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Revealed: Sheedy didn't want Scott appointed - CtrlF.XYZ

Revealed: Sheedy didn't want Scott appointed

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Fresh questions are being asked astir Kevin Sheedy's presumption connected Essendon's committee aft it was revealed helium voted for James Hird to instrumentality arsenic the club's elder coach.

Former Kangaroos manager and AFL shot brag Brad Scott was the proposal of Essendon's outer coaching sub-committee aft a thorough process, with his enactment ratified successful a committee gathering connected Thursday.

It is understood that the Essendon committee voted 6-1 successful favour of Scott, with Sheedy the sole committee subordinate who voted for Hird. Hird was the skipper erstwhile Sheedy coached the nine to its astir caller premiership triumph successful 2000.

"The coaching subcommittee met for the last clip this day to finalise their recommendation,'' the Bombers said successful a Thursday day property connection announcing Scott's appointment.

"This proposal was past afloat endorsed by the committee astatine a gathering this evening.''

Scott has signed an archetypal four-year woody to manager Essendon, with nine president David Barham confirming that the declaration included undisclosed "options".

Despite Sheedy's ballot for Hird, Barham maintained that the iconic erstwhile manager supported Scott and inactive held worth arsenic a committee subordinate for Essendon.

"Why wouldn't he?" replied Barham erstwhile asked if Sheedy would stay connected the board.

"Sheeds has been a large protagonist of this. Sheeds is simply a truly important portion of the committee and a truly important portion of this club.

"He volition beryllium close down Brad and this footy nine arsenic helium has been for each different manager successful the full clip astatine Essendon."

Sheedy played a cardinal relation successful Barham rising to powerfulness successful a boardroom conflict earlier this year, with his ballot tipping the committee successful favour of the existent president implicit his predecessor Paul Brasher, who has since vacated his presumption connected the board.

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