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Peggy is far to smart to say yes to this group of clowns
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In my experience, those who studied law and then worked in the field for a few years then pivoted make pretty ****ing terrible managers and CEOs.
Poor people skills that would rival the average GP, incompatible approaches on how to build a team that works, and usually total scatterbrains who make chaotic final calls.
Kane was always going to fail. Such a peculiar jump at every single level. Ten years ago she was doing the books for a local women’s club. Totally bizarre. She’ll see herself as owed a career in sports administration however. And to be fair, she might get it.
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Goyder and Dillon are the real issues, Kane is a symptom.
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Just putting it out there. The pertinent point in your message is the “no training or expertise in the area”, completely valid.
Which can be mitigated if you can find people with the sense of how to apply wisdom on transferable skills, rather than assume general knowledge of a subject is good enough.
eg id take a lawyer over a Management “graduate”, if you want over-inflated.
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‘Teething problems’, or something untenable? Behind the brewing tensions at AFL House
Tensions between the AFL’s two key football lieutenants have threatened to destabilise Andrew Dillon’s senior team just months into his controversial head-office restructure.www.theage.com.au
Sounds like still ongoing issues with this job split between Kane and Swann. But I'm not sure its just Kane thats poor at the job, the article seems to be hinting at Dillon (and the board) still being part of the problem
They’re “split the job in two” because the incumbent needed to be replaced but they wouldn’t do that because of PR reasons.
So instead they’ve brought in the replacement with her still there, and they’re both doing it.
It’s a recipe for disaster so hardly surprising.
It sits largely at the feet of Dillon, who never wanted the CEO gig and had to be talked into it. The AFL always promotes their CEO from within, so he was the only candidate.
To be honest the AFL has to be the most over rated hyped football comp in the world.
Mostly AFL has been a fail since Dillion took over.
More pain to come all the while hes the ceo.
Alot better run Australian rules comps out there to be honest.
Kind of always thought the AFL concept was flawed.
Nothing but corrupt.
Only uses Collingwood to prop up the rest of the comp.
Its a rort.
Try another footy comp is my advice.
Another thing make it affordable at least.
Got to take out a loan to go to the footy nowadays rip off all over it.
But has the hide to lecture us all on its woke crap
Mostly AFL has been a fail since Dillion took over.
More pain to come all the while hes the ceo.
Alot better run Australian rules comps out there to be honest.
Kind of always thought the AFL concept was flawed.
Nothing but corrupt.
Only uses Collingwood to prop up the rest of the comp.
Its a rort.
Try another footy comp is my advice.
Another thing make it affordable at least.
Got to take out a loan to go to the footy nowadays rip off all over it.
But has the hide to lecture us all on its woke crap
Lol, not at Vic Uni they aint
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defiantly been one thing after another since Dillon took over.
man doesn't look or act like a leader of a country wide competition
Clubs are solvent, games well attended, resources (stadia) used efficiently, clubs from northern states playing regularly in finals it all smacks of efficiency. Is a quieter Dillon worse than a noisy Demetriou ?
Dillon has had Zero impact on any of that.
He’s been with the AFL for 25 years, gradually working his way from legal counsel through a number of roles. 25 years ago the AFL was very different. His AFL career suggests a team player rather than an innovator/visionary. Perhaps he was more a part than credited. He cops a lot of generalist criticism in this thread. Is there anything specific ?
I think he just lacks conviction. He seems reactionary, evidenced by the wildcard round being initiated in a quick manner. We will find out a lot about Dillon if DAZN call an extraordinary meeting looking to pull out of the TV deal early. I think that would be his biggest concern of all right now.
Gil is on a complete different level to anyone in the senior positions right now. Not one person in the senior leadership now could have navigated the two years of Covid like Gil did.
25 years ago the population of Australia was 25-30% less than what it is now. They have made some good decisions in that time (GCS and the grassroots focus in southern Queensland, evidence by recently released numbers) and some poor decisions (GWS). However so far, i don't think Andrew Dillons tenure can be viewed as a roaring success.
