03-05-2021, 09:04 PM
Too many external power brokers with board connections, and long standing board members like Pratt, Mathieson and LoGiudice who come from a mom-and-pop business background, and thus lack the skills required to run a public business. This has been addressed to a small degree with recent appointments, but those three really need to go IMO.
The Judge seems like a nice guy, and i'm sure he's a genuine Carlton man and wants what is best for the club, but I'm not sure he's President material. It's difficult to get the balance right - you don't want an autocrat who doesn't listen to anyone and brooks no interference, but you also don't want a softie who rolls over and is easily swayed. I think he is more of the latter. The board's flip flopping between young buck and old fart with coaches, and the the constant hiring and firing of same, is disturbing IMO. And the Judge has been involved with the last three or four.
The Judge seems like a nice guy, and i'm sure he's a genuine Carlton man and wants what is best for the club, but I'm not sure he's President material. It's difficult to get the balance right - you don't want an autocrat who doesn't listen to anyone and brooks no interference, but you also don't want a softie who rolls over and is easily swayed. I think he is more of the latter. The board's flip flopping between young buck and old fart with coaches, and the the constant hiring and firing of same, is disturbing IMO. And the Judge has been involved with the last three or four.