Prediction Dr Sonja Hood AM

[DarkPhoenix]

Lol the club is the board in this scenario and it 100% was the chairperson - in this case Sonja - who would have sort that the club constitution be amended.

Apart from the report when news broke of the move clearly stating that Sonja was not behind the movement to change the constitution.

 

[Jindrrk]

Lol until she is challenged? Then they run away. Just like her social media. Legitimate questions were asked and she never answered or put herself on the line. Instead she said “TrOlLS” and deleted her accounts. She is only for the bubble and the sound of her own trumpet.

The sooner she is gone the better the club will be

Yep.

 

[numchuks]

Apart from the report when news broke of the move clearly stating that Sonja was not behind the movement to change the constitution.

Really?

So how does it become a motion being put to an AGM to be voted on by members?

That would have come through a board meeting resolution- which would have been proposed by a director and which she would have voted for.

If she was against the motion or idea, she would have have to quit the board and leave as chairperson.

That’s how boards work.

So it would have had her approval.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Really?

So how does it become a motion being put to an AGM to be voted on by members?

That would have come through a board meeting resolution- which would have been proposed by a director and which she would have voted for.

If she was against the motion or idea, she would have have to quit the board and leave as chairperson.

That’s how boards work.

So it would have had her approval.

Yes, and it's possible for her to approve the motion without actually being behind it.

 

[Devil Fish]

73.5%!!!!!

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

Apart from the report when news broke of the move clearly stating that Sonja was not behind the movement to change the constitution.

'news broke'.......lol

 

[Tas]

Lol until she is challenged? Then they run away. Just like her social media. Legitimate questions were asked and she never answered or put herself on the line. Instead she said “TrOlLS” and deleted her accounts. She is only for the bubble and the sound of her own trumpet.

The sooner she is gone the better the club will be

The assumption is someone will be replaced with someone better, we might end up with a Duff.

 

[Val Keating]

The assumption is someone will be replaced with someone better, we might end up with a Duff.

100% That is exactly my concern too. Imagine if Demetriou decides he wants to run for the chair. He seemingly has been welcomed back into the fold a little bit, but I could never trust that campaigner.

 

[TruRoos7]

The assumption is someone will be replaced with someone better, we might end up with a Duff.

Always a chance it goes either way, BUT that’s a Xi or Putin excuse for extending their tenure in a position of power.

The turn over of board and president is there for a reason and that is so you don’t end up with 1 or a few persons “owning” the club..!

 

[Sphynx]

She’s done a fantastic job with the women’s program.

She’s done a very mediocre job with the men’s program, which is the vehicle for most of the clubs revenue at the moment.

I’ve liked the fact for the first time in quite a while the members have pushed back on a boards assumption they can just do whatever they want.

The constitutional change last time out was a disgrace, this on face level is not as threatening, however it’s now multiple examples of the board just deciding what’s best for the club and thinking they can then work it through the constitutional framework via the strategic least point of resistance.

I feel like the members have been treated as a process in the framework and a box to tick, rather than the actual custodians of the club.

It’s a reminder, this club is ultimately owned by the members, not a boys/girls club of coterie members, mates of mates and executives.

I think it’s a good result if looking past Sonja herself as this constitutional amendment will last long after she is gone, on that basis, it’s seems poor governance to be implementing it for planning around one person, only a short time at the club.

 

[Sphynx]

100% That is exactly my concern too. Imagine if Demetriou decides he wants to run for the chair. He seemingly has been welcomed back into the fold a little bit, but I could never trust that campaigner.

Someone with experience running a multi billion dollar company, arguably the best commercial head of the AFL ever, contacts through all the reaches of the global sporting market, leading the club for nix, would be a bad thing for the club?

Demetriou is a ruthless campaigner, but he was doing his job from a commercial standpoint, as unsavory as it was for North supporters at the time.

Im pretty confident he would be all in on North if he ever offered himself up for that role.

The fact you think we would consider for one microsecond of rejecting him, is insane.

 

[Val Keating]

Someone with experience running a multi billion dollar company, arguably the best commercial head of the AFL ever, contacts through all the reaches of the global sporting market, leading the club for nix, would be a bad thing for the club?

Demetriou is a ruthless campaigner, but he was doing his job from a commercial standpoint, as unsavory as it was for North supporters at the time.

Im pretty confident he would be all in on North if he ever offered himself up for that role.

The fact you think we would consider for one microsecond of rejecting him, is insane.

