Club Mgmt. Board of Directors as led by President Dave Barham - Statement from Barham addressing Merrett etc - 12/9

[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

    51

    Ht

    193cm

    Wt

    90kg

    Pos.

    Def

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    14.1

    4star

    K

    9.7

    4star

    HB

    4.5

    3star

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    4.5

    4star

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    1.0

    3star

    No current season stats available

    D

    8.0

    2star

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    4.4

    2star

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    3.6

    3star

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    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

  42

  Ht

  190cm

  Wt

  98kg

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  Def

  Career

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  13.4

  3star

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  6.3

  2star

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  7.0

  4star

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  5.3

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  1.3

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  D

  10.6

  3star

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  6.2

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  4.4

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  3.6

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  1.0

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  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

    48

    Ht

    180cm

    Wt

    83kg

    Pos.

    Fwd

    Career

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    Last 5

    D

    11.3

    3star

    K

    6.8

    3star

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    4.5

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    3.5

    4star

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    1.6

    4star

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    0.9

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    9.2

    3star

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    5.4

    2star

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    3.8

    3star

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    2.2

    3star

    T

    1.6

    4star

    G

    0.4

    3star

    (Chair, GM-Footy), Robert Walls, Jordan Lewis
    Jordan Lewis

    Age

    39

    Ht

    186cm

    Wt

    86kg

    Pos.

    D/M

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    23.5

    5star

    K

    12.1

    4star

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    11.5

    5star

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    5.5

    5star

    T

    2.7

    4star

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    310.5

    4star

    No current season stats available

    D

    15.0

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    6.8

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    8.2

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    4.8

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    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

 

[carnthedons]

Love this. We’re giving you a deadline but we have no plan b and will accept you pushing our deadline out

 

[lmaohelp]

Love this. We’re giving you a deadline but we have no plan b and will accept you pushing our deadline out

Then other media outlets quoting Clarkson will give he's answer after the season concludes

 

[Old Campaigner]

Then other media outlets quoting Clarkson will give he's answer after the season concludes

Good on him. He's behaving with more class than we are lol

 

[ant555]

So if he comes to us maybe he is such a good bloke he was in Adelaide talking to Ken about how good the North job would be

 

[andleanback]

I suspect Sean Murphy may be feeling nervous .

Hallelujah

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I just want to know when we are gonna get the balls to finally sack Crow.

 

[ant555]

Hope the coterie members are cashed up. It is going to cost a fortune in soft cap tax to fire the football department.

 

[Watto71]

Who has taken you to 3 prelims in 10 years.

Not really the same, is it.

You can have him if you want him

 

[footyfanatic111]

I’ve watched numerous times and Rutten or adams were never named unless there is more un seen footage we don’t get to see. Just Tom Browne adding his own words to the story. My waves of confidence have gone from 0-100 back to zero back to 100 now back to zero again. See how it plays out I guess, a f* up of massive proportions either way.

 

[Corleone]

Hope the coterie members are cashed up. It is going to cost a fortune in soft cap tax to fire the football department.

This is going to cost an absolute fortune.

 

[Fear Boner]

So... the new president is updating us on Rutten tomorrow and Clarkson decision is friday

 

[Old Campaigner]

Hope the coterie members are cashed up. It is going to cost a fortune in soft cap tax to fire the football department.

well they're largely responsible for the bin fire this club resembles so it's only fair they cough up

 

[windyhill]

The argument being he voted for Barham (not a supporter of Rutten, pro a push for Clarkson) over Allen (supporter of Rutten) so he must have been a backer of Clarkson.

Maybe he was pro removing Rutten, but wanted his own person in the role.

 

[the PILL]

Poor old Truck! He never had a chance really did he...

 

[citizen-erased]

As well as doing the dumbest thing in the history of Australian football.

there seems to be a few of those on offer

Sack young coach for potential messiah
Undermine said young coach then keep him
Sack young coach then turn off messiah by making him go through a process
Hiring Hird

 

[The Donners]

So... the new president is updating us on Rutten tomorrow and Clarkson decision is friday


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If that’s true Rutten is gone. You wouldn’t wait to back him in as head cocka!

 

[eth-dog]

there seems to be a few of those on offer

Sack young coach for potential messiah
Undermine said young coach then keep him
Sack young coach then turn off messiah by making him go through a process
Hiring Hird

Option 3 is the only viable one from here.

 

[thebigboy]

You can have him if you want him

Can we let you know Monday by the sound of it?

 

[Petrify]

This really looks like he's going to North

 

[nipst@r]

Can we just get rid of Sheedy? I’m tired of his antics.

We did 15 odd years ago. His mate cockroach dodo taught him how to survive.

 

[citizen-erased]

Option 3 is the only viable one from here.

sensible

but that's not what's happening
Im particularly scared it could wind up Hird.

 

[Lore]

No, just have to have someone with less than 3 flags coach us to one.

08, 13, 14, 15.

 

[Old Campaigner]

there seems to be a few of those on offer

Sack young coach for potential messiah
Undermine said young coach then keep him
Sack young coach then turn off messiah by making him go through a process
Hiring Hird

You forgot #5: Hiring Sheedy

Option 3 is the only viable one from here.

Just because the others aren't viable doesn't mean the alzhiemer's ward running the show won't try them

 

[Lore]

Hope the coterie members are cashed up. It is going to cost a fortune in soft cap tax to fire the football department.

That’s one way to ensure you can’t afford anyone more experienced than a brand new rookie coach

 

[carnthedons]

Hope the coterie members are cashed up. It is going to cost a fortune in soft cap tax to fire the football department.

Yeah and then those $$$=influence over the club right?