Toast Vale Graeme McMahon

[ManWithNoName]

Has passed away from cancer aged 74. Chairman of the club for seven years, 1997-2003. Oversaw the 2000 Premiership, the attempted coup against Sheedy in 1998 and also the move to (then) Colonial Stadium. Goes without saying he was also a great Essendon supporter.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Vale Graham, rest in peace.

 

[Jade]

That is a damn shame.

RIP mate.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Oversaw one of the greatest, if not the single greatest, periods of off-field and on-field strength in the club's history.

Vale.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Oh wow sad to hear, rest in peace Graham

 

[Whispering_Jack]

I remember reading about his cancer last year... Vale Graeme

 

[BrunoV]

Outspoken, belligerent at times and scheming to establish an elite within the AFL. He was everything an EFC Chairman should be.

 

[Pweter]

Vale Graham.

Nothing to say at times like this, it's just a damn shame.

 

[Dave]

RIP Graham.

 

[bombersfan4000]

that is sad news, help set up Essendon as one of the financial powerhouse clubs of the AFL, he use to be a large bloke, but looked a lot more healthy in that picture then when he was at Essendon.

 

[Mercurial89]

Having seen a few people go through the same illness and hearing how he approached it i have even more respect for the man.

Thoughts are with his family.

 

[Dave]

Yeah, it's a bugger of a way to go. Seen it close up and personal, very very tough. He did damn well to last 16 months, pancreatic cancer doesn't take any prisoners.

 

[The Dustbin]

At least your pain and suffering is over. RIP Greame.

 

[srobbo]

RIP Graham. Oversaw a great era at our club.

Remember him having a brain tumour removed some years ago but thought he made a full recovery...wasn't aware of his most recent illness.

Very sad.

 

[HurlsMeister18]

Really sad to hear.

What was the attempted coup against Sheeds back in 98 ? Have never heard anything about this.

 

[DonsRule]

RIP Graham.

 

[pazza]

I've never met a man more approachable in footy...Sheeds included. And he'd love to chat footy all the time.

RIP.

 

[yaco55]

McMahon protected Sheedy both at Prahran and Essendon. A strong man.

 

[Boss351]

RIP Graeme, condolences to his family and friends , Essendon FC and your club supporters

f*ck cancer

 

[Whispering_Jack]

Yeah, it's a bugger of a way to go. Seen it close up and personal, very very tough. He did damn well to last 16 months, pancreatic cancer doesn't take any prisoners.

Yeah, a close family friend of ours succumbed to pancreatic cancer on NYE 2012 - a real shit of a thing with no cure at this stage.

 

[Essendonia]

Vale, Graeme.

 

[hurlygurdy]

 

[Doss]

Rest in peace, Graeme. Seventy-four is too young.

 

[eth-dog]

Vale Graeme

 

[Bombers 2003]

Rest in peace, Graeme. Seventy-four is too young.

far too young