RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
How is Tom Jonas allowed to run for the board?
From the club's email dated 2nd December 2025.
Nominations must be proposed by a 2025 financial member and seconded by a minimum of five (5) other 2025 financial members. As per Clause 12.4 of the Constitution, a person cannot be appointed as a Director if he or she is an accredited player manager or an employee, officer, registered official or player of the AFL or SANFL or an AFL or SANFL Club or a member of any other AFL Club or SANFL Club. All nominees will be required to provide with their nomination up to a 250-word profile in support of the nomination.
Tom works/worked part time for the club 1) with corporates and Chairman's club and 2) with the past players group. My understanding is that he gets paid for 1 and 2 is basically a voluntary non paid position.
Now if he puts in an invoice via a business entity then he isn't an employee of the club. But if he gets a PAYG Summary from the club at the end of the financial year then he doesn't meet the above requirement. Maybe Tom no longer works for the club, or the gig is only during footy season.
Also I believe that the names of other candidates will not be made public by the club until late January. Nice of Tom and mates at the club to announce it via the official AFL broadcaster's news service a week ago.
As far as I know, if someone nominates by the end of the nomination date, they can via their own social media channels and others channels announce they are running and its not against any rules.
From the club's email dated 2nd December 2025.
Nominations must be proposed by a 2025 financial member and seconded by a minimum of five (5) other 2025 financial members. As per Clause 12.4 of the Constitution, a person cannot be appointed as a Director if he or she is an accredited player manager or an employee, officer, registered official or player of the AFL or SANFL or an AFL or SANFL Club or a member of any other AFL Club or SANFL Club. All nominees will be required to provide with their nomination up to a 250-word profile in support of the nomination.
Tom works/worked part time for the club 1) with corporates and Chairman's club and 2) with the past players group. My understanding is that he gets paid for 1 and 2 is basically a voluntary non paid position.
Now if he puts in an invoice via a business entity then he isn't an employee of the club. But if he gets a PAYG Summary from the club at the end of the financial year then he doesn't meet the above requirement. Maybe Tom no longer works for the club, or the gig is only during footy season.
Also I believe that the names of other candidates will not be made public by the club until late January. Nice of Tom and mates at the club to announce it via the official AFL broadcaster's news service a week ago.
As far as I know, if someone nominates by the end of the nomination date, they can via their own social media channels and others channels announce they are running and its not against any rules.