Rumour Simon Garlick to the AFL

[Tonga Bob]

Caroline Wilson on The Agenda Setters has just said that Simon Garlick

Simon Garlick

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is “the strong favourite” to become the AFL Chief Operating Officer.

Thoughts?

 

[Mogumber]

No more Bulldogs, I say.
And that's the Footscray ones. She'll be right

 

[s_wd6]

I have none. Don’t know if this is a good thing or bad thing

 

[Mr Cheese]

Gutted. Think he's a great operator; navigated Belly well, positioned us superbly off field, and limited our exposure to stuff going sideways with JL.

 

[BeinPurplenGreen]

Watch Peter Bell return as CEO. FFS.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

So long as they replace him with someone reasonable then having a Freo operator seems like nothing but good news to me

 

[Farrand]

Fair play to him. Lot of questions over his experience and lack of previous success but he's been good for Freo.

 

[BettercallSaul]

I was randomly thinking about him taking this position today ( I know, I need a life), and I concluded he would have to take the position if offered. The money would be very good but mainly it would open all sorts of doors in the future including AFL ceo. They appoint from within .
What ever we might lose in the short term we would hopefully gain in having a “friend “ in the AFL executive who actually understands the issues facing WA clubs.

 

[Arcassius]

Well, that hope didn't pan out with Goyder

 

[sumavich]

Goyder has done bugger all for Freo! Bugger all

 

[MadMundy]

Bring Rick Hart back.

 

[Ysaye]

Bring Rick Hart back.

Rick was never the CEO?

 

[andreww90]

I don’t really know what the chief operating officer does but it can only be a good thing having someone from a WA club in the position. They would have a far better understanding of the WA clubs needs and environment.

 

[MadMundy]

Rick was never the CEO?

I stand by it, bring him back anyway.

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

Stability in senior leadership roles is critical for a footy club, so another change isn't ideal

 

[stax on the mull]

There's a new Garlick. Ashleigh somebody... Ashleigh Wagandha?

 

[The Feeder Club]

He'd be a silly boy to take it on IMO - for reasons I've already posted. It just seems a poisoned chalice of a position.

I won't be overly fussed if he goes though, he's talked a big game and delivered a not very big game. He's probably competent enough, but a mastermind he ain't.

 

[Freo Shark]

The plus side is, he is not irreplaceable. Infact it shows a Freo\based CEO is no impediment to career advancement.

Unlike the past where alot of highly credentialed candidates knocked us back purely coz its Perth, might give us a go in future of landing a genuinely highly credentialled candidate.

 

[freodog]

I can see it would it would be very attractive role for Garlick and it could lead to take over from Andrew Dillon in time.

Sucks for Freo because he's been a good CEO.

 

[LongSerong]

Like previously mentioned, can only be a positive for us in the long run if he gets the job

 

[stax on the mull]

There was a bit of an off hand remark about Fremantle and Garlick last night on Footy Furnace where Morris reckoned that he(SG) has given an indication that he wasn't looking for the AFL job.

Could be based on an interview Garlick did with SEN on Saturday.



2nd Half of interview is where it's relevant to the discussion.

 

[anchor man]

I don’t really know what the chief operating officer does but it can only be a good thing having someone from a WA club in the position. They would have a far better understanding of the WA clubs needs and environment.

He is at the moment only representing a WA club. He is not a West Aussie'.
We have had "WA people " represented on the VFL/AFL before and got SFA.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Simon Garlick

Simon Garlick

Age

50

Ht

177cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

9.4

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

3star

's opted out of the AFL COO role.

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

Wonder what his long game is

Seems like a good opportunity

 

[Big Animal]

sounds like Harley won that gig. Good for us and our club stability i would think.