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Endeavour Group peace only comes with a scalp – the chairman’s

The board of the hotels and pub group will have the numbers at its AGM next week. But Peter Hearl has two choices: claim a fleeting victory or read the room.

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Dan Murphy’s owner Endeavour Group could walk into Tuesday’s annual general meeting and claim victory.

It has the numbers to see off wannabe director Bill Wavish, can keep renegade shareholder Bruce Mathieson at bay (for now), has former parent Woolworths’ backing, and would be tempting to go back to la-la land and pretend everything is okay.

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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com

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