Both Goyder and Wilkie sit on the nominations committee alongside a third commissioner, Andrew Ireland. The club representatives are Andrew Bassat (Paul\u2019s brother, St Kilda), Hood (North), former South Australian premier John Olsen (Adelaide), Andrew Pridham (Sydney) and Andrew Wellington (Brisbane Lions).<\/p>\n
Goyder resisted a move by the presidents early this year to remove him as chairman of the nominations committee.<\/a><\/p>\n Pridham was seen as a commission chairman candidate and had some support among the clubs but chose not to nominate and has reaffirmed his commitment to the Swans following the appointment of his CEO Tom Harley to the role of Andrew Dillon\u2019s deputy at the AFL.<\/p>\n Andrew Dillon and his new football supremo Greg Swann.Credit: Wayne Taylor<\/p>\n Attempts by some in AFL circles to frame Browne as a stalking horse for Pridham, due to their friendship and strong business connections, have been firmly shut down by Browne\u2019s supporters.<\/p>\n Not only have the clubs been frustrated by the lack of clarity and the slow-moving process, but primarily at Goyder\u2019s failure to put in place a commission succession plan during his almost decade-long reign as chairman. Not one of his eight fellow commissioners have shown any keen interest or been strongly encouraged to consider replacing Goyder. This has never occurred before in the history of the commission.<\/p>\n Loading<\/p>\n Of the key candidates, all have support in certain club and commission circles, but Browne appears to be the leading contender. Whether he would be prepared to serve on the commission for two to three years before becoming chairman is unclear. Goyder supporters insist that he is unlikely to serve the full three years of his next term as chairman, which would extend his time at the helm of the game until the start of 2029.<\/p>\n While the clubs\u2019 mutinous angst against the AFL<\/a> has been alleviated following the recent popular appointments of Harley and Greg Swann, who took over as football boss this week<\/a>, the presidents remain determined to have a bigger say in the selection of the game\u2019s governors.<\/p>\n![\"Andrew](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/76cde99933221631d0918d305dc54c14d715cd6e.jpeg\")
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