Club Mgmt. Board of Directors as led by President Dave Barham

[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

    49

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    193cm

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    90kg

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  • Votes for Barham: Andrew Muir, Dorothy Hisgrove, Melissa Green, Kate O’Sullivan, Kevin Sheedy
• 21/8: Senior Coach, Ben Rutten
  Ben Rutten

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  41

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  190cm

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  98kg

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  13.4

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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

    46

    Ht

    180cm

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    83kg

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    Fwd

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    11.3

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    6.8

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    0.4

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

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    38

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    186cm

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    86kg

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    23.5

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    12.1

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    2.7

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    310.5

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    2.8

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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

 

[ant555]

If he'd chaird a white supremecy organisation would we be as casual about his appointment?

To many the views his chosen organisation supports are, whilst socially allowable, in conflict with the clubs views on inclusion. in terms of him leading the club and all its employees this should be a real consideration. Its not hard to project the women's side taking issue much of this for starters.

I agree with others he should publicly explain his opinion on women's right to decide and also homosexuality - just as a CEO would need to explain their view on race had they supported an organisation with strong views on race that were in conflict with those of the club. .

Well I guess my days on here are numbered if this is the view of posters.

 

[Seb78]

 

[jmoo wan]

the new CEO was meant to bring us all together… instead it’s tearing us apart!

 

[Saint]

It feels a lot like you want to hang the guy for - potentially - not sharing the same views you share, despite no public statements, actions, or measures indicating he is anything other than an inclusive person in a professional setting.

He's the head of a homophobic organisation, that's an action and a statement. When asked, his answers were not "I don't believe that" it was
"i haven't heard that since I've been here"
"some people have different views".

It would have taken two seconds for him to say "I don't hold those views". But he didn't. That omission says plenty to me.

It could be over in 2 seconds. And no, I don't want somebody with those beliefs leading my club.

If he was advocating wife beating or slavery (also literal interpretations of the bible) or stoning adulterers would we be having this conversation?

Society has moved on from tolerating certain types of poor behaviour. It sounds like you've just drawn the line in a different place than I have. Don't pretend your morals don't have any impact on the way you view people.

 

[CBombers17]

We are Australia's Tory party

 

[carnthedons]

He's the head of a homophobic organisation, that's an action and a statement. When asked, his answers were not "I don't believe that" it was
"i haven't heard that since I've been here"
"some people have different views".

It would have taken two seconds for him to say "I don't hold those views". But he didn't. That omission says plenty to me.

It could be over in 2 seconds. And no, I don't want somebody with those beliefs leading my club.

If he was advocating wife beating or slavery (also literal interpretations of the bible) or stoning adulterers would we be having this conversation?

Society has moved on from tolerating certain types of poor behaviour. It sounds like you've just drawn the line in a different place than I have. Don't pretend your morals don't have any impact on the way you view people.

This and appropriate username too

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Ha ha ha ha ha haha

Fmd

 

[frodos gardener]

 

[Saint]

Can we double check the next CEO isn't a homophobe or racist please? Find something less topical maybe.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I think we should move the witch hunt to the cause of all the problems at Essendon.

 

[dank420_]

Welcome Andrew, go bombers.

 

[dank420_]

wait

 

[brutus76]

and ...................... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[Burzum]

What a ****ing embarrassment.

 

[citizen-erased]

LOL, he's resigned.

Shortest welcome ever.

Lore thread title update and moved to Essendon History?

Lol.
Back to the drawing board

 

[jmoo wan]

Welcome Andrew, go bombers.

i just got a tattoo to celebrate his appointment.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

The real shame in all of this is hearing the joy in Damo's voice as he recaps the last month at Essendon.

 

[andleanback]

Well done essendon

Let’s get it right second time around

 

[jmoo wan]

smart decision and a well worded statement. i’ll call this a nil-all draw.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Let’s see if we can go through a full exec recruitment and selection process… and not select one of the blokes who was part of the process

 

[dank420_]

smart decision and a well worded statement. i’ll call this a nil-all draw.

I have a mental image of Barham literally throwing him out of the Hangar.

 

[Vander18]

It’s very clear no, or at least insufficient, due diligence was done here. Nobody with any sense of society today would have failed to anticipate what has now transpired had it been a known issue.

It strongly suggests the appointment did not follow the process and was made with little rigour. Barham will struggle to survive this.

The good news is that I am unsure we can bottom out further than this.

 

[naraku]

What the actual **** ?


Probably for the best

 

[frodos gardener]

So they gave him an ultimatum and he went with the church. Ok, that’s fine.

But I’m tired. I think I need to sleep now.

 

[Mootsy]

Technically, he could still say that he was once the CEO of Essendon.