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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    90kg

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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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    48

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    180cm

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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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    , 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

 

[Bjchan13]

Listening to Jordan Lewis getting outsmarted and outdebated by Riewoldt on 360 is just hilarious. Bloke has had one too many concussions!

He's still rattled from the first segment. Hes struggling making any points

 

[dank420_]

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.

It was a joke brother come on

 

[Happyskeret]

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.

 

[The Donners]

Press conference tmrow @ Tulla 9.30am - we have Clarko!


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Source?

 

[ant555]

Source?

Smokey BBQ.
Think the press conference will be Truck is hitting the road after the weekend. No source. Just a guess.

 

[carnthedons]

You may not be aware of the history of our great club, but Chocco was yet another coaching option we burnt.

He wouldn't step 100m near the Hanger.

Dylan Shiel’s been with his daughter a while. Could be a conflict

 

[Cold Sober]

Smokey BBQ.
Think the press conference will be Truck is hitting the road after the weekend. No source. Just a guess.

Think he's quite right to tell Essendon go **** yourselves.

 

[Dave]

That’s the standard state of affairs for Jordan Lewis.

"why did you have to play that?" ****ing w***er.

 

[ant555]

Think he's quite right to tell Essendon go * yourselves.

With a pineapple.

 

[Cold Sober]

Clarkos decision has nothing to do with who's on the board, our list is too good to pass up.

 

[Petrify]

Smokey BBQ.
Think the press conference will be Truck is hitting the road after the weekend. No source. Just a guess.

Agreed.

If we do get Clarko I think the order of events will be Trucks last game announcement tomorrow. We play Richmond on Saturday. Then Sunday night or Monday we get Clarko announcement.

 

[bonedry]

I find it hilarious that people think he still hasn't made up his mind. He made it up before this weeks circus even kicked off...he was always stalling for Essendon to get its ducks in a row.

 

[TheKanga]

#SackClarkson

If you land him you probably will halfway through his 5 years.
LOL

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

I don't know if he was that bright to begin with.

He's also a complete w***er (I am from Warrnambool so have local intel).

 

[carnthedons]

He's also a complete w***er (I am from Warrnambool so have local intel).

Have also heard this (not from the bool but don’t think it’s a huge secret)

 

[Lore]

Smokey BBQ.
Think the press conference will be Truck is hitting the road after the weekend. No source. Just a guess.

Just his standard weekly media conference. Friday is later in the week than what they normally are though

 

[fishardansin]

Its so completely obvious that Clarko is coming to Essendon. Why would he wait until the weekend to make a decision? It literally makes no sense. Norf have been working on him for a month, they have no coach...nothing holding the commitment back.

If you believe the rumours, Essendon people have been chattin to Clarkson for a while...but things had to occur before any REAL conversations could start. Those dominos have fallen and now the details of the contract are being ironed out. Its like Clarko has been intentionally holding out for the exact scenario from Essendon while working with Norf just in case it couldn't come to fruition.

I have no intel...but if Clarkson was to choose Norf I would be completely shocked and surprised.

How often does the opportunity arise to lead one of the biggest sporting brands in the nation out of their biggest ever hole and potentially to glory. Plus you'll be given every dime/resources you can imagine to make the success happen. Clarkson would have to be a complete moron not to take the Essendon gig. Its a once in a generation opportunity.

My hubris is a notch or two down from yours. However, I am still bullish on the state of our list and what it could be at the start of 2024. This is why I feel for Truck like I did Teague last year. I think Essendon this year and Carlton last year were a talented young list proving the theory that development is non-linear. Just as Collingwood's surprising bump in form this year is, IMHO, not indicative of where things will be in 24 months.

For Clarkson, to have a list that has so much upside, plus good draft position and F/S this year AND salary cap room to allow his reputation to attract a big name. He has one job to write himself into the history books. Win at least 1 more flag than the current Carlton group so when you retire Essendon is on top of the pile.

On a personal level if he can win three he equals the all-time record. If he wins 1 more he's had more success than any coach who has coached after 1965.

North is a LONG WAY from getting a competitive side on the park. Even with the greatest coach ever, and 4 gun FAs in the next two years, they won't even make finals in 2024.

Essendon's best this year was very good. There was just that globetrotter "extra pissing about" pass that ensured the scoreboard did not reflect how well we played against Collingwood, Gold Coast, and Sydney. A coach who can instill ruthless ball use would go a long way with this list. The team's defensive running looks a lot better when they turn it over less.

I have been very much in the "why eff would you come to the dumpster fire that is Essendon" camp up until seeing that interview. He's aiming to ride the tiger. The dangerous option where there is some instability, decades lacking success, and big egos pulling strings they shouldn't behind the scenes. The danger comes with a huge payoff. A successful Essendon was the biggest club in the land 20 years ago. Easily turn it around to 100k members Docklands bursting at the seams, MCG selling out. HUGE.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Have also heard this (not from the bool but don’t think it’s a huge secret)

Browny is a better bloke.

 

[maskmcgee]

Press conference tmrow @ Tulla 9.30am


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What you mean that standard weekly pre-game press conference?

 

[bonedry]

If you land him you probably will halfway through his 5 years.

And you'll be the Tasmanian Kangaroos in 5 years.

 

[Petrify]

Goodbye Truck

 

[Schnitzengruben]

"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.

 

[TheKanga]

Just be here when announcement is made.

We have our own ITK person who says he's 100% coming to North.
Which one of you is lying?

 

[Heppellfreak]

We have our own ITK person who says he's 100% coming to North.
Which one of you is lying?

Guess you’ll know that answer by tommorow[emoji6]

 

[TheKanga]

Guess you’ll know that answer by tommorow[emoji6]

Seems that way.
I've been worried ever since the Essendon drama unfolded on Monday tbh.
I just want this over as we need to get move on with plan b if we miss out.