the moment (or at least half of it).

Those figures are completely manufactured, they must think people are as dumb as, I spoke to about 40 Port members before the vote and not one was voting for Bruce Abernethy NOT ONE.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

Even with the exclusion of 2024 members from the voting process. Even with the likely vote stacking.

Still WGT prevails.

White noise indeed.

 

[Marsh1870]

This is a significant win. Hopefully it is a watershed moment that we look back on in years to come and say, that's when we stopped the rot. Pumped.

 

[Grave Danger]

I didn't renew for 2023 so couldn't vote. I expect any others in the same boat would have voted for WGT if they could have. How many votes would that have added to Warren's tally? Who knows, especially when we supposedly broke all membership records last year.

 

[Ralph Lorenz]

Good to have the win, feels like it's been a while since things have gone in the other direction.
Aba was the conservative vote so I'm disappointed to see how many of our members still sway into settling for mediocrity and lack a sense of ruthlessness that indeed built this club into greatness once upon a time.

 

[PowerLil]

Those figures are completely manufactured, they must think people are as dumb as, I spoke to about 40 Port members before the vote and not one was voting for Bruce Abernethy NOT ONE.

Same. I know of one past prominent SANFL player who voted Abernethy because of the vax stance though.

 

[1954]

Great result, but vote stacking aside the margin does look a tad suss!

Anyway onwards and upwards as the old saying goes, let's hope Tredders can keep the bastards honest, flush a few of them out in the process and have a big part in getting the club back to what it once was.

 

[Coobk001]

I know a few people that think the club is in a terrible position and that Hinkley's position is a real concern, yet still voted Abba purely because of Tredrea's personality/recent decisions.

As such, the fact that he won, despite those sort of elements, demonstrates how big the majority is that this club calls 'white noise'.

Suck on that white noise Kochie.

 

[TazD]

Clearly a vote of no confidence in Koch. Pls **** off now

 

[Gryllis]

Aber being this close reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Sideshow Bob is caught having dead people and pets voting for him.

*Sorry I don't have any references from the past 20 years.

 

[Buget]

I wouldn’t want an independent review of the voting process.

The number of “I got to vote but shouldn’t have” or “I can’t vote but am entitled” on this site alone raises a fair amount of smoke.

 

[PowerLil]

I didn't renew for 2023 so couldn't vote. I expect any others in the same boat would have voted for WGT if they could have. How many votes would that have added to Warren's tally? Who knows, especially when we supposedly broke all membership records last year.

the membership numbers are manufactured.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

10,405

I think there is rounding

Thanks.

5302 v 5103 is the count then.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

I can't believe Janus was wrong again.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Thanks.

5302 v 5103 is the count then.

I tried this but the rounding works out differently (5302/10,405 = 51.0% and 5103/10,405=49.0%).

I believe its 5296 vs 5109 (or around that mark).

 

[Marsh1870]

 

[PowerLil]

Thanks.

5302 v 5103 is the count then.

Given Abernethy's record that is amazing. Clearly governance and transparency is not a huge issue with those voters.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Looking forward to tonight's rodeo when WGT is officially introduced. Sure there will be murmurs from the crowd and cries from the back to hold the bastards to account.

 

[Rexie J]

“How could Nixon have won? Nobody I know voted for him.”

I think this board wildly underestimates the Facebook using, mostly Boomer, lap up everything the club says, “support da club” cohort. Also, including some for whom this was a one-issue election (Tredrea’s vaccine stance)

When you berate pretty much anyone who has this view off the board (and so be it, just saying), of course you’re going to end up with a fairly one-sided discourse on the board

Anyway, good result. Hopefully accountability is back on the menu

-Absolute BS. Those of us who have been Port Adelaide since the '50s have had a gutful of the pathetic way the current management have destroyed everything that made the Club great.

It's the theatre going types who sit behind glass windows and haven't a clue of what it's like in the stands and treat going to the footy as a social event and are more likely to not rock the boat.

 

[Ray Nolan]

Great result but I am staggered the vote was so close. The press release also reads as it's been said through gritted teeth.

Given Darren Cahill still hasn't been replaced, can Koch just parachute Abba into his seat anyway?

 

[afl2004]

Now tredrea be at every coaches meeting and training session , if hinkley as so much looks at food I want you there to note it