With Bruce Mathieson on the verge of resigning from the board and David McKay and Ken Hunter only recently departed, Collins told friends that the wrong people were staying on and the wrong people were leaving. Fewer and fewer directors supported him and with Stephen Kernahan determined not to publicly take sides, only Mathieson was told of the outgoing president's plans.

While he tried to convince Mathieson in the short-term to remain, Collins was desperate to introduce another player. Among those he reportedly put forward were Adrian Gleeson and Andrew McKay. He did not travel to Subiaco Oval for the round-two Fremantle game, which was telling.

While the big picture was clearly becoming blurred for him, little things about his fellow directors had also started to infuriate him. For example, For example, Diggins had demanded to know why Josh Kennedy had been given the No. 5 guernsey worn by her father Brighton without her being consulted.

Departure not entirely of his own choosing - Caroline Wilson.

Nice to see our board members addressing the important issues!