Swans personnel

[bloodspirit]

I am interested to build our knowledge of the various staff around the club beyond the coaches and CEO and about the work they do. I'm talking about especially the important medical and allied health staff, the trainers, the Board members, the media team etc. My hope is that this thread can become a kind of a resource with this type of information. I'll kick it off.


This is a link to the Club's 'executive management' team: Executive Management - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/our-people/staff-listing).

Here is a link to our board members: Board Members - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/our-people/board-members).



The club chef is Courtney Ralston (one time of MasterChef) and she works closely with club dietician, Elise Anderson.

Dennis Carroll is head of welfare (or "People Development") and a former club captain (1986-1992): Dennis Carroll - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/our-people/staff-listing/dennis-carroll) Dennis Carroll - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Carroll) what an asset!



Cynthia Banham, author, former journalist, former #1 ticket holder and member of our DAP Committee published a couple of articles about some of our personnel on the website:

with Club doctor Tom Cross Coffee with Cynthia: Dr Tom Cross - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2019-06-14/coffee-with-cynthia-dr-tom-cross)

with Club dietician Elise Anderson Coffee with Cynthia: Dr Tom Cross - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2019-06-14/coffee-with-cynthia-dr-tom-cross)


Recently this article revealed a bit about the work that Dennis Carroll does: You're drafted! Now what? How AFL clubs help their draftees settle in (https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/28142844/drafted-now-how-afl-clubs-help-their-draftees-settle-in).

Here's a link to the Club's clinical psychologist, Suzie Rhydderch's, private practice webpage: https://www.stadiumclinic.com.au/suzie-rhydderch-the-stadium-orthopaedic.html. She is a high achiever who previously was aiming to be an Olympic athlete but had her dreams shattered by an eating disorder: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/hidden-cost-of-olympic-dreams-20070616-gdqehg.html .


From the Board, Sam Mostyn, previously the AFL's first female commissioner, is a high profile mover and shaker. Here is a nice article about her and her friendship with playwright Suzie Miller: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/the-enduring-generous-and-exhilarating-friendship-of-sam-mostyn-and-suzie-miller-20191001-p52wm5.html



Recruiters are also a very important part of our off-field staff. The ones I know of include:

Kinnear Beatson - Head of Recruiting and List Management
Simon Dalrymple - National Recruiting Manager
Ross Monahan (futures leagues)
Chris Keane (stats guru and number cruncher)


When you come across information about other staff and personnel at the club and the work they do, please share it here where appropriate.

[barracuda]

I am interested to build our knowledge of the various staff around the club beyond the coaches and CEO and about the work they do. I'm talking about especially the important medical and allied health staff, the trainers, the Board members, the media team etc. My hope is that this thread can become a kind of a resource with this type of information. I'll kick it off.


This is a link to the Club's 'executive management' team: Executive Management - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/our-people/staff-listing).

Here is a link to our board members: Board Members - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/our-people/board-members).



The club chef is Courtney Ralston (one time of MasterChef) and she works closely with club dietician, Elise Anderson.

Dennis Carroll is head of welfare (or "People Development") and a former club captain (1986-1992): Dennis Carroll - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/our-people/staff-listing/dennis-carroll) Dennis Carroll - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Carroll) what an asset!



Cynthia Banham, author, former journalist, former #1 ticket holder and member of our DAP Committee published a couple of articles about some of our personnel on the website:

with Club doctor Tom Cross Coffee with Cynthia: Dr Tom Cross - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2019-06-14/coffee-with-cynthia-dr-tom-cross)

with Club dietician Elise Anderson Coffee with Cynthia: Dr Tom Cross - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2019-06-14/coffee-with-cynthia-dr-tom-cross)


Recently this article revealed a bit about the work that Dennis Carroll does: You're drafted! Now what? How AFL clubs help their draftees settle in (https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/28142844/drafted-now-how-afl-clubs-help-their-draftees-settle-in).

