Football Department Review

[Lods]

I appreciate all that Lods. But it's a hypothetical posed by GTC, which usually ends up as a wish list more than anything. The amount of effort, networking, support, manoeuvring etc. that would be required to get rid of those types would be significant. You would then spend the rest of your time on guard because those types will surely not take such an ousting lying down. But IMO, there's little point in fixing the footy department if those external power brokers are still calling the shots, and can make or break careers, derail seasons etc., on what appears to me to be a mere whim.

Malthouse told the story that within seconds of getting the Carlton gig, the Mermaid Beach Mathieson called him to offer congratulations. Towards the end of MM's tenure, "MBM" wasn't even returning Mick's calls. Says it all IMO.

Hypothetical or not, it is an ongoing issue that many decisions are heavily influenced by the power brokers.

Why would MM be trying to call Mathieson?
Probably because he thought he might be able to overturn some board decision that Mick didn't agree with.