10 year rule regardless of games played? Would rather that be discretionary personally.
How the fark does Ryder get a life membership this year?
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Leave Paddy alone. He was just moving back to his home state 
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Happy for Angus.
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He came from WA
Anyone got the voting numbers from the AGM tonight?
That’s the joke.
Nothing about Patrick Ryder is funny.
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I clicked on this several times.
It’s late and I’ve had half a bottle of white.
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New Essendon Football Club board member Sean Wellman says it is “great to be back” at the club in a new role.
Speaking at the Annual General Meeting on Monday night, Wellman said he was looking forward to playing his part at the Bombers once again.
“It’s great to be able to catch up and reconnect with some people you haven’t seen in a while,” Wellman said.
After starting with Adelaide in 1994, Wellman became a premiership player for Essendon in 2000 and played 212 games in an outstanding career.
Wellman was an assistant coach at Essendon after retiring in 2004 before running a successful finance and hospitality business.
The former Bomber has a strong connection to the current playing group having been selected to coach the club’s suspended players in 2016, and he said he will do what he can for them to reach the ultimate success.
“I’ve been following the players for a long period of time, so I just want them to have every success and if I can play a small part in that I’ll do my utmost to help them,” he said.
Ruckman Tom Bellchambers – who received a life membership on the night – was full of praise for Wellman after supporting the players through the saga.
“That was a really tough time for a lot of us, so congratulations Welly,” Bellchambers said.
Essendon Chairman Lindsay Tanner said Wellman will bring “significant football and financial experience” to the board.
“Sean achieved the ultimate success as a player and was an assistant coach with the club, and he will provide valuable contemporary football knowledge to the board,” Tanner said after the election results.
While Wellman admitted he was unsure about what his focal points will be in the role, he said he aims to help take pressure away from each department at the club.
“I’ll listen, I’ll learn and I’ll help where I can and where a lot of people see that I can add some value to the footy club.”
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Monfries looks younger than our draftees from this year
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He definitely doesn’t look like an AFL player at the end of their career. As for Wellman I used to love hearing Rex Hunt call his name as Sean Notawellman
Did I hear right? Monfries interview on EFC says hes having a kick with WB VFL next year??
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Anyone got the final vote tally for all the candidates.
Pretty underwhelmed by what the 2 new Board members had to say in their interviews that are on the Club website.
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Me too. Melissa, given she was an appointment and had ample to to prepare was very overawed and dare I say ‘Kardashian’.
Welly was pretty much what I expected but the bit about not being sure of how he can contribute made me grumpy. Again.
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Maybe the players can tell us what Wellman brings to the board.
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I think these are right…
Sean Wellman : 1455
Katie Lio : 781
Paul Cousins : 680
Ron Gauci : 427
Gai Williams : 357
Simon Daviess : 325
Peter Hughes : 235
Nicole Woldron : 208
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