Here's a link to the Club's clinical psychologist, Suzie Rhydderch's, private practice webpage: https://www.stadiumclinic.com.au/suzie-rhydderch-the-stadium-orthopaedic.html. She is a high achiever who previously was aiming to be an Olympic athlete but had her dreams shattered by an eating disorder: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/hidden-cost-of-olympic-dreams-20070616-gdqehg.html .


From the Board, Sam Mostyn, previously the AFL's first female commissioner, is a high profile mover and shaker. Here is a nice article about her and her friendship with playwright Suzie Miller: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/the-enduring-generous-and-exhilarating-friendship-of-sam-mostyn-and-suzie-miller-20191001-p52wm5.html



Recruiters are also a very important part of our off-field staff. The ones I know of include:

Kinnear Beatson - Head of Recruiting and List Management
Simon Dalrymple - National Recruiting Manager
Ross Monahan (futures leagues)
Chris Keane (stats guru and number cruncher)


When you come across information about other staff and personnel at the club and the work they do, please share it here where appropriate.

Suzie is a fabulous person and a great asset for the swans.

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I am interested to build our knowledge of the various staff around the club beyond the coaches and CEO and about the work they do. I'm talking about especially the important medical and allied health staff, the trainers, the Board members, the media team etc. My hope is that this thread can become a kind of a resource with this type of information. I'll kick it off.


This is a link to the Club's 'executive management' team: Executive Management - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/our-people/staff-listing).

Here is a link to our board members: Board Members - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/our-people/board-members).



The club chef is Courtney Ralston (one time of MasterChef) and she works closely with club dietician, Elise Anderson.

Dennis Carroll is head of welfare (or "People Development") and a former club captain (1986-1992): Dennis Carroll - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/our-people/staff-listing/dennis-carroll) Dennis Carroll - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Carroll) what an asset!



Cynthia Banham, author, former journalist, former #1 ticket holder and member of our DAP Committee published a couple of articles about some of our personnel on the website:

with Club doctor Tom Cross Coffee with Cynthia: Dr Tom Cross - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2019-06-14/coffee-with-cynthia-dr-tom-cross)

with Club dietician Elise Anderson Coffee with Cynthia: Dr Tom Cross - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2019-06-14/coffee-with-cynthia-dr-tom-cross)


Recently this article revealed a bit about the work that Dennis Carroll does: You're drafted! Now what? How AFL clubs help their draftees settle in (https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/28142844/drafted-now-how-afl-clubs-help-their-draftees-settle-in).

Here's a link to the Club's clinical psychologist, Suzie Rhydderch's, private practice webpage: https://www.stadiumclinic.com.au/suzie-rhydderch-the-stadium-orthopaedic.html. She is a high achiever who previously was aiming to be an Olympic athlete but had her dreams shattered by an eating disorder: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/hidden-cost-of-olympic-dreams-20070616-gdqehg.html .


From the Board, Sam Mostyn, previously the AFL's first female commissioner, is a high profile mover and shaker. Here is a nice article about her and her friendship with playwright Suzie Miller: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/the-enduring-generous-and-exhilarating-friendship-of-sam-mostyn-and-suzie-miller-20191001-p52wm5.html



Recruiters are also a very important part of our off-field staff. The ones I know of include:

Kinnear Beatson - Head of Recruiting and List Management
Simon Dalrymple - National Recruiting Manager
Ross Monahan (futures leagues)
Chris Keane (stats guru and number cruncher)


When you come across information about other staff and personnel at the club and the work they do, please share it here where appropriate.

Great idea to highlight these staff as they are key to creating the culture of the club. From my experience they are so professional, calm and experienced, providing a great steadying base when things get bumpy.

[bloodspirit]

Just realised I posted the wrong link for Cynthia Banham's interview with club dietician Elise Anderson. Here's the right one: A coffee with the Number One Ticketholder - Elise Anderson - sydneyswans.com.au (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2019-05-01/a-coffee-with-the-number-one-ticketholder).

