AFL next CEO

[Sedat]

Re: AFL next CEO

Well he claimed it was "not his fault" so really anyone in City Hall could play him.

A lucrative career in politics beckons

[jeemak]

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You're getting and Old Boy from the elite schools but that's all good apparently:

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-old-xavs-boy-without-an-enemy-in-the-game-who-is-new-afl-boss-andrew-dillon-20230412-p5czux.html

[angelopetraglia]

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Why is everyone so fascinated by what high school he went to? Everyone fawning over that he is an old Xavier boy. Why does everyone talk about it and bring it up?

Because it appears it is crucial to him getting the job. The high school he went to for six years about 30 years ago is somehow a talking point. It is crazy that this is still happening in 2023. What is also disturbing is how many of the AFL executive team went to elite private schools. The game of the people, for the people run by a secret little club from Melbourne's elite circle.

It is disturbing.

[hujsh]

Re: AFL next CEO

Why is everyone so fascinated by what high school he went to? Everyone fawning over that he is an old Xavier boy. Why does everyone talk about it and bring it up?

Because it appears it is crucial to him getting the job. The high school he went to for six years about 30 years ago is somehow a talking point. It is crazy that this is still happening in 2023. What is also disturbing is how many of the AFL executive team went to elite private schools. The game of the people, for the people run by a secret little club from Melbourne's elite circle.

It is disturbing.

It's good practice to talk it up and normalise it as an important hiring criteria. Makes it easier to justify why you keep hiring people from the same background over and over again.

[Grantysghost]

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The ruling classes have mastered the art of concealing the fact that there are indeed, ruling classes.

The fat content bourgeoisie (love Marxist terms, someone said Prole the other day) sleepwalking along whilst (mind the gap) the rich get richer.

We need a nationalist uprising, let's pretend it's socialist too (screw DAS KAPITAL!). We could call it National Socialist something or other?

Sedat for President, EW for Benevolent leader, GVG minister for tents, BAD propaganda

I can be Rasputin. Crazy middle aged idiot who posts crap like this.

[Sedat]

Re: AFL next CEO

You're getting and Old Boy from the elite schools but that's all good apparently:

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...12-p5czux.html

Straight from the VAFA footy factory

[angelopetraglia]

Re: AFL next CEO

Straight from the VAFA footy factory

Yep. From Sam's piece on Dillion below https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...0a691d4fc26791

It was the middle of 2000 and the young legal eagle had spent his weekdays for the previous three years working on property trusts and contracts for Village Roadshow’s theme parks and cinema exhibitions, and spent the weekends fortifying his reputation as a revered champion in the Victorian Amateur Football Association.

So when Dillon fleetingly saw his 1995 Old Xaverians premiership teammate and AFL administrator Ben Buckley on Punt Rd that day it was a nod to one of those powerful VAFA links that seemingly sprout tentacles anywhere.

“(Dillon) joined the AFL’s commercial operations team and from memory it was a result of me running into him, or him literally running me over, after a game of footy,” Buckley said.

“Susan Harper, who is one of the senior execs at (talent management agency) TLA, had left the AFL and we were looking for an in-house counsel.

“I yelled out to him, because we’d played footy together, and said: ‘You’re a lawyer aren’t you, Dills?’

“One thing led to another and he joined the team.”

[Grantysghost]

Re: AFL next CEO

Yep. From Sam's piece on Dillion below https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...0a691d4fc26791

It was the middle of 2000 and the young legal eagle had spent his weekdays for the previous three years working on property trusts and contracts for Village Roadshow’s theme parks and cinema exhibitions, and spent the weekends fortifying his reputation as a revered champion in the Victorian Amateur Football Association.

So when Dillon fleetingly saw his 1995 Old Xaverians premiership teammate and AFL administrator Ben Buckley on Punt Rd that day it was a nod to one of those powerful VAFA links that seemingly sprout tentacles anywhere.

“(Dillon) joined the AFL’s commercial operations team and from memory it was a result of me running into him, or him literally running me over, after a game of footy,” Buckley said.

