Goyder surprised senior AFL people when he revealed his intent to remain in the top job until 2028.
Goyder surprised senior AFL people when he revealed his intent to remain in the job until 2028 at a meeting late in the season, according to two sources with knowledge of the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity.The AFL contacted club presidents during the year to sound them out on their view of the chairman, the commission, how long they thought Goyder should remain in the role, and thoughts around succession.
It is unknown if Goyder received the feedback from the club heads before making the comment about staying on for three more years. Certainly, if there was a view from presidents that he should continue in the job, it was far from unanimous. AFL club bosses had expected that Goyder – who replaced Mike Fitzpatrick as commission chairman in 2017 – would remain until the next annual general meeting in March next year, but he was expected to announce he would depart in 2025.
Goyder said at the time of the appointment of Andrew Dillon as chief executive to replace Gillon McLachlan that he “was not going anywhere” as chairman. Dillon competed his first 12 months as AFL CEO last month.Former Fremantle midfielder Matt de Boer and ex-Collingwood player, Sydney Swans director and deputy chairman of the Australian Sports Commission Andrew Ireland also joined the AFL Commission at the time of Dillon’s appointment.
Current and former club presidents including Craig Drummond , David Koch , Andrew Pridham andIn June this year the club presidents met ahead of the Australian Football Hall of Fame dinner to discuss succession plans for the chairman.
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