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

    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

  40

  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

    46

    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

    37

    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

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Look at his twitter feed and you wouldn’t believe it, he’s a Carlton nuffy

 

[Lore]

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You don't need a close connection at the club to hear any of those things, just a newspaper subscription... or perhaps a twitter account.

 

[84859300]

poor Pops

 

[Eleven 38]

You dont even need a newspaper to know theres division off field.

Its just impossible for players to be so bad they cant win a final in 15years, it has to be off field issues.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

The first two words are the highlight. She can actually barely say his name

 

[Lore]

The first two words are the highlight. She can actually barely say his name

What the salt?


Interesting to see Lloyd in favour

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Caro asked about his relationship with Dan Richardson and all Sheeds said was I don’t know him that well. Caro said oh but you know his dad and Sheeds again said I don’t know him that well. Somehow that got Carl’s back up and she said he was combative! Weird

 

[84859300]

The first two words are the highlight. She can actually barely say his name

Heaven Theedy

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Caro asked about his relationship with Dan Richardson and all Sheeds said was I don’t know him that well. Caro said oh but you know his dad and Sheeds again said I don’t know him that well. Somehow that got Carl’s back up and she said he was combative! Weird

Goes both ways. They’ve never liked each other.

 

[Mr Bultitude]

I find that angle with Pops hard to believe. Isn't he generally well liked within the playing group? Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Howard Moon]

its pretty easy to note where the club is angling

they pushed all the want away players to make their call early so they could get it out in the media and wear the brunt - with a quick backhand on the way out

now that that has happened they have moved quickly to erase the down memories by announcing young guns resigning one after the other, if you listen to all three players talk they have all mentioned we have a good group of young players that want success together - none ever mentions the steadying or mentoring of the elder brigade- or that we have a good mix of youth and experience... the common cliche answer- I reckon the divide is real and we will see a sudden uptick in our fortunes once tbell, hooker, hurls, zaka and co are gone and the next wave of 'leaders' takes over the mantle

its funny, we always said why isnt hurls captain? why not hooker? - im pretty sure its becoming apparent

 

[Mercurial89]

its pretty easy to note where the club is angling

they pushed all the want away players to make their call early so they could get it out in the media and wear the brunt - with a quick backhand on the way out

now that that has happened they have moved quickly to erase the down memories by announcing young guns resigning one after the other, if you listen to all three players talk they have all mentioned we have a good group of young players that want success together - none ever mentions the steadying or mentoring of the elder brigade- or that we have a good mix of youth and experience... the common cliche answer- I reckon the divide is real and we will see a sudden uptick in our fortunes once tbell, hooker, hurls, zaka and co are gone and the next wave of 'leaders' takes over the mantle

its funny, we always said why isnt hurls captain? why not hooker? - im pretty sure its becoming apparent

What is strange is also we are hearing next to nothing about or from our Captain, unless ive missed the major stuff. Lot of comments about Merrett being left out when mentioning the future of the club, but Hep has barely got a mention, in fact his media presence has dropped of a cliff.

 

[Lore]

What is strange is also we are hearing next to nothing about or from our Captain, unless ive missed the major stuff. Lot of comments about Merrett being left out when mentioning the future of the club, but Hep has barely got a mention, in fact his media presence has dropped of a cliff.

Just a quick member video posted to the club website two days after the season ended. Nothing else.

They are all on leave at the moment though so that’s understandable, and I think their media commitments were reduced in exchange for salary cuts, hubs and condensed fixtures.

 

[Bombermania]

What is strange is also we are hearing next to nothing about or from our Captain, unless ive missed the major stuff. Lot of comments about Merrett being left out when mentioning the future of the club, but Hep has barely got a mention, in fact his media presence has dropped of a cliff.

Looking at his social media he has been on holiday along the NSW north coast.

 

[Howard Moon]

surprised sheedy hasn't had the windy hill goal squares ripped up and laid at tulla - and maybe the windsock for novelty value

 

[citizen-erased]

ergh....a video responding to rumours....

 

[SydneyBomber]

I actually thought it was good to get on the front foot and squash some of the stupid speculation floating around?

 

[andleanback]

ergh....a video responding to rumours....

Whats wrong with the president speaking to fans? Better than lindsay tanner who no one had seen for 3 years.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

It’s great imo. I’m loving the communication after the radio silence we’re used to for many years now. Hope they keep it up.

I just learned direct from the club

- Merrett is going nowhere
- Smith is going nowhere
- The Pres and footy board members are reviewing and speaking to people

As a member I want to know all that.

 

[citizen-erased]

ideally it will shut some of the rumours up, but sets a precedent on them too.

if they come out and they aren't refuted.....good for phishing
but yes, it was good stuff to hear....except the Daniher was in all likelihood leaving anyway....eek

 

[DonsDonsDons]

It’s great imo. I’m loving the communication after the radio silence we’re used to for many years now. Hope they keep it up.

I just learned direct from the club

- Merrett is going nowhere
- Smith is going nowhere
- The Pres and footy board members are reviewing and speaking to people

As a member I want to know all that.

Absolutely, man. They all want the same thing we do.


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[thepokey]

The fabric of the footy club is falling apart

 

[westking]

Im pleasantly surprised. I might be changing my mind and if this continues I will thankfully be proven wrong on my initial judgement.

He is communicating with members well so far. I am getting to know him better
Paul again acknowledged short comings and mistakes at the club - and is engaging all in an attempt to help fix problems
He defended the club against rumours, innuendo and the scurrilous media. It just has to be done in a 24/7 news cycle
He addressed player movements in a very professional manner
Defended the remaining staff (membership dept in particular) and reminded ppl on how to behave in difficult times
Maintained consistency with a positive outlook for next year

Again the proof is in actions and not words. Honesty, direction, determination, dedication, good communication are a few aspects to good leadership and that engages and inspires those below. Im seeing some of these traits and its good to see. Time will tell of course.

 

[jmoo wan]

is anyone else not getting the members emails? first I did'nt get the members survey, now I havent got the Brashjer XXX uncut VID?

 

[Unfazed]

is anyone else not getting the members emails? first I did'nt get the members survey, now I havent got the Brashjer XXX uncut VID?

I got Brasher's but not the survey.