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

 

[yodellinhank]

We are told that it was a focus but it hasn’t been disclosed other than that we now have an Indigenous board member. The previous version isn’t that old anyway so it might’ve just been a tweak

Yeah it was 2-3 years ago they added two appointed positions I think. Think that the idea behind it was to try get more gender diversity going.

I'm really excited about Rioli on the board. Just feel he's a guy who won't be afraid to get his hands dirty, he's been involved in footy clubs since he retired as far as I know. I'm very confident he has something to offer.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Former Bomber withdraws nomination for Essendon board

Barry Young has decided against running to join the Essendon board

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Former Bomber withdraws nomination for Essendon board​

Barry Young has decided against running to join the Essendon board

FORMER Essendon player Barry Young has withdrawn his nomination to run for the Bombers' board, throwing his support behind incumbent Andrew Muir and newcomer Andrew Welsh

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for the director positions.

Young, who played 76 games for the Bombers between 1994-99 across a three-club career with Essendon, Richmond and Hawthorn, had nominated for a spot on the club's board ahead of its annual general meeting next month.

The 52-year-old had been keen to join the board after feeling frustrations around the Bombers, but has pulled out of running for a position after further discussions and is backing Welsh and Muir for the spots.

"I'm comfortable those two guys will do a very good job and I'm happy to support them and back them," Young told AFL.com.au.

"I had great feedback when I put my hand up and I've had a lot of Essendon people in the last year or two say 'You need to put your hand up'. I had some other priorities in my life I had to take care of and now I've got a bit more time on my hands and I thought it was the right time.

"But with those two now coming up for election, I'm comfortable and happy for them to be on the board and I hope they get enough votes to stay on the board.

"I'm told Andrew Muir has done a fabulous job and his contribution's been excellent, so I'm comfortable for him to stay and I know 'Welshy' personally and he's only been on the board a very short time but know he's there for the right reasons and to make the changes that need to be made."

The Bombers are likely to have a number of board challengers after a tumultuous season, with former player Welsh filling the position made vacant by Simon Madden's departure and standing for election. Muir will also seek re-election.

Essendon this week confirmed further changes to its board, with Tim Roberts to fill the position left void by Sean Wellman

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, and David Wills filling the vacant position left by Peter Allen. Former player Dean Rioli will also join the board as the inaugural First Nations board director at Essendon.

Young said he was backing new president David Barham to lead the Bombers.

"I spoke to Dave when he first took over and I wanted to see what direction he was taking because the decisions the board has made over the last five to 10 years have been poor," he said.

"He's absolutely there for the right reasons, his intentions are right and I think he's starting to make the right moves. I think we've chosen the right coach for us now (Brad Scott), it's important we get the right CEO and they may make some additional changes that I'm not sure of, but I'm certainly comfortable with the direction he's going.

"I said to him if he needs any help, I'm available."

 

[yodellinhank]

The old "don't stand, we'll put you on down the track" manoeuvre?

 

[ghostdog]

So apparently we're interested in Carl Dilena as CEO. He was at North during Scott's time.

 

[naraku]

I'm hoping we've bagged Greg Swann and he is coming on board after AFLW GF is done.

 

[Zach Package]

Stacking us with former North Melbourne people is a really fascinating sporting case study.

Are these people going to be 50% more effective with 50% more money and resources? What happens when Charlie Buckets and Richie Rich swap places?

It’s a real life trading places.

 

[Beerfish]

Stacking us with former North Melbourne people is a really fascinating sporting case study.

Are these people going to be 50% more effective with 50% more money and resources? What happens when Charlie Buckets and Richie Rich swap places?

It’s a real life trading places.

Hopefully it works out better than the Richmond experiment

 

[ant555]

Stacking us with former North Melbourne people is a really fascinating sporting case study.

Are these people going to be 50% more effective with 50% more money and resources? What happens when Charlie Buckets and Richie Rich swap places?

It’s a real life trading places.

McPherson is hardly a North person. He was there 1 season.

 

[eth-dog]

I wouldn't mind Travis Auld still if he doesn't get the AFL job.

 

[yodellinhank]

McPherson is hardly a North person. He was there 1 season.

Worked very closely with lots of North people then, I bet.

 

[andleanback]

I wouldn't mind Travis Auld still if he doesn't get the AFL job.

With the decision being so delayed I doubt he jumps out

 

[eth-dog]

With the decision being so delayed I doubt he jumps out

I think it'll be Dillon. I really want Auld though so that may be the bias talking haha

 

[jmoo wan]

I think it'll be Dillon. I really want Auld though so that may be the bias talking haha

i want Auld too

mainly so when anything remotely goes well I can say Auld’s well that ends well

 

[eth-dog]

i want Auld too

mainly so when anything remotely goes well I can say Auld’s well that ends well

You read my mind my man.

 

[Beerfish]

i want Auld too

mainly so when anything remotely goes well I can say Auld’s well that ends well

An Auldy but a goody

 

[Zach Package]

An Auldy but a goody

‘Typical Essendon hire, they never stray far from the good Auld boys’

 

[DERO]

It goes a fair way back but wan’t there some bad blood between Auld and the club? I seem to remember there being some issues after he left to go to GC which led to an ability to trade with them. Probably around the time of the Josh Caddy

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deal.

 

[fairbump_playon]

It goes a fair way back but wan’t there some bad blood between Auld and the club? I seem to remember there being some issues after he left to go to GC which led to an ability to trade with them. Probably around the time of the Josh Caddy deal.

If so, that’s a travisty

 

[thebigboy]

It goes a fair way back but wan’t there some bad blood between Auld and the club? I seem to remember there being some issues after he left to go to GC which led to an ability to trade with them. Probably around the time of the Josh Caddy deal.

Doubt it would be the club as much as one incredibly tanned person in recruiting.

 

[SydneyBomber]

‘Typical Essendon hire, they never stray far from the good Auld boys’

Well, we were known for a long time as the 'same aulds' you know.
(I'll show myself out)

 

[SydneyBomber]

In all seriousness, emails from the club are now out for voting. Any further insights on candidates appreciated

 

[tandino]

Some ignorant observations.

1. Andrew Welsh

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should have taken the time to write the statement himself.

2. Only a few candidates who lived a stone's throw/grew up at/stood in the outer at/went to the milk bar opposite/went to the primary school next to, Windy Hill. There were a few in there but not nearly enough.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Pretty uninspiring list of candidates TBH. You look deeper into most of their profiles/history and they either don't have much discernible relevant experience or bring nothing that the 2 incumbents couldn't bring.

Ben Dunn, given he has been previously on the board should have written in more detail about what he has done since. Garry Vistarini looks like he may have some experiences worthwhile on the board, but really nothing clear enough for my liking to remove either Andrew.

None of them offered to sack Dodo either....

 

[faible]

2. Only a few candidates who lived a stone's throw/grew up at/stood in the outer at/went to the milk bar opposite/went to the primary school next to, Windy Hill. There were a few in there but not nearly enough.

* furiously takes notes *

 

[Lore]

Dave Barham did a speech to open the Essendon Women's BnF.

He just announced our first female vice president - Dorothy Hisgrove!