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

    Pos.

    Def

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    14.1

    4star

    K

    9.7

    4star

    HB

    4.5

    3star

    M

    4.5

    4star

    T

    1.0

    3star

    No current season stats available

    D

    8.0

    2star

    K

    4.4

    2star

    HB

    3.6

    3star

    M

    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

  Pos.

  Def

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  13.4

  3star

  K

  6.3

  2star

  HB

  7.0

  4star

  M

  5.3

  5star

  T

  1.3

  3star

  No current season stats available

  D

  10.6

  3star

  K

  6.2

  3star

  HB

  4.4

  4star

  M

  3.6

  4star

  T

  1.0

  3star

  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

    Wt

    83kg

    Pos.

    Fwd

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    11.3

    3star

    K

    6.8

    3star

    HB

    4.5

    3star

    M

    3.5

    4star

    T

    1.6

    4star

    G

    0.9

    4star

    No current season stats available

    D

    9.2

    3star

    K

    5.4

    2star

    HB

    3.8

    3star

    M

    2.2

    3star

    T

    1.6

    4star

    G

    0.4

    3star

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

    Age

    39

    Ht

    186cm

    Wt

    86kg

    Pos.

    D/M

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    23.5

    5star

    K

    12.1

    4star

    HB

    11.5

    5star

    M

    5.5

    5star

    T

    2.7

    4star

    MG

    310.5

    4star

    No current season stats available

    D

    15.0

    4star

    K

    6.8

    3star

    HB

    8.2

    5star

    M

    4.8

    5star

    T

    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

 

[eth-dog]

Have had it, it's pretty good

 

[Doss]

Delisted fred tag pls mods.

 

[ghostdog]

Don’t think we’ll get one, it’s just a run of the mill coterie dinner with a big price tag.

But it’s interesting who was there — Little for one.

Can be sure they’re all talking about it and there will be people trying to influence outcomes and using that as a networking opportunity too.

That's the update you give when you can't give an update. No merch discount either. Delist.

 

[ghostdog]

Hird is coaching.

What a s*** thing to say to a person. No contract renewal for you.

 

[boncer34]

Good from the Fosters Light Ice acolyte.

Love an Ice Beer cube

 

[Happyskeret]

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

150% off normal retail price.

You read right. EFC to pay us half its normal going retail rate to buy and read the damned thing.

I still wouldn’t. Not sure if even take the money to have to store the book in the house.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Have had it, it's pretty good

 

[Kong]

maybe just cancel and get Mason and Pete a night out on the town?

Give them a true reward and trade them to a decent club.

 

[Kong]

October 3rd. Other details TBA

“TBA” seems to be this regime’s version of “Donate to the Flight Plan” / “Whatever It Takes”.

 

[Kong]

I think Ross Lyon would be a good coach for us (if he was interested and totally invested).

I get the criticism of him, in that his teams lack flair and are painfully regimented, but he is clearly the best defensive coach of the last 15 years, no question. And that's what we need - someone disciplined that understands how to implement strong defensive principles.

From a football perspective he’d definitely be my preference.

In terms of culture, though. We just let go of Campbell who had accusations of misconduct towards women at the club, and at the very least played a part in some significant females departing from the club (Nova, and the AFLW crew).

With the Lyon stuff, I’m not sure if it’d be the right thing on that front, given he’s allegedly a proper creep.

 

[Kong]

Yaco !!

 

[ghostdog]

Included in the cluster*, we still don't have a date for the B&F.

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If anyone's going, please give Barham my regards. And tell him he's a ****.

 

[ghostdog]

From a football perspective he’d definitely be my preference.

In terms of culture, though. We just let go of Campbell who had accusations of misconduct towards women at the club, and at the very least played a part in some significant females departing from the club (Nova, and the AFLW crew).

With the Lyon stuff, I’m not sure if it’d be the right thing on that front, given he’s allegedly a proper creep.

...and in the inaugural year for our AFLW team. Not exactly reassuring.

 

[ghostdog]

Good beer

Super Dry's not a bad drink.

 

[BomberFan355]

What exactly did Lyon do re:female staff?

 

[Dave]

When the external review comes back in the coming days…

Am I hearing that right?

If so it fits with my assumption all along - there is no review.

I didn’t hear him say the coming days???

 

[Sporno 4 Pyros]

Japanese beers are good with Japanese food

 

[eth-dog]

Japanese beers are good with Japanese food

And chinese food too

 

[Old Campaigner]

What exactly did Lyon do re:female staff?

Allegations he got a bit too touchy-feely at a Freo staff function

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Japanese beers are good with Japanese food

Asahi is great when brewed in Japan and on tap. When it’s brewed in Queensland and in a bottle/can it’s no way near as good.

 

[BrunoV]

Allegations he got a bit too touchy-feely at a Freo staff function

Wasn't it that he said "if I reach under your skirt what am I going to feel?"

 

[Beerfish]

And budding breasts.

 

[DapperDon]

Asahi is great when brewed in Japan and on tap. When it’s brewed in Queensland and in a bottle/can it’s no way near as good.

This reminds me, I just found out a local steak joint does imported Pilsner Urquell on tap just around the corner from me.

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[HirdsTheWord]

It's symptomatic of an incestuous club that's fixated on it's own people holding key roles; Sheedy has been a bigger name by far than anybody we've had in the past 20 years (except maybe for one disgraced former coach) so we cling on to him for dear life, not understanding like everyone else that he's just another old codger well past his use-by date for football department contributions.

if its broken dont fix it