7 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

It seems odd that we have had no press conf, press release nor member email to announce the appointment.

Tom Morris who leaked the story of Bartlett standing down seems to have gone to ground.  And the Pert email he thought had been sent on Saturday night doesn't seem to have existed or he was misinformed.

Wouldn't mind seeing something official from mfc on Kate's appointment. 

the pert email was to core business units, i.e. goodwin, who mentioned it in his press conference

Weren't people saying Bartlett was looking really sick at the AGM?

4 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

the pert email was to core business units, i.e. goodwin, who mentioned it in his press conference

And info for members?

5 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

And info for members?

nothing yet as far as i have received

Twilight Zone

Let's hope she has success much like Peggy O'Neill.....

53 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Let's hope she has success much like Peggy O'Neill.....

I will proclaim her to be God when in happens.

 

and here is the announcement  with video  https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/904141/melbourne-announces-22nd-club-president

Thank you Glen, for a;; you have done for our great club?

Definitely has the CV to help push through the new facility.

All the best Kate, someone get her a new scarf!

The majority of Presidents and CEO's I have seen at the MFC have been average plodders with a few complete farc ups and the very odd outstanding ones.

If Kate turns out to be a competent plodder I'll be happy.

19 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

I know her from ABC TV Breakfast appearances, don’t always agree with her politics but she is very competent. 

Swings left? Let’s hope she doesn’t bring that garbage into the club

3 hours ago, NeveroddoreveN said:

Equality means equal for both parties.  It is better in some places in the world, but i think you are so far off the mark here it just screams ignorance and male entitlement.   i might need a reality check and live in fantasy land as you put it, but i would say you need to delve a bit deeper and look within yourself.

You still did not answer why you reacted in such a way?

Please explain !

Do you want equality of opportunity or equality of outcome ? 

They are very different things.

50 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

 

Is she hugging Mark "Choco" Williams there? Great to see!

Gotta love Mark "Choco" Williams! Not sure if people read the article in the Herald Sun on Sunday about Demons wingman Ed Langdon singing the praises of Mark "Choco" Williams and how he has helped Ed Langdon to be more calm with his kicking and improve his kicking skills. Brilliant stuff!

 

Seems as qualified as any president we’ve had in the past and it’s a great progressive move for us to have our first female president. 

The coterie club might need to be a little sharper on the locations of future functions though!

All the best to Bartlett, probably the most stable years off the field we’ve had since I’ve been following the Dees. 

38 minutes ago, Supreme_Demon said:

 

Is she hugging Mark "Choco" Williams there? Great to see!

Gotta love Mark "Choco" Williams! Not sure if people read the article in the Herald Sun on Sunday about Demons wingman Ed Langdon singing the praises of Mark "Choco" Williams and how he has helped Ed Langdon to be more calm with his kicking and improve his kicking skills. Brilliant stuff!

 

Mark Williams has been the missing ingredient, the assistant that we truly needed. I just hope he sticks around for a good number of years. 
The MFC needs stability and continuity 

Players will come to us and our core will play out entire careers. 

3 hours ago, AzzKikA said:

Weren't people saying Bartlett was looking really sick at the AGM?

Don't know about sick but he looked over weight and a little worn out. So that fits comment. 

Whatever the reasons, it appears that the changeover to Roffey has been handled well without much fuss. No mud slinging or rumours. 

Well done MFC and another indication that we are a professional outfit with a smooth operation. . 

5 hours ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

Are you talking about women in China, Middle East and India?    Because they have it bad.  Real bad.

As for Australia and the west you are living in fantasy land if you think there's gender inequality here. 

 

This is a ****house post. Congratulations.

This appointment has been made on merit. Anyone suggesting otherwise has obviously not bothered to do any research. Her accomplishments with respect to delivery of major projects are truly impressive and we are in the very fortunate position that she has been leveraging those connections to get our home base approved. I believe this appointment can only help that process.

This is not a token appointment to tick a gender equality box. She is the best person for the job. End of story.

Best of luck Kate.

Ah the days when dinner was on the table at 6 how things have changed...

Dear Kate,

Congratulations,

Some notes for your agenda ? from the outer:

1. Hold open elections of directors and publish subsequent results

2. Treat and inform members with respect; members whose passion is why you are there.

3. Build a Board better than the rest in the AFL, befitting the men's and women's teams exciting performances on the field.

 

2 hours ago, deebug said:

Thank you Glen, for a;; you have done for our great club?

Yes Glen a big thanks fir all your 8 years of hard work . 

31 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

Ah the days when dinner was on the table at 6 how things have changed...

My dinner is still on the table at six. Where did my wife get it so wrong? ?