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

He just announced our first female vice president - Dorothy Hisgrove!
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come middle of the year, im hoping he's tapping the vic gov to take over (ex etc women network chair).
Big fan of Dessau's. And looks like DD is busy for another 4 years. :p
 
TheGrizz said:
North Melbourne apparently about to announce Jen Watt as CEO - I thought Simon Lloyd was up for that position with them?

If not, would take Lloyd here...
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Kelly's old man supposedly up for the job at Collingwood too, also happens to be fairly involved in the player management space so there's questions about a conflict of interest
 

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Lore said:
Kelly's old man supposedly up for the job at Collingwood too, also happens to be fairly involved in the player management space so there's questions about a conflict of interest
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yeah

can't imagine clubs would be keen on an opposition CEO managing their players.
suspect he has to quit that and act above board. does the AFL have a CoI register? they'd want info on which players/staff he manages.
 
citizen-erased said:
yeah

can't imagine clubs would be keen on an opposition CEO managing their players.
suspect he has to quit that and act above board. does the AFL have a CoI register? they'd want info on which players/staff he manages.
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They should but I suspect it's relatively meaningless.

Someone was saying he'd divested most of his interest in TLA so if the players are represented by other people it's probably less of a big deal.

At the same time he'd have a lot of contacts and a fair idea about what they're earning, which is certainly beneficial. We have the same sort of benefit with Brad Scott and there are other former player managers working in the AFL too, as footy managers etc.
 
Lore said:
They should but I suspect it's relatively meaningless.

Someone was saying he'd divested most of his interest in TLA so if the players are represented by other people it's probably less of a big deal.

At the same time he'd have a lot of contacts and a fair idea about what they're earning, which is certainly beneficial. We have the same sort of benefit with Brad Scott and there are other former player managers working in the AFL too, as footy managers etc.
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I think that's ok. I imagine a lot of ppl in the industry have shared knowledge as they move around.

what you don't want is someone with insider knowledge of a players intentions or having influence over that, also holding a seat of power in clubland.
same reason you wouldn't allow list managers to manage players.
 
citizen-erased said:
yeah

can't imagine clubs would be keen on an opposition CEO managing their players.
suspect he has to quit that and act above board. does the AFL have a CoI register? they'd want info on which players/staff he manages.
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Lore said:
They should but I suspect it's relatively meaningless.

Someone was saying he'd divested most of his interest in TLA so if the players are represented by other people it's probably less of a big deal.

At the same time he'd have a lot of contacts and a fair idea about what they're earning, which is certainly beneficial. We have the same sort of benefit with Brad Scott and there are other former player managers working in the AFL too, as footy managers etc.
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Surely he would be forced to step down as a player agent to become CEO.

Practically he wouldn't have the time to do both. I mean Brad Scott would know the salary cap situation of every other club in the league, how much more knowledge would Kelly have than Scott?
 
TheGrizz said:
Surely he would be forced to step down as a player agent to become CEO.

Practically he wouldn't have the time to do both. I mean Brad Scott would know the salary cap situation of every other club in the league, how much more knowledge would Kelly have than Scott?
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Knowing what players are on, what other clubs are offering. Agents moreorless run trade period.
 
Can we just announce Lloyd or Auld. Not hard.
 
TheGrizz said:
Surely he would be forced to step down as a player agent to become CEO.

Practically he wouldn't have the time to do both. I mean Brad Scott would know the salary cap situation of every other club in the league, how much more knowledge would Kelly have than Scott?
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Yeah he wouldn't be able to be both, that would be insane. But I think he also owned a stake in TLA
 

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Would suggest people listen to The Sash and Lunchtime Catch-up podcasts, which are both recording interviews with board candidates and giving them airtime to sell themselves to the members.

Not that's it necessarily a reflection of his capabilities or suitability for the board but FWIW Muir comes across as a disingenuous LNP politician who spends half the interview trying to make all the other candidates sound like total idiots.

Also interesting to note that the #1 criteria to be on the EFC board seems to be 'made a sh*tload of money in the finance, property or corporate sector'. I get that you want successful people running the club but there are a lot of ways to define success and IMO 'making lots of money' isn't necessarily a great indicator of character or capability.
 
P Money said:
Would suggest people listen to The Sash and Lunchtime Catch-up podcasts, which are both recording interviews with board candidates and giving them airtime to sell themselves to the members.

Not that's it necessarily a reflection of his capabilities or suitability for the board but FWIW Muir comes across as a disingenuous LNP politician who spends half the interview trying to make all the other candidates sound like total idiots.

Also interesting to note that the #1 criteria to be on the EFC board seems to be 'made a sh*tload of money in the finance, property or corporate sector'. I get that you want successful people running the club but there are a lot of ways to define success and IMO 'making lots of money' isn't necessarily a great indicator of character or capability.
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Making lots of money is what Essendon do best, no pigskin necessary.
 

AFL News: New Essendon CEO undecided on further changes at the Hangar​




Essendon expects Kevin Sheedy to remain as a long-term board member as new chief executive Craig Vozzo decides whether the club’s extraordinary personnel changes will continue.

