Essendon will not be a bold, courageous and successful club until they have alignment among the board, the CEO and the footy manager, no matter who is appointed their next coach. | OPINION by Michael Gleeson mickgleeson
The clear divisions in the club have led to the unedifying scenes of the past week. They were not wrong toindeed they were correct in saying they were duty bound to talk to him. But they should have sacked Rutten first, or at the very least told him that they intended to sound out Clarkson.
The first process that needs to start at Essendon as they launch their coach search is to urgently commence the external review of the board that David Barham said would happen when he was appointed president. That review should not be contained to the board but look at the connection with the CEO and the football manager.
It will not matter who Essendon appoints as their next coach if the person does not come in with broad support. The club must unite at executive and board level first or no coach – not even Clarkson if they got him – will have a chance of success.Essendon have now left it so late to look for a coach that two other clubs, the Kangaroos and, have had their free choice of coaches – to the extent they have run full processes canvassing all options – and the most credentialed coach is off the market.
That does not mean good coaches are not on the market. A club that wants to be bold and courageous should back a process to find one – no matter the size of the coach’s name or profile – and then back them in by making the bold and courageous decisions about their own board and executive.The lesson for Essendon on Sunday was not to be found out at the Hangar, it was to be found at the MCG. Twelve months ago, Carlton and Collingwood were virtually where Essendon is now.
Carlton chose a big name coach, Collingwood his no-name former Lions teammate. Neither decision was wrong. Essendon could go with safe hands in
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