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The AFL wants McLachlan to stick around (for now)

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The AFL Commission and senior media figures expect Gillon McLachlan to remain as the league’s chief executive into next year, as the game grapples with a host of sensitive issues at the end of his eight-year tenure.

Questions about who will succeed Mr McLachlan have dominated conversations around the game recently. The AFL is understood to have formed a long list of about nine candidates.

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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com

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