The Score: AFL chief executives reveal emails received from supporters and their impact

FAN emails are the bane of football club chief executives and now the top club CEOs have revealed some of the most bizarre supporter demands.

Richmond Tigers chief executive Brendon Gale in Hobart as guest speaker at a football breakfast

SUPPORTER emails are the bane of football club chief executives.

They come by the truckload and more often than not leave the CEO shaking his head.

Some of the funnier ones are revealed on the latest Fox Footy Round Table special — The Chief Executives — which airs on Wednesday night at 8.30pm.

Richmond boss Brendon Gale has an overly active eyebrow which is the result of a piece of bone missing and 20 stitches from his playing days.

In one particular email which asked for him and the whole Tigers hierarchy to resign, the last paragraph said: “And by the way, are you going to do something about that eyebrow?”.

Gale admitted it rattled him and he’s now self-conscious about the brow.

Collingwood CEO Gary Pert was abused for being soft because he was seen with a blanket over his legs in the crowd while the Pies were being flogged by Carlton during his first year in the job.

It turns out Pert’s wife had been given the blanket and by accident part of it dropped onto his leg but the problem for him was the Triple M boys sitting a level above him in the radio boxes noticed it and told the world.

On the Monday morning he received an email that called for his immediate resignation.

“The email demanded my resignation because to have a blanket on my legs during the game, I was soft and it has permeated through the playing group,” Pert explained.

“I had to resign immediately as that was the only way we were going to harden up.”

Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale reveals he’s self-conscious about his overly active eyebrow.

CARLTON’S SUCCESS SECRET

FOR those searching for the reason behind Carlton’s surprise winning streak, we may have uncovered the lucky omen which is providing them with inspiration.

It’s a greyhound called Tear It Down.

The dog is owned by a syndicate of Carlton players including captain Marc Murphy, Dale Thomas, Matthew Kruezer, David Ellard, Bryce Gibbs, Andrew Walker, Matthew Wright and Sam Rowe.

And it’s trained by former Victoria and England fast bowler Darren Pattinson, the brother of Aussie Test paceman James.

Tonight at Cranbourne in Race 3 ‘Tear It Down’ is going for its fourth consecutive victory which exactly what Carlton is seeking to do against Port Adelaide on Sunday.

Levi Casboult celebrates the win over Collingwood with Zach Tuohy and Bryce Gibbs. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

LUCKY RAFFLE

SOME raised eyebrows at last week’s AFL Women’s Industry Lunch regarding the drawing of the raffle.

Former Herald Sun chief football writer Mike Sheahan had his business card pulled out for second prize which was something he probably didn’t require — two tickets to the football.

That was all fine but it was next prize which caused the controversy.

Host Sarah Jones pulled out the business card of Sheahan’s youngest daughter Kate who was a little bit happier with her prize — four theatre tickets.

THE WHISPER

A veteran radio figure may have been feeling the pinch of a long day at the footy when he made an unexpected appearance at Cats’ coach Chris Scott’s post-match press conference last weekend asking if the win was a suitable 40th birthday present.

Originally published as The Score: AFL chief executives reveal emails received from supporters and their impact