Vote 1- Malcolm Turnbull

What is hilarious is your reaction when people disagree with you, you still haven't actually said that you think he would be a good CEO for Carlton.

Being a politician and running a business are two different things - eg - I wouldn't let Bracks run a milk bar and yet he is our premier.

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That's not my argument (try reading the posts, you will find this helps a great deal ).

All I am saying is that it is ridiculous to discount anyone just because they are a public servant.

I have worked in the public sector and the private sector in businesses large and small and in my experience the quality of the people in the public sector is the same as the private sector.

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Fair enough Jars, but I initally discounted him because of his ability to do the job, not the fact that he is a public servant, if he was still an architect I would still have ruled him out.

It's fine for us to agree to disagree.

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Lives on Sydney's North Shore...doubt he would move. Committed family man and committed to his church from what I have heard (people at that church).

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"A good composer does not initiate. He steals."

- Igor Stravinsky

she'd be a full collection plate if old Roger was in the congregation surely??!!

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I support Carlton, Fulham and I'm an accountant - my mate calls me a 3 time loser.

For once, you and I seem to agree, jim...

Take a look at truly incompetent politicians who can't run a bath - Richard Alston/Helen Coonan - media and Telecommunications; Carl Scully - Anything he tries; Tony Abbott - Health; John Fahey - Finance and the NSW Premiership and so on.

And Harry was an Architect, not a primary school teacher.

I can't believe the bizarre standards, sometimes. Firstly, there's bitching and moaning that we don't want X, he's a goose, knows nothing; we don't want Y, he's just a media slut and nothing else; We don't want Z, he's a boring grey man and we need personality; we want ols club legends back, they will help reignite the passion and pride in Carlton.

Harry checks all the boxes we need to get the Club moving forward, even if his stay is temporary.

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

Roger Corbett couldn't be less interested in any competitive sports. It's the main reason why you don't see Woolies/Safeway sponsoring major sporting events/teams. Taking on the Carlton job would be so far down on his list of prioritites it's not funny.

Next.

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

plus he would take a massive paycut. The options side to his contract alone would set him up for life.

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FFS! ....he doesn't tick one CEO box. I think some people on here are confused as to what a CEO does.

Over the last 2 weeks I've suggested 4 possible candidates ...they are either current CEO's or MD's with a proven record at a high level and within the walls of private tennis clubs around the world are highly respected business people.

As I think I previously stated...the hunt is on for a CEO of the Rugby World Cup (NZ) 2011. The headhunters are out there and those who throw their hat in the ring from Australia will be known to the Carlton Football Club within the next 2 weeks. That can only assist us when it comes to creating our shortlist.

Now - back to Harry Madden..



...he was actually a Primary School Teacher before he became an architect...(St.Joseph's P.S in Abbotsford for memory)

Quite content for him to remain Sports Minister. Not even Graham Smorgon would be so stupid as to even approach him to be CEO.

I personally hope that the CEO is not a Carlton supporter or person so he can be objective and not have to worry about offending the sensibility of past players.

I cannot see that Harry ticks any of the boxes to run Carlton. Matters such as corporate governance, ability to connect and network with people of all political persuasions, fundamental business law, and alike would preclude him.

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lol.......

What odds are you offering?

Was only a light hearted comment......Roger is doing some consulting work in retirement I believe and has larger fish than us chasing him for his expertise....be a few people in the know buying some shares when they hear Roger is coming onboard certain companies....

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Not entirely true Deano - one of our major sponsors "Dan Murphy" is actually owned by Woolworth/Safeway.




If any smartarse comments that we are no longer a major sporting team - I will shoot them where they stand.

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Orchestrated entirely by 'Bruanwo'...Bruce Mathiesons love-in with Woolies (hence the name - short for 'Bruce and Woolworths').

see above re: Bruce Mathieson Aggers.

I have a pretty close source reasonably high up at Woollies - and at the time Roger was resistant of the Dan Murphy's sponsorship. Fortunately he didn't really have a say in it at the time.

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

Thanks Deano I knew about the Mathieson connection - we have a lot to thank that particular member of the Board for.




In anycase I always buy my liquour at Dan Murphy, although not as much liquour as Dannyboy.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

I never liquor when I have cold sores though

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

I think running an AFL footy club in Melbourne is a very unique task to take on.
The game/business is a religion, filled with emotion and extremely high profiled and pressured through the local media which feeds through to most footy supporters who have a connection with a grass roots footy scene and have some sort of an understanding of the basic ways their/a footy club operates.
I mentioned in another thread that I listened to an interview with Peter Jackson (Essendon* CEO) and he made a lot of sense in the way he explained how their needs to be a balance between the successfull business side of the club and the correct FOOTY decisions that need to be made so as to keep and grow the grass roots membership numbers.
I want 'a business exec with great management skills and an understanding of marketing' .... TOGETHER WITH an understanding of footy club politics and what the general members' footy club expectations are.

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There's so much I could say...