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

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    9.7

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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

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  10.6

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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

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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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    1.6

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    0.4

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

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    39

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    186cm

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    86kg

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    23.5

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    12.1

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    11.5

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    2.7

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    310.5

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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

 

[Lore]

Where is CBombers17

 

[yodellinhank]

Sounds like a hostile takeover from a coterie member/former player/board spill situation. And if it is then I don’t have a lot of faith in the replacement

At least there's hostility.

 

[VelvetSledge]

External review! Yay!

 

[BomberManU]

Know absolutely nothing about these Directors, but based on the above - Barham, PLEASE!

 

[rumply]

External review! Yay!

Lets hope so. Probably doesnt bode well for Truck for starters.

 

[Lore]

Another tidbit but it is Tom

 

[Runk]

 

[Chucks]

Will be interesting to see the repercussions for Campbell if this eventuates.

 

[andleanback]

Sack campbell and brasher should personally have to pay out his contract

 

[Lore]

One you can actually open:




Board meeting yesterday, board is split on the topic of internal/external reviews.



I seem to recall Wellman Madden and Sheedy were conducting the review and are also on the board, I wonder if they’re still siding with the internal review or if they’ve been outvoted by the handpicked faceless directors

 

[rumply]

Another tidbit but it is Tom

 

[Beerfish]

That the board is split on something that seems such a fundamentally easy decision goes to show what a rabble they are.

 

[VelvetSledge]

I feel like it speaks volumes that the prospect of massive sweeping changes and a potential external review has excited me more than the actual football this season

 

[rumply]

 

[Chucks]

I think ripping the band-aid off and going for a knee-jerk Clarko attempt would just be another hot-headed, short-term fix without any due process etc.

 

[andleanback]

One you can actually open:




Board meeting yesterday, board is split on the topic of internal/external reviews.



I seem to recall Wellman Madden and Sheedy were conducting the review and are also on the board, I wonder if they’re still siding with the internal review or if they’ve been outvoted by the handpicked faceless directors

Everyone on the board against a external review should be walked

 

[Zach Package]

Isn’t Welsh massively in bed with Dodoro in the property game?

Seems like an appropriate and very on brand conflict of interest.

 

[Lore]

I think ripping the band-aid off and going for a knee-jerk Clarko attempt would just be another hot-headed, short-term fix without any due process etc.

Let’s hope we get an external review and don’t do anything silly before the findings are published

 

[Lads2023]

Another tidbit but it is Tom

The board should take some accountability as well.

A cleanout like what happened at Carlton last year would be nice

 

[TheGrizz]

David Barham pls

 

[Old Campaigner]

Oh cool, another past player who wants to have their say.

 

[Chucks]

Let’s hope we get an external review and don’t do anything silly before the findings are published

I think that may be too optimistic - feels like we're always panicking and looking for the next shiny toy to play with

 

[yodellinhank]

Everyone on the board against a external review should be walked

Everyone should be walked. Tear the joint down and let the plants take over.

 

[yodellinhank]

Oh cool, another past player who wants to have their say.

Cashed up power broker too, ticks all the boxes.

 

[Petrify]

I think ripping the band-aid off and going for a knee-jerk Clarko attempt would just be another hot-headed, short-term fix without any due process etc.

Unless we give him a 5 year deal or something then we're fully committed to a long term fix by virtue of a huge contract