Emmett Dunne to Join RFC Board

[WilliamPowell]

Emmett Dunne to join Richmond board

richmondfc.com.au 
August 18, 2016 5:25 PM

Former Richmond premiership player Emmett Dunne will join the Club’s board from September, filling a casual vacancy created by the retirement of long-serving director John Matthies.

The Club’s nomination committee – chaired by Kerry Ryan - recommended Dunne’s appointment to the board and that appointment was approved this week.

Dunne, who played 115 games for the Tigers between 1976 and 1983, was a member of Richmond’s 1980 Premiership side. He returned to coach the reserves side from 1988 – 1992 and also served as ruck coach under Allan Jeans and John Northey from 1993 to 1995.

Dunne has served as a member of the AFL tribunal since 1997 but will now step down from that role.

Professionally, Dunne served 39 years with the Victoria Police eventually being promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner in 2009. In the 2011 Australia Day honours he was awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM). He retired from the Victoria Police in 2015.

“We are delighted to have Emmett join the board. He brings a wealth of experience on many levels - not only as a result of his long association with elite and grass roots football - but through his distinguished career with the Victoria Police,” Richmond president Peggy O’Neal said.

“He brings a particularly strong skill set in areas such as ethical leadership, culture and capability, integrity and security – areas of paramount importance in the modern game.”

Full article
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-08-18/emmett-dunne-to-join-richmond-board

[🏅Dooks]

Dont rock the boat Emmett.

[WilliamPowell]

Dont rock the boat Emmett.

You have a problem with Emmett joining the board?

I thought we didn't have enough footy nous on the board

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Good move.

[🏅Dooks]

Dont rock the boat Emmett.

You have a problem with Emmett joining the board?

I thought we didn't have enough footy nous on the board

Excuse me?

I said dont rock the boat - that is after all what the board and club are about.

Providing he doesnt, he'll get along with the rest of them fine.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

He's fantastic!

[Diocletian]

No doubt he gave all the right anwsers....

[RedanTiger]

No doubt he gave all the right anwsers....

Considering he used to head the Nomination Committee I don't think there's much chance he'll rock the boat or not know the answers.
He probably wrote most of the questions.

Good to see that Kerry Ryan is still head of the committee, considering she (and O'Neal) are up for re-election this year.

The original rules were that you could not sit on that committee in your re-election year. That seems to have now been changed so you can only sit till the end of October, then stand against those people that went before the committee in the election in December.

Continuing the long tradition at Richmond, we have a long term director retiring months short of the AGM so one of the insiders can be appointed without election.

So Dunne is now a director. APPOINTED. 

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So PEGGY reckons his experience as a lifetime cop is going to be a wealth of experience to the club, how? 

stuffn Americans.

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Besieds, they already have enough football experience with Benny and freeze, she reckons.

[RedanTiger]

I really appreciated this section.

“He brings a particularly strong skill set in areas such as ethical leadership, culture and capability, integrity and security – areas of paramount importance in the modern game.”

Wonder why they didn't mention he was the original chair of the Nomination Committee.
Must admit I thought of Emmett when Caro wrote the piece on Russo using information from the Purana taskforce, but presumed it was McKenzie.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Dont rock the boat Emmett.

You have a problem with Emmett joining the board?

I thought we didn't have enough footy nous on the board

I do. What is he going to bring?
Is he going to present what needs to be done to solve some of the issues we currently face?
Or is it jobs for the boys

[one-eyed]

Dunne said he was thrilled to be given the opportunity to give back to the Club that has been such a great part of his life.

“In many ways I grew up at Richmond having arrived at the Club as a player at such a young age. I look forward to working collectively with the rest of the Board and management and making a positive contribution to the Club,” Dunne said.

John Matthies served 12 years as a director of the Club.

“On behalf of our members, I would like to thank John for his service as a director. He is a life member of the Richmond Football Club as well as a member of the Jack’s Club coterie. He has made a significant contribution over a long period of time and we look forward to seeing him at the football into the future,” O’Neal said.

O’Neal said Dunne’s appointment continued the Club’s considered approach to succession planning and brings to four, the number of new directors appointed in the past three years.

“As I have said consistently, succession planning is fundamental to any well-governed organisation and it is of great importance to this board,” she said.

“This appointment has been under consideration since John informed the Club he would be retiring a number of months back.”

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/richmond-tigers-announce-board-change-emmett-dunne-to-replace-john-matthies-20160818-gqvyfe.html
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-08-18/emmett-dunne-to-join-richmond-board

[Harry]

Dont rock the boat Emmett.

You have a problem with Emmett joining the board?

I thought we didn't have enough footy nous on the board

You happy with the members having no say, again?

[Francois Jackson]

No doubt he gave all the right anwsers....

It's all good though, he was elected right? Surely

Just looking on the net for his vision for the club. Email it over when you find it please

Cheers