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

 

[Agronomus]

Just incase there was any “Hire Hird” fans left, this article should take care of that thought

Even if Hird did a proper coaching apprenticeship for 4 years he'd almost be Sheedys age when he was sacked for being too old. Who are these "hire Hird" fans? Identify yourselves

 

[Rick Ross]

Hairy biker, go back to your own board. I have no idea what you are talking about. Can anyone please translate?

I’m with Crackers65 here.

Is there a point to your post hairy biker?

Throwing up an irrelevant past player’s dad’s opinion (adding nothing yourself) is just being a bore.

 

[DERO]

Alan Hird is Bruce Francis' ghost writer isn't he?

 

[boncer34]

Alan Hird is Bruce Francis' ghost writer isn't he?

Yes

 

[dank420_]

I’m with Crackers65 here.

Is there a point to your post hairy biker?

Throwing up an irrelevant past player’s dad’s opinion (adding nothing yourself) is just being a bore.

There was an article about it today and it’s relevant to the thread, and he also added his two cents like we all have.
Lmao why so angry? Different team me upset now

 

[Rick Ross]

There was an article about it today and it’s relevant to the thread, and he also added his two cents like we all have.
Lmao why so angry? Different team me upset now

Surely it was only worth 2x red angry faces? That 4th one is practically a declaration of war…

 

[Old Campaigner]

hairy biker ’s post was fine, you idiots should stop being weird about it

 

[ALL IN]

The game is rigged with pokies, it preys on the most vulnerable/gullible in the community and is designed to be highly addictive.
I don't gamble at all but other forms of gambling at least require some form of knowledge/skill and have reasonable probability of winning.

Agree with the sentiment but online gambling companies such as Sportsbet all ban winning punters

 

[Old Campaigner]

Agree with the sentiment but online gambling companies such as Sportsbet all ban winning punters

It’s incredible, a few bets get up and they drop you like a hot rock but obvious addicts are milked dry despite assurances that they do everything possible to reduce harm

 

[jmoo wan]

hairy biker ’s post was fine, you idiots should stop being weird about it

Hairy Biker likes pokies

 

[DERO]

Pokies ae shit but the reality here is that we need the revenue that they generate. If we can find a revenue stream to replace them then I'm all for getting rid of them but until that point we re stuck with them.

Not having to pay out ****heads like Dodoro would probably help too.

 

[jmoo wan]

Pokies ae shit but the reality here is that we need the revenue that they generate. If we can find a revenue stream to replace them then I'm all for getting rid of them but until that point we re stuck with them.

Not having to pay out ****heads like Dodoro would probably help too.

we should open a brothel

 

[Rick Ross]

hairy biker ’s post was fine, you idiots should stop being weird about it

You’re being weird.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Agree with the sentiment but online gambling companies such as Sportsbet all ban winning punters

Ah ok! Like I said i don't gamble so think I'm a bit naive re online gambling then! Yeah that's bullshit then isn't it. Don't know how it's legal to rig it like that.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

we should open a brothel

I'd pay for the Adrian Dodoro experience

 

[Lore]

We don’t take pot shots at opposition posters just because they don’t have Essendon as their team supported. We also don’t assume you’re not a smug troll simply because you list Essendon as your team.

Per board rules, oppo fans are welcome until they slip up. If we really don’t want them at all, we can put a “no opposition supporters” thread prefix in place, at which point it is pretty much shoot on sight.

 

[ant555]

I'd pay for the Adrian Dodoro experience

Screwed with your pants on ?

 

[DERO]

we should open a brothel

If it is in the NDIS list then it is legit.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Other clubs can cope without pokies then obviously so can we. Bs excuse to say otherwise. If clubs want to call themselves community clubs then they’re hypocrites. Club is gutless on this issue

This all day long…

The game is rigged with pokies, it preys on the most vulnerable/gullible in the community and is designed to be highly addictive.
I don't gamble at all but other forms of gambling at least require some form of knowledge/skill and have reasonable probability of winning.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

we should open a brothel

I believe there is a former Bomber who has returned recently from Bali who may have experience in this area.

Might be worth giving him a call