I was there and it was excruciating to watch but proud of how they ground out the win.

We certainly got it wright by not appointing Ross!

Graham Wright has probably seen enough ! I'm expecting him (when he gets his bum in the big chair) to make some tough, unpopular but necessary moves. He owes nobody nothin' . So buckle up change is on the way.

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The problem with Socialism is, you eventually run out of other people's money.

i hope change is coming. meaningful change. but i fear it'll be more posturing and people pleasing inbound. that's been the MO for the last 25 years.

I thought Cook was going to fix the place

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If you allow the Government to change the Laws in an emergency
They will create an Emergency to change the Laws

Correct.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

Super fund….

Just on Graham Wright.

We know all about his track record in footy dept roles etc.

But, is he even able to do any of those things as a CEO? Isn’t there a separation of powers and delegation of such tasks to the footy department?

Yes he can have an influence but if he even tries to flex his muscles wouldn’t they be accused of interfering in the process?

Maybe a dumb question but I don’t know much about how footy clubs work in the boardroom.

As CEO, Brian Cook or Graham Wright once installed, would manages the complete business operation.
He would report directly to the board. The board would approve any recommendations, changes or improvements put forward by CEO. CEO would manage the complete management team within all clubs business units, including the football manager & department.

Cook could have made changes to Lloyd, or anyone / anything within the football department, as Wright can do once in charge.

I want Graeme Wright to stick his nose in Footy Dept affairs

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Winston Churchill

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"I said I'd tell you the truth. Didn't say you'd like it." - Finch

change can only be a good thing at this point.


i love the fact wright picked mcrae kinda from left field, and pushed hard for mcrae to apply, and then pushed hard for him to be appointed. the fact he handpicked mcrae over voss is an interesting little sidebar.

pies were a bit of a mess when he took them over. salary cap thru the roof, deadwood every where, 2nd last on the ladder, a bunch of aging players on the list - not too dissimilar to us.

he fixed the list, got the cap back under control and went from 2nd last on the ladder in 21 to a flag in 23.

Yes Braithy , very interesting and a bit puzzling also . Wright was GM of football at the time . He was the one who decided to jettison Buckley which was like slaying Bambi . Pretty brave doing a thing like that at the Pies . Yes , as you say he was the one who drove the appointment of Fly . The the thing I find most fascinating is Wright was so unimpressed with Voss he counted him out after the first interview . He didn't get a call up for a second interview . I wonder if Wrights thoughts on Voss have changed after spending six months in the joint and observing Voss up close .

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All my dangerous friends

i fear, voss is exactly who wright thought he was.

his days might be numbered. but only if wright has a bonafide replacement up his sleeve.

Soft salary cap may have a say in this decision too.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

soft salary cap is such a bullshit concept.

KEN oath

I remember in the 80's a photo in the Herald of all the support staff at Carlton.

Just because the AFL props up the GCS and the GWS and they don't want to have to pay the nepo babies more.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Congratulations Brian Carlyle Cook for significant services to Australian rules football, to business , and to community .

Well done Brian for being recognised with a AM in the Kings Birthday Honours .

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All my dangerous friends

Swann was meant to fix us & take us to the promised land. Then it was Cook. Now it's Wright's turn

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#DonTheStash

Anyone who's a financial adviser would be bending over backwards to have Brian Cook as a client with the amount of super he has accumulated.