He’d be a wolf in sheep’s clothing

 

[Val Keating]

Anyone that tried to kill the club is dead to me

 

[Rooboys Rool]

Must admit, this is the first I’d heard of the recruiting department walking out at the end of 2022. I would have thought the recruiting department were walked out would be a more accurate description.

 

[Only Forwards]

Must admit, this is the first I’d heard of the recruiting department walking out at the end of 2022. I would have thought the recruiting department were walked out would be a more accurate description.

This is my recollection.

Everyone except Claytons and Rawling moved on.

Luff taking shots on his way out too iirc.

Failure of proper due diligence of ratboy.

 

[Themanbun]

They definitely walked out. Whether that was pre emptive, I don't know.

 

[Topparoo]

She’s done a fantastic job with the women’s program.

She’s done a very mediocre job with the men’s program, which is the vehicle for most of the clubs revenue at the moment.

I’ve liked the fact for the first time in quite a while the members have pushed back on a boards assumption they can just do whatever they want.

The constitutional change last time out was a disgrace, this on face level is not as threatening, however it’s now multiple examples of the board just deciding what’s best for the club and thinking they can then work it through the constitutional framework via the strategic least point of resistance.

I feel like the members have been treated as a process in the framework and a box to tick, rather than the actual custodians of the club.

It’s a reminder, this club is ultimately owned by the members, not a boys/girls club of coterie members, mates of mates and executives.

I think it’s a good result if looking past Sonja herself as this constitutional amendment will last long after she is gone, on that basis, it’s seems poor governance to be implementing it for planning around one person, only a short time at the club.

A company man first and foremost like Trump would love a good commercial deal like the Gold Coast push years ago now. I wouldn't trust him.

 

[amaz199]

They walked out but whether it was because they knew what was coming anyway and tried to save face is another mystery.

That was probably the lowest moment for our footy club until Noble was sacked after the Geelong spanking. Can we not reference 2022 anymore lol.

 

[Rooboys Rool]

Maybe I’d assumed they were walked out rather than that actually being the case. Regardless, IMO our recruiting has been better since they left.

 

[chubbspeterson]

A lot of people not happy with the way the men's team is being run and want change.
No more Mr nice guy.
A stronger leader wouldn't have kept CCJ on the list for another year.
15 wins in 5 years..

Presidents should have no input in list management decisions.

 

[Mixed Results]

This is an article from 2022 after our recruiting department walked out. I had forgot how close it was to the Midseason Draft.

North Melbourne’s ‘disastrous day’ as shock walkouts open club up to list scrutiny

Inside North’s ‘disastrous day’ as shock exodus exposes whipping boys’ big issue

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Mixed Results]

Presidents should have no input in list management decisions.

They should be holding the people that do accountable.

Rawlings is going into his sixth season. He has been demoted twice, and the club recently scaled back the list management department by not replacing Scott Clayton.

Rawlings is who he is. He shouldn't be a one man band maintaining our list, and any serious team wouldn't have put him in that position. You might argue that Viney is pitching in, but he isn't qualified for the role either.

Thursfield was a scout for five years, and is now in charge of our drafting without much senior support.

The football department is the blind leading the blind, and it's hard not to poke holes at anything within Hood's setup.

We've won eleven games in three years and what change to the football department has there been to show for it? Outside of Clayton taking another job, it's the same people in charge. It's a worrying setup because if it fails, we'll likely see those names depart the club within an 18-month period, which destroys any shred of continuity as we're forced to start again from scratch.

My biggest concern is that because people are so enamored with Hood and Watt, they'll be the ones to interview and hire replacements for Clarkson, Viney, and Rawlings, despite then having no qualifications to do so.

We haven't been run by football people for a decade now, and the people in charge have been hiring the wrong personnel for football roles over and over again. It's been the same mistakes on repeat for ten years.

 

[Sphynx]

Presidents should have no input in list management decisions.

Of course they do.

They have the mandate as the chair of the board as oversight of the entire football department and can hold anyone to account.

Having the final sign off and approvals of significant major players contracts completely contradicts your statement.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

I seem to remember a lot of "Walked before they were pushed" talk/evidence around the time the recruiters left.
Something like they'd been spoken to by someone and realised they were going to get the sack, so jumped.

 

[Mixed Results]

I seem to remember a lot of "Walked before they were pushed" talk/evidence around the time the recruiters left.
Something like they'd been spoken to by someone and realised they were going to get the sack, so jumped.

If true, then it's amateurish for the club to have given that indication.

Whether you're going to keep them or not, you don't want to be blindsided by them walking out days before the midseason draft.

It's also yet another thing that created a bad look for the club, as something that could have been managed much better.