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Chapter 1: What events led to Brad Scott's dismissal from Essendon?
Hello, Sam. Jared, hello. Yeah, big 24 hours, isn't it? And big news with Brad Scott at Essendon. I'm looking at the text pouring through here. You know what? Just before we get to the facts of the matter, just some observations. I suspect we all thought Carlton was as pure a footballing theatre as you can get. Everything around them. I reckon this goes further than that.
All the elements of a soap opera here with Essendon. You've got the old legend, the villains in the eyes of many, the colourful narratives that you've just articulated, the legends from yesteryear, the star who wanted out. And looking at the text traffic as I say, we've had, I don't know how many thousands of texts this morning across you and Gary and Tim. it has been absolutely extraordinary.
And we'll have a press conference at 12.45 with Tim Roberts and Andrew Welsh, the chairman down there at Essendon, to explain further. But the facts of the matter as they come to hand is that over the weekend, the board had met to discuss the future of Brad Scott. It was then decided late last night that Brad would not be continuing as coach.
Now, my understanding is ā this will be clarified later on ā that Brad was at least informed ā informally, if you like, late last night. But it was first thing this morning that Andrew Welsh and Brad Scott met face-to-face, first thing. And it was in that conversation between the two of them, coach and president, that Brad would not be continuing as coach effective immediately.
But as I say, there's a press conference scheduled for quarter to one. All of those questions will be asked and hopefully answered. The timing of it, I know, has been the subject of curiosity for many people, given the other events the last 24 hours is obviously the tragic passing of Neil Danaher. So hopefully that goes in some way towards explaining the timeline of events here.
So there was a meeting between president and coach? First thing this morning. Yeah. And in that conversation, I am told that Andrew Welsh looked Brad Scott in the eye and he said, you will not be our coach effective immediately. So he won't be, at least to the best of my knowledge, involved in the press conference today, Brad. That will just be the... President and the CEO.
And it's one win in the last 24 games. And yeah, like you just mentioned, Andrew Welsh's last media commitment, if you like, six weeks ago, were of the absolute belief that Brad will be our next premiership coach. There's no reason for us to think otherwise.
Well, clearly we can only assume that those reasons to think otherwise reared up in the six games that he oversaw since, and that was losses to Gold Coast by nine, Collingwood by 77, Brisbane by 64, GWS by 14, Fremantle by 43, and Richmond by 18, when obviously injuries were the overwhelming alibi in that particular game. So...
And then you look at his statement from today, Andrew Welsh, while long-term decisions have been clear and provide great hope for our future, we still need to show progress week to week and we haven't seen that this year. So that's where we sit. I'm sure there'll be some hard questions that get asked this afternoon down at the hangar.
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Chapter 2: What details emerged from the board meeting regarding Brad Scott?
And then you've got a situation where you've got two of the biggest clubs in the game, Carlton and Essendon, looking for their next senior coaches at the same time. And
In the same month it was that Michael Voss and Brad Scott, they shared a lot together at the Brisbane Lions, premierships, fearsome reputations as players, and now both sharing the unfortunate path that is being removed from their respective clubs.
And there'll be sort of inextricably linked Carlton and Essendon in these moments, and it takes you back to the Dennis Pagan sacking, which prompted the end of Kevin Sheedy, and both clubs wanted to be in the desperate chase for Michael Voss. The rationale of doing this now is Essendon needs a bit of sunshine. It has become so morose. Yep. And Brad isn't a naturally optimistic person.
So in the grimness of the scenario, there's a weighing that is heavy. And I suspect across the Bombers community, and that's coming through in the calls and in the text, that there'll be relief. And maybe like Carlton, a release that might offer them something better in the short term while they plan for the long term.
Mm-hmm. No, well said. And I don't view this as a race either. I don't think it'd be silly to even suggest that Essendon have acted because Carlton are in the market already. I mean, there's such a deep pool of coaches out there at the moment. I think they're immune from each other, these two. Just so happens that we've got both of them in the market at the same time. Sam, thank you.
Thanks, Gerard. Sam Edmund, whether it's selling your livestock or selling your home, contact Alex Scott and staff today. There's a lot on this sentiment, so Richie will be indicative of a set of texts. Scott decision necessary, timing unfortunate. Essendon announcing that when they did, abysmal, disgraceful, and to be honest, vile. I'm truly ashamed of my club. So sorry to the Danaher family.
0-4-3-3-9-8-11-16. The 40 Winks temper text. The difference is temper.
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