Reactionary. To what is it a reaction ? Could it be seen as innovative ? Wildcards are not uncommon in, for example, Tennis - 7 for the forthcoming Aus Open, I believe. Ditto the US NFL Super Bowl where 7 wildcard teams have won the whatever-it-is. I don't like it, but should that be held against Dillon ?
Its a reaction to the negative discussion around the pre finals bye.
Why would it not be held against Dillon? It was his administration that ticked it off?
Its not innovative at all. Its a cash-grab
None of those sports are rewarding mediocrity for financial gain.
Dillon is one of those guys that is a great 2ic, but doesn't have the personality, charisma or strength to be a leader, especially not of the nation's biggest sport.
He's a slow and poor decision maker (I'm not even against wildcard) and completely inept at selling the game or any ideas to the public. He isn't respected by fans, politicians or media and that flows onto poor national media coverage for the game and lesser government funding than it's main competitor, despite being the biggest sport with more participants. Compare that to v'landys as an example and the influence he has over all those key stakeholders.
He's a slow and poor decision maker (I'm not even against wildcard) and completely inept at selling the game or any ideas to the public. He isn't respected by fans, politicians or media and that flows onto poor national media coverage for the game and lesser government funding than it's main competitor, despite being the biggest sport with more participants. Compare that to v'landys as an example and the influence he has over all those key stakeholders.
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Dillon continues Gillons direction.
More gambling. More games. More rapid rule changes. More expansion.
The fact he was supposedly "the best available" is a sure sign tge AFL leadership is not a serious or capable group.
The recent injection of three ex players is a sign the clubs are restless. I hope Gale or others are included soon.
The patterm of decisions seems to be more about very short term results, not the good of the code, the league or even the constituent clubs.
More gambling. More games. More rapid rule changes. More expansion.
The fact he was supposedly "the best available" is a sure sign tge AFL leadership is not a serious or capable group.
The recent injection of three ex players is a sign the clubs are restless. I hope Gale or others are included soon.
The patterm of decisions seems to be more about very short term results, not the good of the code, the league or even the constituent clubs.
Gill was the best CEO the AFL have had and by a long way imo. You've gotta remember he had to go it alone with little help working alongside the most useless chairman in Australian sport Goyder. Something that has become even more evident watching Dillon stumble through his reign with no help.
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I think you may find that was design
Thankyou, ETK, A copy from Tennis and NFL, no doubt. It can obviously work well if the NFL is anything to go by, 7 successes, I suppose it depends upon the qualification for the wild card. When the final 4 became the 5 that stirred things up a bit and if there was ever a money grab it's the final 8. He/d have had to have persuaded the Board, too.
NFL has 32 teams. 14 make the Playoffs/Finals.
AFL has 18 teams. 10 make the Playoffs/Finals.
Which one rewards mediocrity?
Are you across what a Tennis wildcard is?
Without the additional 2, much of a muchness, 44 % AFL, 43 % NFL. The AFL says it wants the extra 2 to excite supporters and clubs - it's a few extra games - a money spinner rather than rewarding mediocrity and a bit added value to MCC and AFL memberships. I imagine it's the same in the US. I know nothing about tennis. The AFL aping the NFL ? Who'd have thunk, eh ? I don't think it helps in evaluation of Dillon, which probably doesn't matter anyway.
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I disagree. Mclachlan chose Dillon as a "no threat" 2IC, as Demetriou chose Mclachlan.
Mclachlan has been better at covering up, if you can call Bombergate a cover up, but competence? The strong foundations laid by Oakley and Jackson set the league up, Demetriou didn't sink it
The current move to more games and more paywalled games is profitable short term but the rule mill and thin spread talent appears to diminish quality. We have several clubs stuck in a deep rut, while a handful keep bobbing to the top.
I recall Oakley as trying to engineer mergers. All that did was agitate supporters. What did Oakley and Jackson do to establish success going forward ?
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