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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #15 on: November 06, 2016, 09:56:47 PM »
Hats off for addressing what I am sure was in the review.

The disconnection between members and President has been very very poor since Peg took over. Good first steps by the club. Bigger fish to fry however.
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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2016, 10:54:36 PM »
We owe Neville Crowe so much.  He stood up when we were goners. I honestly can't see Peg as that kind of person through thick and thin but you never know.

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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2016, 06:28:42 AM »
What has she addressed? SFA

I'm only interested in her addressing my email which I doubt she has the courage too
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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2016, 06:39:40 PM »
It should be firstly noted that she has omitted Reece McKenzie from the well wishes she has given to departing players.

In reading anything from the club you should always read between the lines about what they are not giving you details about. These things are always mentioned to have deniability later that these issues were communicated to members.

In September we welcomed former premiership player Emmett Dunne to the board. Emmett brings enormous experience with him in the areas of ethics, governance and risk management as a result of his decorated career with the Victoria Police. These skills are of critical importance to the Club and the implications of getting it wrong are enormous. We are delighted to have him join the Board.

An overview of our strategy can be found under the ‘Club’ menu item on our website.  The same menu item contains the Club’s constitution, election by-laws as well as our Nominations Committee composition and charter.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-11-04/presidents-column-november-2016

I can only presume O'Neal is indulging in satire when she notes Dunne's experience in ethics and governance.
Matthies retired after more than ten years on the board in September and the first any member was aware was when Dunne was announced as having met the Nominations Committee and been APPOINTED to serve the remaining two months of the term before facing election in November. Ethical to have a vacancy occur and for it to be filled by the board without informing members?
 
The two sentences about the "club" menu item is where all the interesting things start to occur.
In the Election by-laws part it says that they are pursuant to clause 12 of the Constitution.
Clause 12 of the Constitution gives the board the "power from time to time to make, alter, amend and repeal any or all such by-laws as it may deem necessary"
The Election by-laws then make rules about campaign materials (2.1), timing of election materials (3.1), other election material (3.2), penalties for breaches (3.3).

Thus Simon Wallace's use of his website is illegal under these by-laws and he may be disqualified from election.
There is no date on these by-laws but there is a date (18 October 2016) on the new "charter" of the Nominations Committee.

It should be noted that the original press release about the Nominations Committee was removed from the club website after it became obvious, given Caro's reporting,  http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-2016-richmond-rebels-cut-ties-with-developer-joe-russo-20160804-gqkvdf.html that the board was not following it's own rules regarding Chairmanship and members serving during their election years. Another version was then posted and now we have another dated 18 October 2016.
al has found and posted the link with the full description:
 

As I said before, it's important to look closely at things that the board only mentions in passing.
It's also important that forums like these are a record of what has happened in the past that authorities try to clean from their own records.   

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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2016, 08:44:06 AM »
Redan, members don't give a stuff about these things.  We got balme prestia and caddy now. 
Does anyone have half an idea on anything?

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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2016, 09:39:35 AM »
Redan, members don't give a stuff about these things.  We got balme prestia and caddy now.

Really Harry. Five years ago throwing the members some good recruits may have pleased the masses.

Our members by now are far more cynical and are looking for more substance than a few good recruits.

Until the Benny Hill show that the RFC board has become has been replaced along with the mates appointments in the football dept. I believe the members will view most changes with a fair degree of cynicism.

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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2016, 09:48:42 AM »
Redan, members don't give a stuff about these things.  We got balme prestia and caddy now.

Really Harry. Five years ago throwing the members some good recruits may have pleased the masses.

Our members by now are far more cynical and are looking for more substance than a few good recruits.

Until the Benny Hill show that the RFC board has become has been replaced along with the mates appointments in the football dept. I believe the members will view most changes with a fair degree of cynicism.

The silent majority are easily pleased yandb
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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2016, 02:15:16 PM »
I take Umbrage with morons in top jobs.
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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #23 on: November 10, 2016, 02:36:52 PM »
anyone received a reply from her yet?

Ive received phone calls from Michael but not our very own Peggy Clinton

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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2016, 06:47:27 PM »
What has she addressed? SFA

I'm only interested in her addressing my email which I doubt she has the courage too
post your email so we can see if it is worthy of a reply
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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #25 on: November 11, 2016, 07:54:52 PM »
I take Umbrage with morons in top jobs.

I also dislike the ones in the bottom jobs

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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #26 on: November 11, 2016, 08:27:43 PM »
What has she addressed? SFA

I'm only interested in her addressing my email which I doubt she has the courage too
post your email so we can see if it is worthy of a reply

Happy to as you asked
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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #27 on: November 11, 2016, 08:45:29 PM »
why not post it here?
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord.
 
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are my ways higher than your ways,
And my thoughts than your thoughts."

Yahweh? or the great Clawski?

yaw rehto eht dellorcs ti fi daer ot reisae eb dluow tI

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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #28 on: November 11, 2016, 10:12:29 PM »
anyone received a reply from her yet?

Ive received phone calls from Michael but not our very own Peggy Clinton

 :lol :lol

I think you will find there has been a fair few, actually quite alot

And i think you missed the point

Idea was people to ask questions for her to answer in her next website column

Read the original srticle again

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Re: The President's Column from RFC Web-site
« Reply #29 on: November 11, 2016, 11:46:41 PM »
anyone received a reply from her yet?

Ive received phone calls from Michael but not our very own Peggy Clinton

 :lol :lol

I think you will find there has been a fair few, actually quite alot

And i think you missed the point

Idea was people to ask questions for her to answer in her next website column

Read the original srticle again

 :gotigers

True misread that. Still surely she's not that busy to answer one members email. I'm sure mine are the same as everyone else's




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