But doesn’t he know these things are supposed to be stitched up between powerbrokers in private? Hell, more should try it. Make Western Sydney Great Again!
The job pitch set a cat among the pigeons, spinning the spotlight onto Shepherd and the GWS board. The veteran insisted to reporters at the MCG he was “running a process”, with a board vote before the end of the month.
The problem is that the GWS Giants remains beholden to the AFL. New CEO Andrew Dillon and omni-burdened Richard Goyder even have an overriding veto over whatever name emerges from Shep’s “process”. It has become widely known the AFL’s preference to fill his shoes is fellow GWS board member and Business Council of Australia president Tim Reed. (Giving the green light to a succession spin-off just as the main storyline died down? Truly, Richard, you are spoiling us!)
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