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

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  • Votes for Barham: Andrew Muir, Dorothy Hisgrove, Melissa Green, Kate O’Sullivan, Kevin Sheedy
• 21/8: Senior Coach, Ben Rutten
  Ben Rutten

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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

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

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    , 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

 

[Howard Moon]

Media: ESSENDON IS A CLUB IN TURMOIL, DISASTER SURROUNDS THEM, WHAT A DISGRACE

Essendon fans: How good is beer tho

EFC - consume responsibly

 

[Bipolar Bear]

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EFC - consume responsibly

I got my 6 month old a membership just as he was born in Feb.
I feel awful about this. Bring on the Tassie team.

 

[citizen-erased]

Media: ESSENDON IS A CLUB IN TURMOIL, DISASTER SURROUNDS THEM, WHAT A DISGRACE

Essendon fans: How good is beer tho

yeah, but we're 15 years ahead of the media.
stands to reason we'd be bored by the topic by now.

Oh, and Moon Dog needs a mention.
Less for their concept beers, but their lager, IPA, stouts and porters are really good. And the Abbotsford joint is great. Can even take your dog.

 

[citizen-erased]

I got my 6 month old a membership just as he was born in Feb.
I feel awful about this. Bring on the Tassie team.

stars are really aligning. We're a mess and hopefully reason is seen by the AFL in coming weeks to announce the Tassie team.

 

[Proper Gander]

I keep Old Speckled Hen in the fridge. It’s an English ale I discovered 23 years ago in The Turf Tavern, a 12th century pub hidden in a nook in Oxford. Was very happy to realise that Dan Murphys had imported bottles recently. Highly recommended although it was much better on tap.

If you get into the CBD at all, the Sherlock Holmes has speckled hen on tap. Used to anyway and it was a big deal so they probably still do. I too discovered it about 20 years ago, strangely a pub in Canberra used to have it on tap

 

[eth-dog]

Deeds brewing is very good.

 

[faible]

Do you think this is an independent panel and a proper process? The narrative has already been set by the President before they were put together.

Perhaps not so thorough or independent ...probably worth asking the question - why would he do say that? Who decided that's what we need?...was it Barham unilaterally? Seems like a big call from the new president to rule out half the field - including potentially the next Alistair Clarkson. Who else may have influenced that direction? And who put this panel together?

I also wonder how the panel will work. Do they sign off on a single candidate or do the board sit in on the final round of interviews (perhaps with the panel chair.and a couple of others) and the whole panel is more for the preliminary rounds etc.

All that and Lewis could also disagree and Hird still gets up of course. There not a massive field if experienced AFL coaches to chooe from after all. It won't need to be a unanimous decision.

All.easily manipulated if the club wants that IMO.

I cannot see a scenario where Lewis or Walls recommend Hird. Walls might not give a toss about his reputation anymore and be happy to set it up to fail, but Lewis is far too young to go burning his reputation in that way.

The club could ignore the recommendations of the panel if they really wanted, but that's a separate issue, and presumably, part of what the EY external review would be looking at given the board is specifically one of the areas they're supposed to review, along with the senior coach appointment.

If I was to take a guess at roughly the order of the process we'll see;

1. The external panel (including Lewis & Walls) will be part of the interview process for the Senior Coaching role, whereby the candidates will present to the panel, and the panel then presents their recommendations to the EFC Executive. Given that both Mahoney and Hisgrove cover the Football Department and EFC Executive levels that should cover off the clubs participation in the preliminary stages as candidates go through whatever process is needed to weed out the unsuitable candidates.
2. The EFC Executive as a whole receives a presentation from the preferred candidate or candidates.
2. The EFC Executive then makes the official call as to whether they accept the panels recommendations or not, how long a coach is appointed for, and what said coach is paid.
3. The EY review will look at this process and consider whether the executive did things appropriately as part of the review they're doing as per Lore's OP;

(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.

4. The EY review is presented to the club, and then presumably made available in some form to the members, making commentary as to the four areas above.

There's plenty of scope for the EFC executive to ignore the recommendation of the external coaching panel, or to try to manoeuvre around the EY review, but we won't know this until the process is pretty much complete. If Hird is appointed Head Coach my guess is that it's almost definitely not because the panel that includes Walls and Lewis has recommended he's the best candidate, but because the EFC executive has chosen to ignore the recommendations of said panel.

Of the known candidates that haven't categorically ruled themselves out (e.g. Buckley) I'd assume it'll come down to a previous head coach like Lyon or Pyke, or a highly experienced assistant like Yze.

 

[brutus76]

When it's another finals less barren year all we have to lean on is beer

Super Crisp, Carlton Mid or Superdry for me as an older bloke needing low carb beer

 

[cAsEy_18]

Enjoying a case of Leffe Brune at the moment, Belgian beer, bit of toffee/vanilla notes but not sickly sweet. Had it on tap a few years ago in Brussels and been hooked on it ever since

Similar experience, had kronenbourg 1664 a few times when I was in France back in 2015 and has been the go-to ever since

 

[citizen-erased]

If you get into the CBD at all, the Sherlock Holmes has speckled hen on tap. Used to anyway and it was a big deal so they probably still do. I too discovered it about 20 years ago, strangely a pub in Canberra used to have it on tap

it wasn't a year ago.

