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

    49

    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

  40

  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

    46

    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

 

[Shanghaistu]

Another total cluster-fk by the club. I mean, why interrupt an unbroken 2-decade trend ...

 

[baz_machine]

hey, the upside is we can still hate Clarkson

 

[tandino]

Yes, let's do the one thing that is genuinely dumber than the rest of this cluster*

It would fit a pattern.

Spike, Hird, Solomon triumvirate. Like Caesar.

 

[Handsome.B.Wonderful]

Guys can I just wholeheartedly apologise for my celebration post on this thread.

As soon as I heard the news I jumped on Tapatalk and hit reply saying “BIG CLUB” thinking I was posting on the North board.

Having been in your shoes numerous times lately, I would never rub your noses in it. I live in Essendon, most of my mates barrack for Essendon and I’m not going to say I love your club but I have a lot of respect for it.

 

[Harlequin Dream]

If the whole board resigns does that make Rutten's tenure more tenable?

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Dear Xavier Campbell,

Go **** Yourself.

Yours Sincerely,

kelvin_sheedy.

 

[Petrify]

If anything, Rutten’s conduct the last week makes me want Rutten to coach more. I just don’t believe the club deserves someone like him.

Same. He's the only one who came out of this looking good. Burn the rest of it down and him being the last one left and I wouldn't mind.

 

[carnthedons]

I’m completely apathetic at this point, kinda enjoying the drama. The dissociation is real.

 

[fishardansin]

While on one hand I respect the board's willingness to attempt a heist, I do wish they had looked at, say, Riffifi and The Asphalt Jungle as opposed to, say, the Pink Panther movies.

If the club now attempts to fashion some kind of world where they're backing in Rutten we've reached a new low for abject stupidity and malpractice. Well, at least, in this decade anyway.

It's only two years in, so I can't wait to see how they top this in the next eight!

 

[VelvetSledge]

LOL

 

[Shanghaistu]

If anything, Rutten’s conduct the last week makes me want Rutten to coach more. I just don’t believe the club deserves someone like him.

I like Rutten too, but with Dodo and other the cemented incumbents still there and an entitled, pick-and-choose playing list devoid of hunger and leadership, his chances of success are slim to none

 

[bonedry]

No I will seriously be done with AFL if Hird comes back and coaches.

Screw it...let him do it. I want the AFL to burn.

You do realise the factor that got Clarkson across the line was the AFL? They had a huge hand in all of this. Likely involving some kind of Tasmanian transition, which would be a huge mistake. That state deserves its own, new club...not some tin rattling crap bag of an organisation like Norf.

AFL are crooks. The competition is a farce.

 

[Halloween Jack]

watch Rutten go to North as a senior assistant.

 

[Shanghaistu]

It's only two years in, so I can't wait to see how they top this in the next eight!

Don't worry, we'll find something, it's the only stat we've led the competition in for the past 20+ years

 

[DapperDon]

Honestly, north was the easy option for clarko. No scrutiny, no supporters, no one actually cares if they win or lose. Essendon would be a tough gig, all it says to me is he doesnt have the heart or stomach for a big job. Think north was the right choice for him

You voted Wellman on the board didn't you?

 

[Doss]

The board can't buy it's way out of this one.

Don’t you worry, the Teflon merchants will try. Oh yes they ****ing will.

 

[BrunoV]

Just going to leave this here again...we can all dream.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Sorry to intrude, but I would not blame Truck whatsoever if he decided to quit at his presser today. To be thrown under the bus for no reason is just crap. He should force them to pay out every single cent left on his deal

Totally agree. I'd do the same.

 

[silk]

The only way to save this is for Campbell to step down amongst others. He can be the fall guy, as he damn well should be.

Brasher needs to go immediately as well.

 

[cAsEy_18]

Guys can I just wholeheartedly apologise for my celebration post on this thread.

As soon as I heard the news I jumped on Tapatalk and hit reply saying “BIG CLUB” thinking I was posting on the North board.

Having been in your shoes numerous times lately, I would never rub your noses in it. I live in Essendon, most of my mates barrack for Essendon and I’m not going to say I love your club but I have a lot of respect for it.

Well this just seems silly.

 

[bonedry]

Guys can I just wholeheartedly apologise for my celebration post on this thread.

No need mate...well done. He's a great coach. We'd do the same thing.

But feel free to talk about what a crap show the EFC is...thats definitely welcome

 

[Greggy]

My old man’s a Dons supporter and he said, why would a coach want to go to a club that treats it’s coach with such disrespect. I hope you guys get it together, my old man’s almost done with it all.

Truck’s the man and I was devastated he left the Tigers, he’s such a great people person and pretty much created our premiership backline.

It took Dimma years to even get us competitive, but our board stuck fat, that’s the problem at Essendon, you need a stable board. Which I’m sure you all know.

Good luck.

 

[andleanback]

watch Rutten go to North as a senior assistant.

Yeh nah clarko wants someone who can actually coach defense

 

[LB#16]

Guys can I just wholeheartedly apologise for my celebration post on this thread.

As soon as I heard the news I jumped on Tapatalk and hit reply saying “BIG CLUB” thinking I was posting on the North board.

Having been in your shoes numerous times lately, I would never rub your noses in it. I live in Essendon, most of my mates barrack for Essendon and I’m not going to say I love your club but I have a lot of respect for it.

Don't fib, not even we have respect for it.

 

[Harlequin Dream]