Voting for the one "member elected" position on the Board closes on Friday. I have read the candidate statements, and am no closer to being able to make a rational choice. Any input, particularly with reference to Goodings' representation of members, for the last 2 years?
Tracy Smart or Graeme Goodings?
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Graeme Goodings, the newsreader?
That's the other option?
That's the other option?
They’re not required to ‘represent’ members any more than other directors. They’re just appointed via membership vote, they then just become another director with the same responsibilities.
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The great thing about the member-elected directors is they have a mandate to prosecute member issues (which then get voted down 7-2.)
That’s democracy in action right there buddy, if you’re not happy with that maybe you should move to North Korea.
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Shame there wasn't a 3rd option.
Goodings has always come across as the quintessential candidate that's been hand picked to appeal to the apple slice brigade. I didn't vote for him last time because the last thing the Crows board needed was a vanilla "celebrity" board member that gets voted in solely because of his status and just ends up being a bum on a seat and offering nothing.
Goodings has always come across as the quintessential candidate that's been hand picked to appeal to the apple slice brigade. I didn't vote for him last time because the last thing the Crows board needed was a vanilla "celebrity" board member that gets voted in solely because of his status and just ends up being a bum on a seat and offering nothing.
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Have we ever had a decent candidate that actually wants to ask the tough questions and make the club accountable?
Sadly I couldn't see someone that wanted to shake the status quo ever being allowed to run unless they duplicitously pretended to be a sycophant in order to be elected.
Sadly I couldn't see someone that wanted to shake the status quo ever being allowed to run unless they duplicitously pretended to be a sycophant in order to be elected.
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Port just elected one.
Not sure what it will amount to, but he certainly didn’t run as the status quo.
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Didn't run as one, but has become one
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I think you need to give it a bit longer than five minutes
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Yeah I know and to be honest he was the much better candidate out of the two.
That being said, I wanted Abernethy to win solely because he would have been a yes man and helped cement Hinkley's spot.
Port will definitely be better for having Tredrea on their board.
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This is true and it’s a racket to be sure.
However, a certain type of board candidate has the ability to strategically influence others around the table.
So you can’t completely discount the role of the member-elected directors.
Of the two in this race, I actually think Smart would be the one most likely to influence.
And not in a good way.
They’ve got to get through the club’s vetting process and be selected to be a candidate. It’s not hidden, they’ve provided the process to us in black and white.
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They can, but at least there would be someone in board meetings asking questions and offering an alternative opinions on things.
Even if they're being voted against by the majority it's better than having another sycophant on the Board
If you were to ask enough questions eventually people would start to taking them seriously.
I don't see how you could be sure unless it's a "they can only get better from here" type of argument. Plenty of well meaning, competent people get corrupted by access to the inner circle.
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That's true for some, but we all know that Tredders has a lot more conviction than most and wouldn't fold like a deck of cards.
He has nothing to gain from becoming a stooge especially when he has made his opinions very public and was voted in on a platform that he's not happy with the current direction.
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Do we? Didn't sound like it last night.
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Ive a hunch hes playing the long game. @ Round 3 he should start arcing up.
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Status Quo
Goodings re-elected to board, Randall steps down
The Club hosted it's Annual Member's Meeting on Tuesdaywww.afc.com.au
“Board-appointed Directors….. have had their tenures extended.”
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Status Quo
Goodings re-elected to board, Randall steps down
The Club hosted it's Annual Member's Meeting on Tuesday
Surprising no one. Struggle to find a justification to consider Goodings qualified to sit on the Crows board, or any board for that matter.
