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
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  • Votes for Barham: Andrew Muir, Dorothy Hisgrove, Melissa Green, Kate O’Sullivan, Kevin Sheedy
• 21/8: Senior Coach, 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
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    (Chair, GM-Footy), Robert Walls, 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

 

[maskmcgee]

As long as the next coach isn't James Hird I approve of everything going on.

 

[Lore]

 

[Lore]

Shambolic! One of those great journo-words that don’t get much of a run elsewhere

 

[Lore]

Was listening to this one live this morning, now there’s a clip of it. I like that his version of “get the spine right first” is about getting the leadership roles right, and not toothpicks that play KPP

 

[JayJ20]

I've thought this for a while, but I'm convinced Dodoro is a source for Browne.

Although I am happy about changes, the thing that I’m a little concerned about is the people who handled Rutten’s exit and the botched attempt at getting Clarkson. They’re all still here and the people that had some sense (as per the reports) are gone. I don’t know how I feel about all this.

I should be excited about the changes today, but something isn’t right and I quite can’t put my finger on it.

 

[nylexbandit]

Do people seriously think Rutten was hard done by? Shitfully executed, but the fact is he failed to progress the way we played

 

[ant555]

“Clear contender” emerges for Bombers CEO role

Former chief Xavier Campbell resigned on Wednesday.

www.sen.com.au

 

[ant555]

I've thought this for a while, but I'm convinced Dodoro is a source for Browne.

That would be funny and not beyond the realms of possibility.

The terms of reference didn’t allow him to call for Truck to be sacked in the not-review that he should never have been asked to write in the first place, so I don’t think you can necessarily conclude from that, that he went all in on Truck.

Exactly as Lore has said.
He could not back Truck in the review because coaching positions where not in the review. Obviously research is not a big factor anymore. Brasher said at the time the review was not about any coaching positions . It was looking into any issues with development and recruiting and where we could spend extra money.

 

[Howard Moon]

I don’t know if he has relevant experience is the main thing…

Washt Gav on the port board?

According to classified he was a failure too

 

[BrunoV]

Would you be making these excuses if he wasn’t James Hird?

Depends who else were talking about and who else is available.

Actually I misread your post.

It's pretty disingenuous to suggest that there was no mitigating circumstances in 2015.

 

[DapperDon]

No way, it has got to be Hirdy. He is EFC. This is the way forward, and imagine what a finals appearance next year under coach James Hird would do. Inspired!

Which North supporter are you in real life?

 

[thebigboy]

Which North supporter are you in real life?

There’s more than 1?

 

[brutus76]

Tony Jones is not a qualified journo - he's a TV presenter

TJ your memory is very short and selective

 

[Old Campaigner]

Depends who else were talking about and who else is available.

Actually I misread your post.

It's pretty disingenuous to suggest that there was no mitigating circumstances in 2015.

I just don't see how Hird is even in the same postcode as other candidates. Brad Scott coached a fairly unwhelming North list to a couple of prelims, Ross Lyon (assuming he's interested) coached sides to grand finals, Pyke coached the crows to a grand final and has exposure to some really good clubs, Leppitsch hasn't had the same success as a senior coach but he's been around some highly successful systems, Yze is untried at the senior level but likewise has been in some very successful systems.

Even taking the supplements stuff out of it (and the camp in Pyke's case) I think all of those guys would get the nod on experience and merit alone ahead of Hird.

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Which North supporter are you in real life?

The one wearing sunnies

 

[BrunoV]

I've thought this for a while, but I'm convinced Dodoro is a source for Browne.

Good point.

The explanation for Mahoney's survival is for me at this point in time is that be pulled his punches at the direction of his superiors.

 

[The Prosecutor]

Robbo on if Mahoney or Dodoro will survive: "I think Dodoro will stay. He's got supporters on the board... Barham is a big fan and Sheedy is a supporter".

 

[Old Campaigner]

Robbo on if Mahoney or Dodoro will survive: "I think Dodoro will stay. He's got supporters on the board... Barham is a big fan and Sheedy is a supporter".

 

[Lore]

Robbo on if Mahoney or Dodoro will survive: "I think Dodoro will stay. He's got supporters on the board... Barham is a big fan and Sheedy is a supporter".

Interesting that his mail is opposite of Caroline Wilson.

 

[The Prosecutor]

Interesting that his mail is opposite of Caroline Wilson.

Robbo is a mouthpiece for the Hird/Sheedy/Dodoro group

 

[ant555]

Robbo on if Mahoney or Dodoro will survive: "I think Dodoro will stay. He's got supporters on the board... Barham is a big fan and Sheedy is a supporter".

Robbo has been firing a few blanks recently.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Interesting that his mail is opposite of Caroline Wilson.

Clearly they're getting their mail from the opposing factions. I wonder who is leaking to Caro? It's obviously either Hird or Sheedy (or one of their surrogates) leaking to Slobbo

 

[Lore]

Robbo is a mouthpiece for the Hird/Sheedy/Dodoro group

Aye. So I think we have clearly got three factions at play.

 

[Keystone agony]

Travis Auld (CEO)
Adam Yze (Coach)
Mark Williams
James Hird (Not as senior coach)
Mark Mcveigh

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Jarryd Mcveigh

I think i want all these 6

Happy for James to be involved as an assistant or in some other role at the club

Dont think it would be the worst keeping someone whos still there. Gia probably aswell

 

[Old Campaigner]

Aye. So I think we have clearly got three factions at play.

What's the third one?