Footy not the only AFL contest as McLachlan’s job goes up for grabs

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Gillon McLachlan’s term is set to end at the end of this season after a 22-year career at the AFL, capped off by eight years leading the sporting code.

with Seven Network and Foxtel. These include Seven CEO James Warburton and Foxtel boss Patrick Delany.Andrew Dillon, the AFL’s general manager of football operations, is still regarded as the frontrunner. A lawyer by trade who started at the AFL in the same year as McLachlan, Dillon also has media connections forged inside Village Roadshow where he served as in-house counsel before joining the AFL.

Western Bulldogs chairman and Disney executive Kylie Watson-Wheeler is also seen as an outside contender who could bring both club credentials and serious media and rights negotiation experience to the role. In the same deal, the government agreed to spend another $241.6 million upgrading suburban football pitches, including $20 million to redevelop Ikon Park as the home of AFLW. During the pandemic, the AFL was then able to leverage the upgraded Marvel to help fund the game over the two quiet years.

 

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'These include Seven CEO James Warburton and Foxtel boss Patrick Delany.'😅 As if the sport hasn't suffered enough, this obvious conflict of interest will see even more of it locked away from the public's view until it's death is complete.

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