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

    Career

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    Last 5

    D

    14.1

    4star

    K

    9.7

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    4.5

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    4.5

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    1.0

    3star

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    D

    8.0

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    4.4

    2star

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    3.6

    3star

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    2.6

    3star

    T

    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

  Age

  42

  Ht

  190cm

  Wt

  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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  6.2

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  4.4

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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

    K

    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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    9.2

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    5.4

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    3.8

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    2.2

    3star

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    1.6

    4star

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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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    D/M

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    D

    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

    4star

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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

    5star

    , 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

 

[tandino]

I heard the review discovered that winning a few games really takes the pressure off.

 

[The Prosecutor]

Hopefully Cherny is right and this is the moment of changing of the guard.

In before Sheedy/Madden is installed as President.

 

[BrunoV]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Just another idiot doubling down on delusion.

 

[creepyguy23]

Chain of dominoes sounds enticing
Hope there is big clean out of the cancer that has infiltrated this club which has caused 20 years of mediocrity.

 

[The Prosecutor]

On anther note, I'm guessing the same person has been briefing Cherny and Robbo. Both emphasising the word 'Discontent' and posting within minutes of each other.

 

[Corleone]

Thanks for your time Paul.

Xavier Next.

 

[windyhill]

Take a memento with you son, Teflon dodoro. Go on, I dare you.

 

[Zach Package]

Was always going to be difficult to hold the dual roles of cryptkeeper and president of EFC.

Never demonstrated any aptitude for anything, just a loose bag of skin.

 

[Lore]

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

 

[Lore]

Also isn’t he capped at 12 years for a director anyway? When did he start?

 

[rumply]

Also isn’t he capped at 12 years for a director anyway? When did he start?

2012ish edit October 2011

 

[DapperDon]

If Xav and Dodoro stay then nothing has really changed.

 

[mike14]

Maybe that change.org stuff does work!

If Lore is correct regarding the 12 year thing he only had one to go anyway, so it's not something seismic. The bigger question is what/who is the plan to replace him and who is pulling the strings.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Interesting Age says division with the Board on whether the board should have commissioned an independent rather than internal review of the football dept.

 

[TheGrizz]

Also isn’t he capped at 12 years for a director anyway? When did he start?

Yep, something tells me too that he isn't stepping down early unless his replacement is locked in and ready.

Another false dawn.

 

[Dave]

Take a memento with you son, Teflon dodoro. Go on, I dare you.

 

[Lore]

Yep, something tells me too that he isn't stepping down early unless his replacement is locked in and ready.

Another false dawn.

Incompetence and impatience are a terrible combination.

 

[rumply]

 

[Lore]

Go David Barham!

I’m pretty sure Barham was actually elected originally too, rather than appointed

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

First of many dominoes to fall. Next up. Dodoro to depart, SOS in...

 

[DapperDon]

"Barham heavily in favour of an external review"

Congratulations on your new position Peter Allen

 

[bacon buster]

if this happens - running an external review now is too late in the season to make meaningful change for next year.

one stpe in the right direction though

 

[Lore]

"Barham heavily in favour of an external review"

Congratulations on your new position Peter Allen

ouch

 

[rumply]

"Barham heavily in favour of an external review"

Congratulations on your new position Peter Allen

Lets hope not but the cynicism is entirely warranted.