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

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    51

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  • 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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  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

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

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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

 

[Petrify]

I dont want someone who hasnt coached before and outside of Clarkson it leaves the likes of Lyon, Buckley, Leon Cameron and maybe some other hacks. I am not even considering Hird as a possible option.

Thanks I just vomited at the thought of Buckley coaching us

 

[ghostdog]

How many have won 4

Thompson won 3. Neglible difference ability-wise.

 

[eth-dog]

Thompson won 3. Neglible difference ability-wise.

Bomber won 2

 

[andleanback]

Thompson won 3. Neglible difference ability-wise.

Ah 2 so ability wise. Twice as good

 

[Arctic fox]

So how would all this pan out if we lost to Port by 15pts?

 

[Lord Nicholson]

So how would all this pan out if we lost to Port by 15pts?

 

[Atavistic]

So how would all this pan out if we lost to Port by 15pts?

I wonder how things would look if we'd gone 7-15 last year and 11-11 this year. I think people would be pretty happy with Truck.

 

[Ati Tude]

I wonder how things would look if we'd gone 7-15 last year and 11-11 this year. I think people would be pretty happy with Truck.

yep, that's probably the sort of thing we were expecting. But soft draw last year made it look better.

 

[WindyHillWarrior]

It's abit rich players commenting about stability, granted the saga wasn't their fault but if they stop putting in piss poor performance like last Sunday then the coaching staff wouldn't be under fire.

Yup.

Knights, Worsfold, Rutten, Hird. Even Bomba to an extent.

These players have ignored the defensive instructions of each of them.

Take some ****ing responsibility.

 

[JayJ20]

Imagine if Clarkson comes and he still can’t win a final? Lol

 

[Here_we_come]

Imagine if Clarkson comes and he still can’t win a final? Lol

I see this as a very real possibility given our issues. If the coach is the only change then I will be confident this will happen and clarko’s reputation will be destroyed (assuming he is coaching next year).

If big changes come as a result of the review then things may be different, but even then that will take time. I hope supporters have the patience to deal with it.

 

[Howard Moon]

He fixes the cable?

Who gives a f$#@ about the knutsens!

 

[Eleven 38]

I wonder how things would look if we'd gone 7-15 last year and 11-11 this year. I think people would be pretty happy with Truck.

Win loss record for the whole season aside the way we rocked up in round 1 this year was a disgrace. Just reeked of complacency across the whole football department, and I blame the coaches for that.

That will not happen under Clarko.

 

[citizen-erased]

...and baby racing. Don't forget baby racing.

Someone really needs sacking for that.

 

[citizen-erased]

You don’t know that until he coaches Essendon. He may be having flash backs of Lloyd’s hit on Sewell every night waking up in a sweat and remembering how much Monfries disgraced his proud and designated “tough guy” Brown by taking his slap with ease.

After Kennett’s antics, what if he takes a year break after realising that the Essendon coaching position is not open, brushing aside other big clubs like Collingwood and Carlton with ease. He only has one club in mind. Then GWS and North come knocking, but he sees that Essendon started poorly so holds off. He seduces the Essendon board by letting his manager contact them to register his interest and causes absolute chaos.

At last, the opportunity to destroy Essendon from within arises. There is his opportunity to finally get back at Lloyd by destabilising his favourite club and setting it back at least another 10 years.

Lol. Destablise us.
He'd walk in, look around and see job's done
Joint's ****ed

 

[ghostdog]

Bomber won 2

Still neglible to me.

 

[ghostdog]

"Sonja, Dave Barham here. Congrats on signing AC. I think he'll work out well for you. Listen, do you think you might be able to email me your Plan B coach notes since you probably won't need them anymore? Yeah nah, Ben has said he'd rather drive a tractor to turn up manure."

 

[TheFrenchCut]

This is only the fifth day of Barham's leadership and all I will say is that if this is how you treat one of your most visible employees, he isn't suited to being a leader.

 

[Petrify]

Doesn't seem like a big announcement

 

[Petrify]

Doesn't seem like a big announcement

Damn was Cath Durkin and she deleted it. Said Barham will address the media via a doorstop whatever that means

 

[Engimal v3]

Damn was Cath Durkin and she deleted it. Said Barham will address the media via a doorstop whatever that means

Was reported last night that he'd speak at 9:30 today

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Was reported last night that he'd speak at 9:30 today

Yep, won't speak until 930 either. Got out of bed without saying a word to his missus this morning allegedly

 

[Lord Nicholson]

This is only the fifth day of Barham's leadership and all I will say is that if this is how you treat one of your most visible employees, he isn't suited to being a leader.

 

[cardje]

How you guys feeling this will go, I'm fairly confident he'll go to yourselves which is fine all the best to you but how do you see this playing out?
I personally think your board will hold Truck to his contract make him coach this week under the premise we'll see what Clarko says, behind the scenes he's committed and is waiting for Sunday to make a decision post game and truck being sacked. North will know vaguely this is going to happen some stage today and move onto plan B

 

[Corleone]

Okay

You're Dave Barham

It's 9:25am

The media pack outside are like a roiling ocean

You check your prepared notes, a quick shuffle and a small grin that's just for you. You know they've wanted an inside word, but you've been careful. You've kept this under wraps so well, only a select few people know what's about to happen.

You open the doors and a wall of white noise hits you, hundreds of cameras click and questions are all blended together as you sit down ...

This is a BFD ... This is going to change everything ...

"Thank you for coming. Today we are proud to announce that we are going to be increasing the Bombershop discount to 22% in honour of the number Michael Hurley

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Michael Hurley

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35

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16.5

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11.8

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wore in his first season. It's a big day for the club"