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

    Age

    51

    Ht

    193cm

    Wt

    90kg

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    Def

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    14.1

    4star

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    9.7

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    4.5

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    4.5

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    1.0

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    8.0

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    4.4

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    3.6

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    2.6

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    0.8

    3star

  • 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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  42

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  190cm

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  98kg

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  13.4

  3star

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  6.3

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  5.3

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  1.3

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  10.6

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  3.6

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  1.0

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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

    Age

    48

    Ht

    180cm

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    83kg

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    Fwd

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    11.3

    3star

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    6.8

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    4.5

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    3.5

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    1.6

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    0.9

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    5.4

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    3.8

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    2.2

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    1.6

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    0.4

    3star

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

    Age

    39

    Ht

    186cm

    Wt

    86kg

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    23.5

    5star

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    12.1

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    11.5

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    5.5

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    2.7

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    310.5

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    15.0

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    6.8

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    8.2

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    4.8

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    2.8

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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

 

[Squeaky]

Worth a listen, even though RoCo has become a miserable c**t (Hello to RoCo who is on here regularly too)

That's what following this rabble does to you - Get out now!

 

[Zach Package]

I'd like the board to get away from the notion that they need Essendon people to run this club

it's not served us well the last 20 years.
Vet the board members based on their skills, not where there esteem in Essendon history sits.

Fully agree, but an element of this is pragmatism. Hird I think is a person with the applicable skill set but is also a person that the factions would accept and stop eating their own heads.

Ideally we wouldn’t have the schisms and infighting but if you’re going to have schisms and infighting then this combats part of it, and perhaps he acts as a bit of a conduit and pulls people onto the same page.

 

[andleanback]

I'd like the board to get away from the notion that they need Essendon people to run this club

it's not served us well the last 20 years.
Vet the board members based on their skills, not where there esteem in Essendon history sits.

You kinda do need an essendon person in the footy directors role. Most clubs have a former player in the role. It’s just about getting the right person in the role. I’d like to see someone like Jason Johnson in it.

 

[Fear Boner]

Paul Barnard just updated our WhatsApp group

“He’s ours”

 

[WindyHillWarrior]

At this rate Sheedy is going to end up coach again

 

[BuffDog]

We're copping some criticism for 'gifting' Hurley a farewell game. From memory we were also criticised for not giving TBC one.

Make no mistake we are an utter rabble, but gee its hard for us to do anything right in the eyes of many.

 

[Doss]

We're copping some criticism for 'gifting' Hurley a farewell game. From memory we were also criticised for not giving TBC one.

Make no mistake we are an utter rabble, but gee its hard for us to do anything right in the eyes of many.

Anyone criticising Hurley getting a farewell game is a bum.

 

[andleanback]

We're copping some criticism for 'gifting' Hurley a farewell game. From memory we were also criticised for not giving TBC one.

Make no mistake we are an utter rabble, but gee its hard for us to do anything right in the eyes of many.

Haven’t seen any criticism for giving Hurley a farewell game

 

[Del28562]

Why would they need Clarkson smokescreen to get those three when those three will be soon out of the door at GWS? Makes zero sense.

Can you imagine the media who ha if they were actively trying to get hirdy and co back with Rutten still there, this way it's like we tried for clarko, Rutten can't continue so we've appointed these guys now after due process

 

[Petrify]

Paul Barnard just updated our WhatsApp group

“He’s ours”

Plot twist: He's talking about Rutten

 

[yodellinhank]

Anyone criticising Hurley getting a farewell game is a bum.

Haven’t seen any criticism for giving Hurley a farewell game

You won't on this board

 

[eth-dog]

We're copping some criticism for 'gifting' Hurley a farewell game. From memory we were also criticised for not giving TBC one.

Make no mistake we are an utter rabble, but gee its hard for us to do anything right in the eyes of many.

Where is that happening?

 

[Doss]

Indeed, some things never change.

 

[Ati Tude]

Where is that happening?

We're Essendon. If we did somehow win a premiership, we'd cop criticism one way or another.

 

[Dave]

He cleared it up, I didn’t complain, I just wanted to know if it was a typo because she deserves all the respect right now.

Probably best not to come to our board and tell us who to respect given how your board refers to our club and supporters.

kthxby

 

[Beerfish]

You won't on this board

Maybe try another board then.

 

[Bombermania]

We're copping some criticism for 'gifting' Hurley a farewell game. From memory we were also criticised for not giving TBC one.

Make no mistake we are an utter rabble, but gee its hard for us to do anything right in the eyes of many.

The club would deserve criticism if it didn't give Hurley a farewell game when its not like anyone is unlucky to be dropped.

 

[Fear Boner]

Plot twist: He's talking about Rutten

Double pot twist … it’s Sheedy

 

[84859300]

Anyone criticising Hurley getting a farewell game is a bum.

 

[Dave]

We pointed and laughed at them tho

And lined them up. Never forget that.

 

[BuffDog]

Where is that happening?

Eh just some 'media' types on twitter.

I've been following it for coaching updates throughout the trash.

 

[Bombermania]

Would Hird in Wellman’s role perhaps strike the balance between satiating the messiah desire and finding someone with enough applicable skills to interface between the football program and the boardroom?

Could see him on the board. We know his footy I.Q and regardless of what people think of his role in the saga, Hirdy did show he can stand up for himself.

 

[Engimal v3]

Paul Barnard just updated our WhatsApp group

“He’s ours”

The Paul Barnard storyline has been so bizarre and obscure that I almost hope it's true lmao

 

[andleanback]

Eh just some 'media' types on twitter.

I've been following it for coaching updates throughout the trash.

Post please

 

[Engimal v3]

We're copping some criticism for 'gifting' Hurley a farewell game. From memory we were also criticised for not giving TBC one.

Make no mistake we are an utter rabble, but gee its hard for us to do anything right in the eyes of many.

With the negative attention the Bombers are getting at the moment, a farewell game for a club champion seems like a smart move given finals aren't being played.