[Ocker]

I can't seem to find a definite answer to the current ownership of the Swans. Can anyone tell me if point me in the right direction?

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[rickmat]

Thanks for these. Just shows that the Swans dont take communications too seriously as they have Brad Seymour's role as a conduit with Tom Harley, Head of Football!!!!! I have real problem with the lack of quality of communications by the Swans overall. Take the player list, still lists all the retirees , delisted and traded players. Also they dont upgrade the player info from year to year

[bloodspirit]

Chris Keane does data analytics and works with our recruiting team. Here is a link to an interview he gave to Ted Richards on the Richards report discussing the work he, and the Swans, do: SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds (https://soundcloud.com/user-106499280/moneyball-chris-keane-sydney-swans-afl-recruiter). Some key points:

* his main job is to identify promising talent to recruiters
* he also challenges recruiters about their opinions and builds algorithms to help with comparative analyses of prospective recruits
* before the Swans he worked for GWS
* drafting decisions are influenced by the 'go home' factor. (I'm sure it is not decisive but I note we didn't recruit a single Vic Metro player and many of our recruits are country boys.)

[stevoswan]

I can't seem to find a definite answer to the current ownership of the Swans. Can anyone tell me if point me in the right direction?



They are a membership based sporting club.....no one 'owns' them.

[stevoswan]

Thanks for these. Just shows that the Swans dont take communications too seriously as they have Brad Seymour's role as a conduit with Tom Harley, Head of Football!!!!! I have real problem with the lack of quality of communications by the Swans overall. Take the player list, still lists all the retirees , delisted and traded players. Also they dont upgrade the player info from year to year

It is a problem which needs addressing. Someone should write to the club and get them to lift their game.......now who could write that letter? There's your homework for tonight Rick!:wink:

[rickmat]

Maaaate, I have done it every year for a decade, addressed to CEO, but nothing changes. Messages on Messenger get answered with comments that they are waiting for Champion Data to provide the player data , asking about player pics and replying that they are waiting for the photos to be taken (this is in Feb/ March mind you). Its a bloody joke. I live overseas and rely on the official website or FB for current info. But I get more info on this platform than the official team platforms. Ireland said last season how important social media is to the club to disseminate club information in a timely and regular basis. And yet even today, we have retired, traded and delisted players still listed. The club will say they are waiting for the AFL who are updating their website and then it can make changes. Well that was last year and yet we still have same situation this year. If you look at most other AFL clubs, you will see how proactive they are to keep supporters informed, sponsors happy, and also their players and families happy. Most of player info for rookies for instance is 2-3 years old , how does that make the player feel. How about Injury Updates, they are a farce. I could go on. Communications is so easy today and regular info keeps everybody happy

[bloodspirit]

First thing: the club has disabled the link I posted above to the Executive Management team. Accidental or deliberate? It's hard to know with these guys. If deliberate, why? I now regret not having transcribed the relevant content instead of just posting the link.

I could be mistaken but have they also deleted the website's search function? I can't find it. Do we have something to hide?


Here are names and titles of a few more taken from material published on the Swans website

Trish - pilates instructor

Kieran Emery - Logistics Manager (I'm struggling to read my own handwriting so might have made a mistake)

Peter Berbakov - High Performance Operations Manager (he was the person who talked about the Swans collaboration with Holsworth Army base and the two-way sharing of information between the organisations)

Alex Bouttrell - Sydney Swans Street Team - I guess these are the gals and guys that turn out to fairs, fetes and other community engagement activities.

The media team seems to comprise of Loretta Johns, Shane Potter and Zachary Gates. Except it's been months since I last saw or heard from Loretta and I'm wondering if she is still with the club. I can't check on the Swans site now because they have disabled it to prevent this.

