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, [PLAYERCARD]Sean Wellman[/PLAYERCARD]
  • Votes for Barham: Andrew Muir, Dorothy Hisgrove, Melissa Green, Kate O’Sullivan, Kevin Sheedy
• 21/8: Senior Coach, [PLAYERCARD]Ben Rutten[/PLAYERCARD] 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: [PLAYERCARD]Josh Mahoney[/PLAYERCARD] (Chair, GM-Footy), Robert Walls, [PLAYERCARD]Jordan Lewis[/PLAYERCARD], 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

 

[Runk]

Same thing Essendon tells its members at the start of each season….

 

[ghostdog]

I actually quite enjoyed that show. That and the first 10 years of The Footy Show have been the best!

Talkin Footy was great. Steamed dim sims are pretty good too.

 

[Nicholas61]

Don’t blame north. Essendon have turned this into a mess.


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It seems we were waiting for a horrid performance to justify axing Rutten and eventually Essington delivered late after the listless performance against GWS. This was always going to be messy.

 

[andleanback]

What am I trying on? I don’t make the call.

Just saying there are options out there and so highly rate Chocco.

At Richmond through there golden period and then moves to Melbourne and they become a force.

Do the math.

Choco will never been given keys to the club again. No longer suited to the head role, can be too intense and lose the players. Role in development is his go.

 

[yodellinhank]

Goodbye Truck

What does Bellchambers have to do with it? This better not be about another farewell game.

 

[andleanback]

Barham speaking at 9.30 tomorrow truck is still listed to speak at 11:30

Very interesting
Wouldn’t be surprised if clarko has already told them he’s picked north.

 

[fishardansin]

If we burn Rutten, don't get Clarko and end up with David Noble as coach:


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[TheKanga]

FWIW Kanga. My gut is saying that Clarko is going to North and EFC will have egg on their face.

My mate has inside word and confirmed it

Don't play with my emotions

 

[Corleone]

If Clarkson chooses North, you've got to think it looks bad for us ... The last ditch attempt to land the "messiah" ... The embarrassment of our dirty laundry aired (again) in public ... A really good person in Truck being humiliated and cuckolded... It's all terrible and there's no real way of it being resolved cleanly from here.

But if Clarkson chooses us, what questions does that raise for North? They've gone all out for him, he has every reason to go back there ... And for him to choose Essendon instead despite how poor our process has been, would show that they really are a small club. One that simply cannot land a big name. They'll be staring down the barrell of further questions surrounding Tasmania and their future ...

I know Essendon will survive whatever Clarko decides to do ... But north? What's the future hold for them if he slips through their fingers?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Doesn’t wear non-prescription glasses either

Yep wearing those is a sure sign of a bell end.

 

[Don Won]

how can times still be TBC when you’ve given the exact times?

If they announce the external review at 9.30, there is just no way you can guarantee it is completed by 11.30. There has to be a little bit of wriggle room.

 

[Ati Tude]

Seriously, if we don't end up with Clarkson here, how does Barham keep his job? Shortest presidency in history?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

If Clarkson chooses North, you've got to think it looks bad for us ... The last ditch attempt to land the "messiah" ... The embarrassment of our dirty laundry aired (again) in public ... A really good person in Truck being humiliated and cuckolded... It's all terrible and there's no real way of it being resolved cleanly from here.

But if Clarkson chooses us, what questions does that raise for North? They've gone all out for him, he has every reason to go back there ... And for him to choose Essendon instead despite how poor our process has been, would show that they really are a small club. One that simply cannot land a big name. They'll be staring down the barrell of further questions surrounding Tasmania and their future ...

I know Essendon will survive whatever Clarko decides to do ... But north? What's the future hold for them if he slips through their fingers?

We'll be fine. We're no less small.

 

[Gameova_]

If Clarkson chooses North, you've got to think it looks bad for us ... The last ditch attempt to land the "messiah" ... The embarrassment of our dirty laundry aired (again) in public ... A really good person in Truck being humiliated and cuckolded... It's all terrible and there's no real way of it being resolved cleanly from here.

But if Clarkson chooses us, what questions does that raise for North? They've gone all out for him, he has every reason to go back there ... And for him to choose Essendon instead despite how poor our process has been, would show that they really are a small club. One that simply cannot land a big name. They'll be staring down the barrell of further questions surrounding Tasmania and their future ...

I know Essendon will survive whatever Clarko decides to do ... But north? What's the future hold for them if he slips through their fingers?

We go after another coach. Lol.

 

[JayJ20]

"I've enjoyed my time out of the game in the last 12 months, and it's a big commitment to make the call to come back. But I love the game, and I love the club and am enormously flattered to maybe get the opportunity to come back into the game but we'll see how that unfolds over the next couple days".

Love the club I think is fair to say he's referring to North Melbourne, but flattered sounds like what you'd say after letting someone down. Also "couple days" pushing the timeline out even further.

I think listening to so much SEN over the last couple days has turned my brain into mush.

He’s going to North because if anyone doesn’t like Essendon, it’s Clarko and his Hawthorn minions (Brown, Mitchell etc).

I’m a bit conflicted, but I think he’s going to North. It makes more sense.

 

[ghostdog]

Seriously, if we don't end up with Clarkson here, how does Barham keep his job? Shortest presidency in history?

He follows through with an external review and actually adheres to its recommendations.

 

[foj1]

I reckon all supporters want him and already talking themselves down just in case he does not choose their club.
an extraordinary situation.

 

[andleanback]

Seriously, if we don't end up with Clarkson here, how does Barham keep his job? Shortest presidency in history?

Because he wanted the external review. Brasher didn’t and wanted to turn a blind eye to all the issues. Barham wants organizational changes and for the club to awake from its 20 year slumber.

 

[Lore]

I reckon all supporters want him and already talking themselves down just in case he does not choose their club.
an extraordinary situation.

Essendon supporters are in a particularly strange position, since a week ago many or even most of us didn't want Clarkson and preferred Rutten.

Now Rutten's position is untenable and it's basically Clarkson or having to go into the off-season with no coach at all - meaning Campbell and Mahoney trying to direct Dodoro on list management and recruiting players without actually having a vision to sell or a strategy to adhere to.

Gross position to be in. If they wanted to sack Rutten that badly they should've done it with enough notice to actually keep things moving forward.

 

[DERO]

We'll be fine. We're no less small.

Dropped in for a little hubris? How are we doing?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Dropped in for a little hubris? How are we doing?

I just realised I like too many of you damn fools on a personal level.

 

[andleanback]

I reckon all supporters want him and already talking themselves down just in case he does not choose their club.
an extraordinary situation.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again
I’d take Xavier campbell cleaning out his office tomorrow over signing clarko.

 

[Engimal v3]

Just got off the phone with Clarko. He told me Essendon STINKS

Sorry fellas, had to let you know

 

[bonedry]

Very interesting
Wouldn’t be surprised if clarko has already told them he’s picked north.

Your hypothesis makes zero sense.

 

[Lore]

Just got off the phone with Clarko. He told me Essendon STINKS

Sorry fellas, had to let you know

You had to call Clarko to find that out?