New Essendon president David Barham has admitted in a fiery press conference that he made a mistake by not calling embattled coach Ben Rutten earlier. 7AFL 7AFL 7NEWS
Rutten has been stoic since news broke on Monday that the board of his club were looking elsewhere to replace him, but Barham admitted on Friday that he should have called Rutten when it happened.“But Xavier went to see him Monday, and I should have called him Monday, and I apologise for that. I called him Tuesday, I went up to his house and saw him Wednesday.“The players are disappointed they weren’t more consulted. I have to live with that,” he said.
“ fully accept he’s made a decision to go to North Melbourne, and congratulations to them – well done. “Not be horrible to Ben, try to be nice to Ben, try to be honest with Ben, but make hard decisions so that we can improve. That’s what I did; it’s been uncomfortable for a lot of people, I appreciate that, and mostly Ben.Ben Rutten’s future in limbo.Speaking to reporters shortly after Barham spoke, Rutten took the high road, saying he was still there to serve the club.“I’m not going to let them down now.
It is still unclear whether Rutten will see out his contract for 2023, with Barham failing to commit to the incumbent coach.“I don’t think there’s any doubt I’m an agent for some sort of change,” he said.
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