News Ben Rutten appointed new GM - Football

[Ford Fairlane]

Faaaark! Not a name that crossed my mind.

But he has extensive experience in different football roles and is coming back to SA.

 

[Spadge]

What credentials does he have from a football administrative standpoint?
Surely there are better and more highly credentialed people out there.

Im guessing Port only have a small budget for this

 

[Willsy10]

Not bad.

Seems to have similar no nonsense attributes as Carr, Dew, Collins, Cripps, etc.

Reasonably switched on fella so hopefully his current skill set can translate into the GM role.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Why would Carr sign off on the GM role?

Seems like a decision completely out of his lane

Carr and Dew have talked about a strong connection between the footy department and footy admin roles.

I can't speak for Chewy, but I would expect they would appoint someone Carr and the other coaches can work with, so would at least have had input if not ultimate sign-off.

 

[Chewy316]

Why would Carr sign off on the GM role?

Seems like a decision completely out of his lane

Your footy GM and HC need to be joined at the hip, in complete alignment.

Carr and Dew have talked about a strong connection between the footy department and footy admin roles.

I can't speak for Chewy, but I would expect they would appoint someone Carr and the other coaches can work with, so would at least have had input if not ultimate sign-off.

This x100000.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

More details

Crows great appointed Port Adelaide head of football

Ben Rutten will take charge of the Power's football department

www.sen.com.au

Bwahaha Crows great, they just couldn't help themselves.

 

[Sheeds]

Does Rutten still have part ownership in the Moseley? Or am I years late to the party.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Im so confused, such a random appointment

Chewy316 do u know if this was in the works for a while?

I guess the leaks have slowed.

 

[manureid]

Last Man Standing!

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Bwahaha Crows great, they just couldn't help themselves.

Perhaps they wanted to blunt the influence of Tredrea

 

[Cheesey Mac]

Wish him well in the role. He has experienced the highs and lows. Wiki has all the important background info listed- Rutten gave away the game-deciding free kick in the 2009 semi-final by holding the arm of Collingwood forward Jack Anthony who scored Collingwood's winning goal in the last 55 seconds, which ended Adelaide's season.

The old Ben Rutten handshake

 

[jac147]

Don't think it matters what I know or when I know it, tbh.

Bottom line is that they clearly wanted Bartel, who rebuffed them on personal grounds, and have pivoted. Whether this is the right move is anyone's guess at this point. He has no administrative experience and all of his recent time involved in the league has been as a coach. And I have strong reservations about the appointment given the level of involvement our Club's CEO had in the decision making process.

That being said, this is a move that would have been signed off by both Carr and Cripps, which is a start.

At the very least, I look forward to Rowey having conniptions on 5AA discussing this appointment.

“conniptions” another new word for the day. Meaning having rage or hysterics, yes Rowey will be losing it. lol

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I imagine cRowie will have him on AA tonight and we might get some idea of Rutten's thoughts once cRowie gets past "Why Truck why?"

 

[Ford Fairlane]

His Wikipedia page still hasn't been updated. Crom supporters still shaking with rage too much to type.

 

[El Zorro]

A bit of an underwhelming CV really, mostly on the football admin side of things. I kid of always liked the guy so no issues with him being a "crows great". Just not a great appointment at face value but he might surprise us.

 

[Scodges]

Faaaark! Not a name that crossed my mind.

But he has extensive experience in different football roles and is coming back to SA.

If he’s half as good as this movie, then she’ll be right.

 

[Alberton Proud]

Does Rutten still have part ownership in the Moseley? Or am I years late to the party.

Wasn't HH also part of that group ?

Edit - Was Roberto Gray

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

I guess the leaks have slowed.

They just take a little longer to reach Ikon Park.

 

[Lambot]

Carr and Dew have talked about a strong connection between the footy department and footy admin roles.

I can't speak for Chewy, but I would expect they would appoint someone Carr and the other coaches can work with, so would at least have had input if not ultimate sign-off.

Wasn't there a lot of criticism of how close Davies and Hinkley were?

I have no doubt this will be different. I'm hoping the connection between both will be professional and accountable.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[QPower]

On the experience front, probably worth noting that the role of head coach at AFL level is a senior executive position in the modern game.

So, to say he doesn’t have relevant experience is off the mark.

 

[VineValerian]

What credentials does he have from a football administrative standpoint?
Surely there are better and more highly credentialed people out there.

Im guessing Port only have a small budget for this

$400k less you'd expect their budget to be, thanks to Lolly Tooth.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Well if nothing else if this appointment brings back those old 'truck meal' deals to SA then it will all be worth it.

 

[powermacs]

What a surprise, no leaks at the club. Wonder who’s left us that use to give stuff to Kane and co.

 

[bomberclifford]

Rutten is:
a) an ex footballer
b) an ex coach
c) experienced in a variety of roles in various AFL clubs
d) a good communicator

Sounds like a good fit for me.

Our last guy was a state level cricketer with an underbite.