March
Carlton fans shift ire from Luke Sayers to Rob Priestley
It’s been a bad start to the year for the Blues, who, true to form, are looking for someone to blame.
Sayers hard-launches into his post-scandal era
The former PwC boss turned out to watch his beloved Carlton Blues lose on Thursday.
February
Sayers pops up in Melbourne’s CBD
The former PwC man is picking up the pieces from the fallout of the dick pic scandal.
Carlton picks Priestley to move beyond Sayers scandal
Rob Priestley has replaced Luke Sayers, who stepped down from that position last month following a lewd photo scandal he says someone else was responsible for. Sayers has now returned to Australia from his Italian holiday.
January
Very pubic display hangs over Sayers’ PwC pension
The Melbourne man-about-town may have been forced to quit the Carlton presidency, but his friends are still in overdrive on damage control.
Sayers Group considers name change amid lewd photo scandal
The firm was built around Sayer’s personal brand and gathered high-profile Melbourne businesses identities to bankroll the venture when it launched.
Sayers steps down from Carlton after ‘very tough’ few weeks
Luke Sayers has stepped down as Carlton president and said he would take time off work after a “very tough” period that followed a post of a penis on his X account.
Luke Sayers engages lawyer over lewd photo on X account
A spokesman for the Carlton Football Club president also said he was co-operating with an AFL integrity unit investigation.
Lewd photo scandal sparks AFL investigation for Melbourne’s Mr Teflon
Is this how Luke Sayers, PwC’s youngest CEO and the head of one of Melbourne’s most popular football clubs, finally comes undone?
August 2024
Luke Sayers turns big four poacher
The former PwC chief executive escaped the full blowback of his old firm’s scandal. Now, business is booming.
July 2024
Path to Cats presidency goes through Boston Consulting Group
Critics have labelled Geelong a “boys’ club”. But the board of the Geelong Football Club has tended to draw from an even narrower pool.
May 2024
Shaver Shop chairman caught up in craft brewery woes
Brodie Arnhold is a director and shareholder of Sou’West Brewery, which collapsed this month, joining other victims of the slowdown in spending and rise in costs.
April 2024
Grill’d boss Simon Crowe tells on himself
Power and self-awareness make for uneasy bedfellows. A few delicately probing questions and people so often just tell on themselves.
This former tennis champ is chasing unicorns and dancing pantless
Dylan Alcott has a dizzying list of achievements from 15 tennis Grand Slams to being Australian of the Year. Now, he’s chasing start-ups and performing with Jason Donovan.
Luke Sayers is done with the PwC scandal. It’s not done with him
Unethical behaviour “ignored”. “Implausible”. “Scarcely credible”. How can this assessment be any worse?
March 2024
Sayers evidence on PwC tax leaks ‘implausible’, Senate finds
A Senate committee has called testimony by former PwC Australia chief executive Luke Sayers “implausible” and questioned the “truthfulness” of aspects of his evidence.
AFL season could permanently launch outside of Victoria
New AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says the interstate push is already a success but not everybody’s happy with the move.
What the Carlton Football Club CEO learnt about ambition
Brian Cook says he became a good leader when he realised leadership wasn’t all about him.
February 2024
Luke Sayers to run Carlton FC for another year
The former PwC boss was granted a 12-month extension at an AGM late on Thursday.
Luke Sayers ejects himself from the scene
The former PwC CEO shows no signs of reeling from the scandal at his former accounting firm.