They did have an Irish red, can't remember its name & Tetley on tap. the Irish red was nice.
im iffy on Tetley.
Also London Pride, which my east Londoner FiL swears by.

 

[Blind Turn]

If you get into the CBD at all, the Sherlock Holmes has speckled hen on tap. Used to anyway and it was a big deal so they probably still do. I too discovered it about 20 years ago, strangely a pub in Canberra used to have it on tap

Thank you. I’ll tuck that little tidbit away for sure.

 

[rumply]

If you get into the CBD at all, the Sherlock Holmes has speckled hen on tap. Used to anyway and it was a big deal so they probably still do. I too discovered it about 20 years ago, strangely a pub in Canberra used to have it on tap

Ooh, I'll be around that area this weekend so will drop in.

 

[BrunoV]

You’ve gotta roll the Coopers beers
From face of label to face of label, don’t over roll..

Coopers should be had out of a glass.

The beers are too dense to realise their potential unpoured in a bottle.

Perfectly drinkable but not as good.

 

[citizen-erased]

Coppers should be had out of a glass.

The beers are too dense to realise their potential unpoured in a bottle.

Perfectly drinkable but not as good.

I don't think ive ever had Coopers in a bottle. seems natural to just pour into a class.

Coopers stout is quite good too.

 

[BrunoV]

I don't think ive ever had Coopers in a bottle. seems natural to just pour into a class.

Coopers stout is quite good too.

Yep.

Have to say though of everything they've tried since nailing the bejesus out of Pale, Sparkling, Dark, Stout and Vintage they haven't gotten a beer to the same standard since.

Neither XPA or Session Ale or whatever blue is called now are well balanced.

There is a funny labelled, maybe 'Australian Pale' that came in 4 packs as cans which is extremely good, Coopers standard but I've not seen it recently.

 

[citizen-erased]

Yep.

Have to say though of everything they've tried since nailing the bejesus out of Pale, Sparkling, Dark, Stout and Vintage they haven't gotten a beer to the same standard since.

Neither XPA or Session Ale of whatever blue is called now are well balanced.

There is a funny labelled, maybe 'Australian Pale' that came in 4 packs as cans which is extremely good, Coppers standard but I've not see it recently.

not a session or XPA fan anyway.

speaking of beers, does anyone know what happened to Cricketers Arms? I liked their lager.

 

[threeleggedgoat]

not a session or XPA fan anyway.

speaking of beers, does anyone know what happened to Cricketers Arms? I liked their lager.

It was a commercial flop and was discontinued by the parent company (Asahi). They purchased Mountain Goat and that then became Asahi's play in the local craft category

 

[Doss]

Coopers Stout is life.

 

[Doss]

Yep.

Have to say though of everything they've tried since nailing the bejesus out of Pale, Sparkling, Dark, Stout and Vintage they haven't gotten a beer to the same standard since.

Neither XPA or Session Ale or whatever blue is called now are well balanced.

There is a funny labelled, maybe 'Australian Pale' that came in 4 packs as cans which is extremely good, Coopers standard but I've not seen it recently.

What do you reckon of the Mild? (Orange label)

For a mid strength I reckon it’s hard to beat, and you can drink them all day.

 

[Beerfish]

Wifey has banned me from coopers red.

 

[threeleggedgoat]

If you get into the CBD at all, the Sherlock Holmes has speckled hen on tap. Used to anyway and it was a big deal so they probably still do. I too discovered it about 20 years ago, strangely a pub in Canberra used to have it on tap

it wasn't a year ago.

They did have an Irish red, can't remember its name & Tetley on tap. the Irish red was nice.
im iffy on Tetley.
Also London Pride, which my east Londoner FiL swears by.

Over the last few years for obvious reasons supply chain issues (particularly from Europe/UK) has made it very difficult to get those kinds of beers into Australia in kegs reliably, at the same price they used to, and in good condition. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watsons have both had to move towards more local offerings to fill their taps instead, as have most venues that have a similar beer focus unfortunately. This stuff may have started trickling back into the country now but last I was in at SH (about 6 months ago) the tap lineup was pretty lacking in those UK options.

 

[Eleven 38]

Wifey has banned me from coopers red.

Yeah, I've banned myself, it tastes too good for something at around 6%.

 

[Doss]

Wifey has banned me from coopers red.

Yeah, I've banned myself, it tastes too good for something at around 6%.

Gives hangovers the stuff of legends, that stuff.

It’s beautiful but the sugar and high alcohol content don’t come without consequences.

 

[rumply]

This has turned into the thread we never knew we needed to have.

 

[Pweter]

Coopers Stout is life.

Southwark Stout is (was) better. I haven't had it since the West End Brewery (where Southwark beers were made) was shut down so not sure whether it tastes the same these days.