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Geelong already have too much influence. 

Nothing says jobs for the boys like "football" experience

 

And the "protection" of Geebung will continue. Oh God spare me. Is there no end.

 


I don't mind it. Always been a mature voice with the Players Association. His guest commentary on Channel Seven is pretty insightful. Better choice than a pale, stale, male 60 year old company board appointment.

It's unpaid and would conflict him out of most jobs (including media) in football

Leigh Matthews discussed on radio a few weeks back how he had been approached and what it would have meant for him at the time

 
1 minute ago, Demonland said:

Even better

Patrick Dangerfield’s resume reads

- channel 7 commentator 

- Geelong COO

- Local hero 

- AFL commissioner 

- Part time footballer 

- Proud owner of large shorts and small eyes 


First it was Steve Hocking who had significant influence in changing all these rules in the draft and free agency.

Then went back to Geelong he went to Celebrate his Clubs continued ability to keep topping up. 

Now Dangermouse friggen spare me!

No conflict of interest at all.

 

I didn’t know the AFL Commission was funded with government money…

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I don’t mean to sound condescending about professional athletes, because it’s a highly specialised skill and requires a lot of commitment, but how can a multi billion dollar entity seriously think it’s a good idea to put someone on the commission who literally has no experience with administration?

An advisory role, sure. But on the actual commission? That’s nuts. The guys never had another job, let alone the experience required.


2 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Nah, that won't be a conflict of interest at all

To be fair to Dangerfield, across the many years he’s been discussed on various threads on Demonland, he’s another deserving/undeserving very successful player who attracts the criticism of the public. 
It’s really the Aussie ‘tall poppy syndrome‘ at its finest. 
 

There is no doubt however that Dangerfield can let his ego run away too often. 

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He’s basically a deckhead.

FMD what a joke the AFL is. Any person who has had any involvement at club land should be immediately conflicted out for at least 10 years following any official club roles. 
 

The AFL commissioners blatant [censored] for the Cats.

Now i understand why Danger as head of the PA stayed silent over the Allir concussion issue. 

i figured he was offered a gig for his silence but didn’t think it would be this blatantly obvious 


His football experience is not what should be sought or a place on the commission.

The commission needs ex players with both playing experience and administrative/management/director skills from their post playing years.

For Danger, and the footy world, it is too soon and, as others have said, he would be too conflicted and totally inexperienced to fill a board type position.

There must be plenty of former players who could fill a board position.

 

27 minutes ago, layzie said:

Who offers a spot on the commission to someone still playing?

Is this the new Dill Drew ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking?

Sorry Mr Dillon 

Just doing my bit. 

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Does anyone at HQ have any idea about running things or do they just put on their clown shoes each morning and make up some new way to turn the game into a circus?

How could you have an active player on the commission? I see there’s 2 spots, let’s put Chris Scott in the other one and see how they go as a tag team act.. absolute farce.

 

Too much influence by too few.
It used to be Eddy Everywhere. Now we’re in Danger(ous) territory with Paddy playing on and off the Field. And don’t get me started on Fox Footy’s love affair with Jack Riewoldt.

I’d say this is fairly obviously a primer, as to take this at face value it’s preposterous.

Gil & Goyder would have pontificated on appointing Dangerfield to the board upon retirement, lamenting that it’d be widely seen as too soon. How do we make that more palatable? Propose doing it while he’s still playing. It’s absurd and would never eventuate, but framing it in such a way makes a quick transfer once the bails have been removed far more acceptable to the masses.

Can’t stand the suggestion though, the bloke is a pill.

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