Not sure about the value of recording some of these names and roles. I think it's the position titles more than the names that are of interest because the names mean nothing to me and no doubt they will change from time to time without us ever knowing. It is interesting to know about the difference roles in the organisation. Then again maybe someone will recognise a name and be able to tell us more - a bit like the backgrounding we got on Tom Cross and Elise Anderson from Cynthia Banham's profiles.

[Bloody Hell]

https://www.linkedin.com/company/sydney-swans-ltd/people/

[bloodspirit]

https://www.linkedin.com/company/sydney-swans-ltd/people/

I don't belong so I don't see any thing. Can you precis what's in the link?

[bloodspirit]

In this interview Ross Monaghan explains the different roles of the various recruiters and list managers: Ross in the hot seat chatting all things recruiting (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/572064/ross-in-the-hot-seat-chatting-all-things-recruiting). These are the key bits:

Kinnear Beatson: General Manager – Recruiting and List Strategy
“Kinnear looks after all things to do with the current list and what’s coming up in the future in terms of recruitment.”

Simon Dalrymple: National Recruiting Manager
“Simon’s job is to assess the pool of players for each year’s draft, so the players turning 18 who are available.”

Chris Keane: Senior Recruiting Analyst
“Chris essentially analyses data, looking at GPS data, sifting through statistical data and helping us with player rankings and assessment of players.”

Ross Monaghan: Future Recruiting Coordinator

“Probably 60 per cent of my role is looking at future drafts, so I’m typically one or two drafts ahead. Early in the year I’m looking at 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds who are aiming for the 2021 and 2022 drafts. We’ve got a good handle on what’s coming up and try to project one or two years ahead. You can’t always get that 100 per cent right of course, but you get it as right as you can and make sure we have valuable information on prospects coming through, even though they’re still pretty young and things can change a lot. Then later in the year I also assist with looking at the top-age players. We try to find out as much as we can about potential draftees.”


Our head Physio is Matt Cameron. I think he's been with us a fair while.

Rob Spurrs is in charge of fitness/training stuff.

Athlete Support Services Manager (no idea what they do) - Josh Elliot

[Blood Fever]

In this interview Ross Monaghan explains the different roles of the various recruiters and list managers: Ross in the hot seat chatting all things recruiting (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/572064/ross-in-the-hot-seat-chatting-all-things-recruiting). These are the key bits:

Kinnear Beatson: General Manager – Recruiting and List Strategy
“Kinnear looks after all things to do with the current list and what’s coming up in the future in terms of recruitment.”

Simon Dalrymple: National Recruiting Manager
“Simon’s job is to assess the pool of players for each year’s draft, so the players turning 18 who are available.”

Chris Keane: Senior Recruiting Analyst
“Chris essentially analyses data, looking at GPS data, sifting through statistical data and helping us with player rankings and assessment of players.”

Ross Monaghan: Future Recruiting Coordinator

“Probably 60 per cent of my role is looking at future drafts, so I’m typically one or two drafts ahead. Early in the year I’m looking at 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds who are aiming for the 2021 and 2022 drafts. We’ve got a good handle on what’s coming up and try to project one or two years ahead. You can’t always get that 100 per cent right of course, but you get it as right as you can and make sure we have valuable information on prospects coming through, even though they’re still pretty young and things can change a lot. Then later in the year I also assist with looking at the top-age players. We try to find out as much as we can about potential draftees.”


Our head Physio is Matt Cameron. I think he's been with us a fair while.

Rob Spurrs is in charge of fitness/training stuff.

Athlete Support Services Manager (no idea what they do) - Josh Elliot

4 people in recruiting seems a lot, especially if they are full time. shades of Utopia!

[bloodspirit]

I can't seem to find a definite answer to the current ownership of the Swans. Can anyone tell me if point me in the right direction?

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4 people in recruiting seems a lot, especially if they are full time. shades of Utopia!

