Crawford report

Changing of The Guard But Will The Goals Be The Same?

Last week Football West announced the appointment of their new CEO, following the resignation of Peter Hugg, who had been in the role for six years. Mr Hugg left to become Head of Football at Football New South Wales. The

Standing Up For The Game

Since the publishing of “Another Fine Mess” on the weekend, which highlighted the Football West’s failure to call an Annual General Meeting in 2015, an offence under the Criminal code, there have been some who have felt that criticism of

Another Fine Mess

The recommendations of the Crawford Report and the structures put in place following the formation of the Football Federation of Australia were supposed to have ensured that all involved in the game had a voice, and that the game was

Quitting While Ahead?

They say that timing in sport is everything. This could also be true of sports administration. Last week former CEO of Australian Rugby and Football John O’Neill was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Sport Australia Hall of

A Chance to Be Heard, and to Influence the Future

Leadership comes from the top; but influence comes from those who in engage in what is happening. For decades the football community had complained that they had no say in the way that the game was being run, and they