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Pert and Roffey - The Review Thread

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1 minute ago, Adam The God said:

Disagree, but we'll leave it at that.

Who’s not at Fault?

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    2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    What a shocking waste of Money…

    You are happy that money was spent @drysdale demon? Basically to smack both parties on the wrist….

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    Just now, drysdale demon said:

    What are you talking about, I agreed with your post.

    With a Facepalm??

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    3 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Who’s not at Fault?

    I don't think Peter Lawrence is at fault. He merely wanted better governance and has spent years passionately and financially supporting the club. Both AFL and AFLW programs.

    By the end of the recent court proceedings, the board had accepted almost all of his requests.

    The club did not need to waste time and money, and undermine our brand. All they needed to do was accept the better governance positions in the first place. And weirdly, they didn't.

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    1 minute ago, Adam The God said:

    I don't think Peter Lawrence is at fault. He merely wanted better governance and has spent years passionately and financially supporting the club. Both AFL and AFLW programs.

    By the end of the recent court proceedings, the board had accepted almost all of his requests.

    The club did not need to waste time and money, and undermine our brand. All they needed to do was accept the better governance positions in the first place. And weirdly, they didn't.

    This should have been sorted out well before it got to Court. Perfect opportunity for mediation.
    I would like to hear an explanation as to why the Club, dug its heels in. If it was purely self preservation, then that is disgraceful, but even so it should never have cost us $500,000

    Fault on both sides in my opinion 

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    The $500,000 referred to earlier in the thread was 2020-22. Who knows what was spent on this last case - it went for 4 days in the Federal Court - the lawyers on this site could perhaps hazard a guess.

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    39 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    This should have been sorted out well before it got to Court. Perfect opportunity for mediation.
    I would like to hear an explanation as to why the Club, dug its heels in. If it was purely self preservation, then that is disgraceful, but even so it should never have cost us $500,000

    Fault on both sides in my opinion 

    Incompetent boards and executive tend to be hesitant to let people look too far into what they're doing. This is why they're also resistant to an independent review despite multiple former presidents and past players calling for it. 

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    13 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

    Incompetent boards and executive tend to be hesitant to let people look too far into what they're doing. This is why they're also resistant to an independent review despite multiple former presidents and past players calling for it. 

    Yes i am well aware of that. But Sporting Clubs have a lot more public scrutiny, plus if the team performance drops, the Boards have few places to hide, which is the way it should be

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    4 hours ago, Hawk the Demon said:

    And this is how Mr Pert acts towards a member if you step out of line

    Landing the club with $500K in unnecessary costs is a bit more than "stepping out of line".

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    2 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Landing the club with $500K in unnecessary costs is a bit more than "stepping out of line".

    "Landing the club"? All they needed to do was accept the amendments Peter pushed and they would have saved those costs. Instead they weirdly dragged it through the courts and then accepted the majority of the changes, making the vast majority of the process redundant. 

    Completely the board's fault.

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    7 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Landing the club with $500K in unnecessary costs is a bit more than "stepping out of line".

    Just to repeat the earlier post.

    The $500,000 referred to earlier in the thread was 2020-22. Who knows what was spent on this last case - it went for 4 days in the Federal Court - the lawyers on this site could perhaps hazard a guess.

    The Club lost the case in 2022.

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    Channel 7 is reporting we are embarking on an external review 

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    1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

    Channel 7 is reporting we are embarking on an external review 

    Hip hip hooray. 🎉

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    8 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Channel 7 is reporting we are embarking on an external review 

    Open all doors and cupboards before the Shredders are ordered from Officeworks…

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    They say backflip as if the person who said we wouldn't do a review didn't just resign.

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    Well done to Brad Green for doing what he said he will just 48 hours after taking on a temporary presidential role

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    I think at this stage the external review is the only thing that might clear the slate for a fresh beginning. Hoping it gets done well and helps bring the club back together. 

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    3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Well done to Brad Green for doing what he said he will just 48 hours after taking on a temporary presidential role

    Having met Brad a number of times at my local, he absolutely loves The Demons, so i am really glad he has gone down this path, for maybe some short term pain??

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    The positive of this it’s someone from with extensive experience in success and culture of success well done Green 

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    19 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     


    Was with the All blacks for 19 years, oversaw back to back world cup wins and a team that was rated No.1 for a decade.

    Probably safe to say he's going to know a thing or two about professionalism and what's needed for a winning culture.
     

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    33 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    Well that’s quick. Perceived pressure was enough to get an external review…

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