\u201cWe are a members-based organisation and we welcome anyone to apply who thinks they can help the club. Everyone wants to make the club better.\u201d<\/p>\n
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AFL clubs only hold elections when one or more club members seek to contest a place on the board. Not all clubs hold elections each year, as often the incumbent board members seeking re-election are unopposed.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Sullivan, one of three women on the board, is also a member of the Melbourne Racing Club and has been active in using that corporate background to help the club divest of their 180 poker machines.<\/p>\n
Amrit Singh, a former state organiser for the Australian Labor Party and Victorian leader of the party\u2019s Yes campaign at the 2023 Voice referendum, with a long history in government relations, is among those challenging for a spot on the board.<\/p>\n
Other challengers include Gary Vistarini and Luke Maxfield, who both stood at last year\u2019s election. Natasha Foster, who has a long corporate history in risk management and compliance, is also standing for election.<\/p>\n