Overview

• CEO Andrew Dillon announced the division of Laura Kane’s former football brief into two positions on May 29 to address growing operational and performance demands.
• Kane will serve as Executive General Manager of Football Operations overseeing AFL, AFLW, VFL and VFLW seasons plus a newly formed health and medical team focused on mental health and concussion.
• The league has opened recruitment for an Executive General Manager of Football Performance to manage the Match Review Office, umpiring, game analysis and player movement.
• Long-serving inclusion and social policy chief Tanya Hosch will depart on June 6 and the integrity portfolio will shift to the incoming chief operating officer as general counsel Stephen Meade exits the executive team.
• Fremantle CEO Simon Garlick and Sydney CEO Tom Harley have emerged as frontrunners in the search for the AFL’s new chief operating officer.