The Dons have a new coach (Brad Scott), new president (David Barham) and four new board members (Dean Rioli, Tim Roberts, David Wills, Andrew Welsh) amid profound change at the club
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Sheedy made clear that he voted for club legend James Hird over Brad Scott, telling the Herald Sun he was “extremely disappointed” by the club saying Scott’s appointment was “fully endorsed”.

But amid calls for him to stand down Sheedy has the club’s backing with that board seen to be united and having brought in experts with skills that will help the club’s rise up the ladder.

Former player Welsh will be the football director, Rioli is the club’s first Indigenous board member, Wills will chair the club’s audit committee and property and construction expert Roberts helped build the club’s NEC Hangar.

Sheedy brings a wealth of football experience and has not been pressured to move on

Vozzo will arrive at the Essendon from his role at West Coast on January 16 and will decide if more changes are needed after a series of reviews.


Essendon brought in Dan McPherson as the head of performance and Cam Roberts as the head of development with the development team boosted from two full roles and a part-timer to six full-time roles.

List boss Adrian Dodoro has at times been under pressure, but the club has made clear the development pathways were lacking and did not fast-track enough of the club’s elite talent.

The Dons again went back to the draft this year and brought in Sam Weideman and Will Setterfield for little trade outlay.

So Vozzo will have time to assess the club’s needs and strengths before taking charge of any other personnel changes.

The club secured Elijah Tsatas (pick 5), Lewis Hayes (pick 25), Alwyn Davey (pick 45), Jayden Davey (pick 54) and rookie Rhett Montgomerie as well as NGA talent Anthony Munkara.
 

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Voting for the board election closes in like 1/2 hour
 
Bunk Moreland said:
Muir and Welsh appointed.

Good stuff, another ex player on the board plus a bloke who’s been there since 2015. Awesome!
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Welsh I don't mind as I think he's made a career outside footy.




Muir probably think it was a time for change, but, it was someone that mentioned a while ago, he was one that pushed for better player developmnet from the club at board meetings (which is finally happening) so maybe he was ignored under the old guard? More interested in profits.
 
Welsh was the only one I knew had proven track record outside footy.
Muir mentioning the coteries in the list of groups that needed to feel valued was a red flag.

But I'm not sure there was much in the way of competition given that growing up in sight of Windy hill has at most zero value
 
I Remember Bluey said:

AFL News: New Essendon CEO undecided on further changes at the Hangar​




Essendon expects Kevin Sheedy to remain as a long-term board member as new chief executive Craig Vozzo decides whether the club’s extraordinary personnel changes will continue.

The Dons have a new coach (Brad Scott), new president (David Barham) and four new board members (Dean Rioli, Tim Roberts, David Wills, Andrew Welsh) amid profound change at the club
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Sheedy made clear that he voted for club legend James Hird over Brad Scott, telling the Herald Sun he was “extremely disappointed” by the club saying Scott’s appointment was “fully endorsed”.

But amid calls for him to stand down Sheedy has the club’s backing with that board seen to be united and having brought in experts with skills that will help the club’s rise up the ladder.

Former player Welsh will be the football director, Rioli is the club’s first Indigenous board member, Wills will chair the club’s audit committee and property and construction expert Roberts helped build the club’s NEC Hangar.

Sheedy brings a wealth of football experience and has not been pressured to move on

Vozzo will arrive at the Essendon from his role at West Coast on January 16 and will decide if more changes are needed after a series of reviews.


Essendon brought in Dan McPherson as the head of performance and Cam Roberts as the head of development with the development team boosted from two full roles and a part-timer to six full-time roles.

List boss Adrian Dodoro has at times been under pressure, but the club has made clear the development pathways were lacking and did not fast-track enough of the club’s elite talent.

The Dons again went back to the draft this year and brought in Sam Weideman and Will Setterfield for little trade outlay.

So Vozzo will have time to assess the club’s needs and strengths before taking charge of any other personnel changes.

The club secured Elijah Tsatas (pick 5), Lewis Hayes (pick 25), Alwyn Davey (pick 45), Jayden Davey (pick 54) and rookie Rhett Montgomerie as well as NGA talent Anthony Munkara.
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This bothers me.
Whilst it's not untrue, I think the two are both related and unrelated to lay a level of accountability at a department Dodoro is GM of.

first up, the list team need to identify talent to develop. And whilst we do, we also go too "out there' on picks. So whilst development may have failed some we've drafted from fulfilling potential, I'd also argue our recruiting has not been helping either - where are the leaders that drive training standards, competitiveness, dig in & keep going attitude? Where are the players who should be guns of the comp but didn't reach the potential? (maybe Francis)

Second, development requires time. Time requires planning. We shouldn't be in a position where our spine are all under 21 and the incumbents have retired/left. we missed that opportunity because we traded out of drafts, adding the quality we lacked at top dollar because we'd had so many failed picks before that.

I've only felt comfort in our recruiting since Mahoney joined the club.
 
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