“Susan Harper, who is one of the senior execs at (talent management agency) TLA, had left the AFL and we were looking for an in-house counsel.

“I yelled out to him, because we’d played footy together, and said: ‘You’re a lawyer aren’t you, Dills?’

“One thing led to another and he joined the team.”

Oh gold.

DILLS!

There is literally DILLS in charge.

[Bornadog]

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Over the years, I cannot say I have liked one CEO of the AFL.

I don't know what Dillon is like, so we shall see.

[jeemak]

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It's amazing that he just happened to bump into a mate who didn't really know what type of lawyer he was, but just knew he was the right/ most talented man for the job.

Working on property trusts and contracts........is there anything more Old Xaverians?

[angelopetraglia]

Re: AFL next CEO

It's amazing that he just happened to bump into a mate who didn't really know what type of lawyer he was, but just knew he was the right/ most talented man for the job.

Working on property trusts and contracts........is there anything more Old Xaverians?

Pretty amazing isn't it!!!!

Also highly unusual that someone from a legal counsel background goes onto to be the CEO.

[Grantysghost]

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Over the years, I cannot say I have liked one CEO of the AFL.

I don't know what Dillon is like, so we shall see.

Yes fair enough to give him a chance. Let's see how he goes.
Reading between the lines though the fact he had to be convinced, implies he was asked initially.

So they've spent millions searching, then the guy who said he didn't want it, wants it.

Bonza.

[jazzadogs]

Re: AFL next CEO

Yep. From Sam's piece on Dillion below https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...0a691d4fc26791

It was the middle of 2000 and the young legal eagle had spent his weekdays for the previous three years working on property trusts and contracts for Village Roadshow’s theme parks and cinema exhibitions, and spent the weekends fortifying his reputation as a revered champion in the Victorian Amateur Football Association.

So when Dillon fleetingly saw his 1995 Old Xaverians premiership teammate and AFL administrator Ben Buckley on Punt Rd that day it was a nod to one of those powerful VAFA links that seemingly sprout tentacles anywhere.

“(Dillon) joined the AFL’s commercial operations team and from memory it was a result of me running into him, or him literally running me over, after a game of footy,” Buckley said.

“Susan Harper, who is one of the senior execs at (talent management agency) TLA, had left the AFL and we were looking for an in-house counsel.

“I yelled out to him, because we’d played footy together, and said: ‘You’re a lawyer aren’t you, Dills?’

“One thing led to another and he joined the team.”

This is unbelievable. And hilarious.

I can't get even imagine getting a job like that.

[Mofra]

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Why is everyone so fascinated by what high school he went to? Everyone fawning over that he is an old Xavier boy. Why does everyone talk about it and bring it up?

Because it appears it is crucial to him getting the job. The high school he went to for six years about 30 years ago is somehow a talking point. It is crazy that this is still happening in 2023. What is also disturbing is how many of the AFL executive team went to elite private schools. The game of the people, for the people run by a secret little club from Melbourne's elite circle.

It is disturbing.

It was, but now it isn't and that's a talking point in itself.
Teams overwhelmingly draft out of the APS system, the administrators all are connected, corporate sponsors dictate the game, etc.

RU is screwed as it's now purely a private school game, and Cricket is following suit given their TV rights deal. The AFL seems to be in part following their leads.

[GVGjr]

Re: AFL next CEO

The ruling classes have mastered the art of concealing the fact that there are indeed, ruling classes.

The fat content bourgeoisie (love Marxist terms, someone said Prole the other day) sleepwalking along whilst (mind the gap) the rich get richer.

We need a nationalist uprising, let's pretend it's socialist too (screw DAS KAPITAL!). We could call it National Socialist something or other?

Sedat for President, EW for Benevolent leader, GVG minister for tents, BAD propaganda

I can be Rasputin. Crazy middle aged idiot who posts crap like this.

Wouldn't I get the affordable housing ministers role?