You’d think it would be the dream gig for the former Collingwood president. Even if current league chairman Richard Goyder insists he isn’t going anywhere.
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon appears to have, temporarily at least, steadied the ship of the code’s administration after a scandal-filled May. Luring Sydney Swans CEO Tom Harley and Brisbane’s Greg Swannaway from clubland and into senior AFL roles may have helped.
It hasn’t quietened the private conversations calling for AFL Commission chairman Richard Goyder’s head. The first step towards that, should it eventuate, gets under way later this month as interviews for empty commissioner roles start.
