Could Josh Frydenberg be the new AFL CEO?

[layzie 33,753]

1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

Auld didn’t exactly demonstrate a great knowledge of the game when he was the Gold Coasts inaugural CEO. They are still getting over the massive blunders they made setting up that shop.

On the other hand Peggy O’Neal probably couldn’t have told you which way a snap spun when she first joined the Tigers board.

I don’t think knowledge necessarily directly corresponds with respect for tradition. And even if it does I’m not sure the CEO has to wear all of that burden, that’s really the commissions job. Any and every CEO will to some extent try to sell fans and clubs up the river to increase revenues. That’s human nature.

The right person for the job doesn’t go too far with that, makes smart deals and is innovative. Gill’s not always popular but he’s done far better than a lot of people think in those aspects. 

 

I don't know a lot about Auld's direct influence up at GC to know how well or poorly he did. From the outside looking in I think even Peter Jackson would have had a tough time there in those days but I do take your point. I thought his role in the fixturing in 2020 was a decent feathers in the cap.

Where Peggy O'Neil is concerned that is true but to me the club president role is a place where you can do this and get the right people in. I'm actually a bit surprised how many club presidents have been linked to this job considering governance and management are two different things. You can definitively make the transition of course and a lot of these people have management backgrounds but if you're hiring for AFL CEO you'd want a bit more than an overpriced delegator in my opinion.

Not ruling it out though, the bold moves can often spark progress.

Edited June 21, 2022 by layzie

[Superunknown 4,215]

A CEO needs to demonstrate executive excellence above reproach. I’m not sure if Frydenberg would meet this standard.

Harley might be a better candidate?

[Stiff Arm 4,419]

I certainly hope not.

Big spender, big debtor. Couldn't hold onto the Golden Ticket seat. Won't stand up to big boys around him. Not a footy person

Just give it to Brendon Gale and save the money earmarked for employment consultants

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,840]

5 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

The best person ever involved in the AFL was Graeme Samuel who was the prime mover in turning the AFL (then the VFL) from an amateurish, bankrupt code to the professional business it is today. When he joined the VFL, he wouldn't have known one end of a football from the other. 

 

There must be two Graeme Samuals. For a moment there I thought you were talking about the one who was on the Commission when the knife was plunged into Fitzroy's back, literally in the dead of night. The same one who tried to rat-phukc the Deez in '96.

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,840]

I would have thought the obvious candidate is starring the League in the face. Either Max or Daisy.

[deanox 9,901]

This feels like classic AFL controversy generation. 

Leak an idea into the media that they suspect will be particularly controversial to either a) test it with the public first and the deny all knowledge if the idea stinks or b) create a big carry on so that they can gently slip in their preferred outcome in the background seemingly under the radar.

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,840]

2 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Surely ScoMo for the AFL job.  He’s a gun at marketing and embellishments.  Yes he knows nothing about the greatest game but at least he’ll be able to manage questions about the failings !!!

I love this idea SoNS.

• I don't umpire the game mate.
• Jenny has a way of clarifying the holding the man/holding the ball rule.
• See ya in Bali Jordon. 

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,693]

16 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

I would have thought the obvious candidate is starring the League in the face. Either Max or Daisy.

The height difference suggests only one of them could look the AFL in the face.

[Demon_spurs 1,833]

18 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Surely ScoMo for the AFL job.  He’s a gun at marketing and embellishments.  Yes he knows nothing about the greatest game but at least he’ll be able to manage questions about the failings !!!

I've seen him tackle on a football pitch, he's a naturtal

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,693]

16 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

There must be two Graeme Samuals. For a moment there I thought you were talking about the one who was on the Commission when the knife was plunged into Fitzroy's back, literally in the dead of night. The same one who tried to rat-phukc the Deez in '96.

It's always interesting to consider the counter-factual. Remember that around the time Graeme Samuel joined the then VFL, the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs in Victoria had written to the VFL advising of his intention to wind up seven clubs who were all technically bankrupt making it illegal for them to trade. (There's an old thread on this somewhere.) If Samuel hadn't joined the VFL, perhaps there would be no Fitzroy and six other clubs - including ours - before the end of the 1980s.  

Edited June 22, 2022 by La Dee-vina Comedia

[Demonland 71,629]

Keep purely political attacks and name calling out of the thread please or it will be closed and you may face a stint on the sidelines.

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,357]

He'd look after the wealthiest 2% of the competition which after the sale of the Bentleigh Club and all our GF merch would probably include us these days. We might even get a free car park thrown in for the new training facility at Gosch's. 

[Fritta and Turner 4,345]

Nah, I think you would need someone who is reasonably popular and held in high esteem.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,693]

14 minutes ago, Jontee said:

Nah, I think you would need someone who is reasonably popular and held in high esteem.

So, someone quite different from Andrew Demetriou, then.

[Demonstone 22,322]

You'd reckon that Port Adelaide might be a bit nervous about the colours on their jumper.

Apparently Mr. Frydenberg isn't particularly keen on teal at this point in time.

[dimmy 1,307]

On 6/21/2022 at 3:22 PM, chook fowler said:

couldn't stand up to SCOMO, don't know how he would go with AFL egos.

They (AFL) egos are way down in the arrodensity level cf Jen's husband. How about Angus, Barnyard or Bridget MCK !!!

[Maldonboy38 6,390]

A very capable man on many fronts, but I can't see him as a sport CEO of any kind. 

Unfortunately, I see 1 of 2 frightening scenarios playing out:

They promote/elevate one of their own who is cut from the Demetriou/McLachlan mould, and the fan-ignoring, gambling-addicted, game destroying, money-grabbing, knobs continue to focus on "what are they doing in the USA so let's copy that".

OR

A woke dilettante who wants a cause-based guernsey for each separate round, makes our great game more like basketball and soccer so people don't get hurt, and panders to every lobby group or study out of Sweden that says salad makes your heart stronger. 

 

[Smokey 4,389]

I detest his former colleagues, but Josh was probably the least of offensive of that bunch. 
 

Either way, please keep career politicians away from the game I love. 

[Mr Steve 3,820]

Ha Ha ha . So Josh approached the AFL and asked for the job not the other way around. Word is he planted the story he's in the running for the AFL job with a friendly journo. Not getting any bites in the corporate world and decided he needed to create a little "buzz" himself. AFR

 

[dee-tox 4,835]

Just give the job to Benny Gale and stop with the charade...

[old dee 23,782]

1 hour ago, dee-tox said:

Just give the job to Benny Gale and stop with the charade...

Oh god another old boy!

[Jibroni 4,987]

Gary Pert would be a brilliant candidate for CEO of the AFL. 

Edited June 26, 2022 by Jibroni

[Dr. Gonzo 24,197]

4 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

Ha Ha ha . So Josh approached the AFL and asked for the job not the other way around. Word is he planted the story he's in the running for the AFL job with a friendly journo. Not getting any bites in the corporate world and decided he needed to create a little "buzz" himself. AFR

 

[Fritta and Turner 4,345]

On 6/23/2022 at 8:24 AM, Smokey said:

I detest his former colleagues, but Josh was probably the least of offensive of that bunch. 
 

Either way, please keep career politicians away from the game I love. 

I will tell Jeff Kennett you said that

[layzie 33,753]

1 hour ago, Jibroni said:

Gary Pert would be a brilliant candidate for CEO of the AFL. 

I mean honestly, that's not all that far fetched. If we're talking ex player club CEOs he ticks a lot of boxes.