I don't even think that's the whole of it. I think there are numerous part-time scouts on the ground in various States, quite apart from harvesting intel about promising talent from contacts across the industry.

Incidentally, Charlie Gardiner confirmed to me (in response to my question) that as Head of Football, Kinnear reports to him and that he (Charlie) is ultimately responsible for all list management and recruiting decisions.

[bloodspirit]

Matt Cameron, our head physiotherapist, has departed. Not sure why or where he's gone. More importanly, not sure who is replacing him. It's a very important role for the club. If anyone knows, please update.

Dennis Carroll has also gone - retired? Victim of pandemic downsizing? It seems the role has been replaced by Brett Kirk. Dennis was called our 'Executive General Manager - People', whereas Brett is called Head of Wellbeing and Development: see bottom of this https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/833576/mathews-returns-to-sydney. I suspect there is a lot of overlap in the roles and the different titles reflect their seniority and position in the hierarchy, as well as just social trends about job titles. There are probably also some differences in the specifics of what they are/were each responsible for based on their skills and interests and the club's needs.

[mcs]

Matt Cameron, our head physiotherapist, has departed. Not sure why or where he's gone. More importanly, not sure who is replacing him. It's a very important role for the club. If anyone knows, please update.

Dennis Carroll has also gone - retired? Victim of pandemic downsizing? It seems the role has been replaced by Brett Kirk. Dennis was called our 'Executive General Manager - People', whereas Brett is called Head of Wellbeing and Development: see bottom of this https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/833576/mathews-returns-to-sydney. I suspect there is a lot of overlap in the roles and the different titles reflect their seniority and position in the hierarchy, as well as just social trends about job titles. There are probably also some differences in the specifics of what they are/were each responsible for based on their skills and interests and the club's needs.

A new start on the physio side might not be a bad thing given the way our injuries have been in recent seasons.

[barry]

4 people in recruiting seems a lot, especially if they are full time. shades of Utopia!

Especially when you look at our recent trade and draft history. Trevor, the intern from marketing could have done a better job.

[The Big Cat]

Especially when you look at our recent trade and draft history. Trevor, the intern from marketing could have done a better job.

2018 Blakey- gun, Rowbottom - gun McInerny - gun
2017 Ling - inj, Stoddard - fail, McCartin - gun
2016 Florent - gun, Hayward - gun

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2018 Blakey- gun, Rowbottom - gun McInerny - gun
2017 Ling - inj, Stoddard - fail, McCartin - gun
2016 Florent - gun, Hayward - gun
I don’t agree that any of your players listed are genuine guns. But they are good players who would happily be picked up by almost any other team.


Especially when you look at our recent trade and draft history. Trevor, the intern from marketing could have done a better job.
To say our recruiters are hopeless, however, is just wrong. Trading perhaps questionable (but even then, I’d say 2020 won’t have given supporters a genuine indication of where the guys we traded in are at, as they had no time in the the NEAFL to hone their skills and learn our gamestyle when they were given the opportunity to play).

[bloodspirit]

I missed this article: Belinda Rowe joins Sydney Swans Board (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/1019964/belinda-rowe-joins-sydney-swans-board). Sam Mostyn has left us and been replaced by another female director, Belinda Rowe. In my view Sam is a big loss and Belinda has big shoes to fill. I would like to see us increase the representation of women on our board, especially as we launch our AFLW team. Also, Sam Mostyn was a bit less corporate than the other Directors (apart from ex-players) and brought in some high powered community and government experience which was invaluable. I'm glad Sam Mostyn will still have some involvement with the club but am sorry to see her go.

[bloodspirit]

Swans make historic AFLW appointment (https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/1031823/swans-make-historic-aflw-appointment)

[bloodspirit]

Recently we learned of another role at our club that I haven't heard about before: Indigenous Strategy and Player Development Manager Jarred Hodges.

E.g. ​https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/1135039/swans-immerse-in-collective-cultural-experience