Should the AFL look outside the square when picking the next CEO?

[Kwality]

.... favours are done for the financial benefit of themselves and their friends and those things are corrupt. But we can agree to disagree.

Yep, we are on the same tram. Guess I could reword my original objection to make clear its the individuals who are not acting corruptly but the AFL actions in its own interests leave much to be desired,

Taking the Essendon drugs fiasco, it acted in what it perceived its own best interest, but things did not play out as the thought. The Goodes doco has potentially similar hurt for the AFL as the Folau/Rugby Australia clusterf..k has for that code.

 

[Kwality]

Never heard him answer a question unless its a softball served up by sycophants.

One of the all time great spinners. No thanks

Based on what we've seen as a club president you are right BUT, the job in question is not AFL Chair its the CEO role & IF you arent across the way Coch0 built V8 Supercars (CEO), you are wrong.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Flame away, but I actually think Chris Judd would do a great job. Hasn’t toed the company line in the past and has shown to be a deep thinker.

Well he’s got the art of speaking while saying nothing down pat.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

Based on what we've seen as a club president you are right BUT, the job in question is not AFL Chair its the CEO role & IF you arent across the way Coch0 built V8 Supercars (CEO), you are wrong.

Was referring to Ian Robson. Should have bolded his name or mentioned him. Was plenty mentioned in that post

 

[Kwality]

Never heard him answer a question unless its a softball served up by sycophants.

One of the all time great spinners. No thanks

Robson OK. Its his admin ability that attracts me.
Dont remember the failure to answer a question, what have you got as a couple of questions, remembering that not liking the answer is different to not answering.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

Robson OK. Its his admin ability that attracts me.
Dont remember the failure to answer a question, what have you got as a couple of questions, remembering that not liking the answer is different to not answering.

Used to hear him every week with KB on SEN. Would never get an answer from him unless it was improving the image of Victory. Could talk for hours on the positive; would dodge and weave the tough questions.

Any negative callers were promised he would call them after he got off air. Didn't want to admit anything publicly.

Don't need a CEO who won't address tough questions.

 

[TripleJay]

Did you ever read some of his articles when he was playing for west coast?

I remember reading his one about how we needed some sort of event like 'aliens' landing to unite humanity.
And I read another where he made some investing references, particularly about Charlie Munger.

I do also distinctly remember someone labelling his articles as being of the 'pseudo-intellectual variety' and I think that left an impression on me. I do have no doubt he's bright given he married young and focused on maxing out his footy potential and then manoeuvred into a bunch of lucrative football related gigs.

My biggest criteria for a new CEO would be someone who doesn't get caught up current cultural in fads and marry the game to supporting them. But that seems to be the prerequisite for those who run big corporations these days, so likely too much to ask.

 

[WillHayward]

Great OP.

The AFL culture is completely off and they all think the same. The crony capitalist group think is absolutely entrenched.

Id rather they get in someone with a governance background. A more 'gentlemenly' (or woman) approach rathet than slick used car, flash boat salesmen culture that Gillon and Demtriou have delivered.


Id like to see a more Burkean approach.

The AFL should be the custodian of the game. It is commercially self sustaining. It doesnt need the greed and hyper-commercialism that the current crop of crony capitalists aspire to.

 

[ibd77]

Well in today's climate...if you are a black, lesbian, feminist...then when do you start.

 

[pazza]

I'm going forgiveness. Brian Waldron.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Flame away, but I actually think Chris Judd would do a great job. Hasn’t toed the company line in the past and has shown to be a deep thinker.

.. and a disliker of kids with cancer.

 

[Rod Stroker]

No. Needs to be someone with a deep understanding of the game, and who knows what success in it looks like. We don't need another corporate flog like Gil.

Brian Cook would have been perfect, but it's probably too late for him.

Ben Buckley possibly, given he was the previous AFL COO, then became FFA CEO.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Within the current Club and AFL types I would like Gale. Decent person and seems to value loyalty and just loves the game.

However if Baron Gill of McLaughlinland does go this or next year, I suspect it will be Harley. I do not believe that would be a good appointment.

 

[Jascave]

If the AFL wants to win back the respect of the AFL community, they need to appoint an outsider to be the new CEO. Someone with fresh thinking and ideas. One of them could be something along the lines the late Bob Hawke did in his first year as Prime Minister, who held a National Economic Summit meeting in Canberra in 1983. An AFL Summit meeting featuring representatives from the AFL Commission, media, players, club officials from each of the 18 AFL teams, representatives from all state and grassroots competitions throughout Australia, medical personnel and selected supporters from each of the 18 AFL clubs would meet in Melbourne and try to sort out the problems facing the game of Australian Rules across all levels-from the AFL right through to junior football.


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