Overview

• Club sources say Melbourne is advancing plans for a senior strategy position that would sit between the football department and incoming chief executive Paul Guerra, who starts on September 8.
• Football boss Alan Richardson, contracted through 2026, would likely report to the new strategy head and is on the subcommittee selecting the next senior coach.
• Guerra says he will meet Mark Williams to explore a different role at the club after his exit was confirmed last week, with Williams still working through Casey’s VFL finals.
• The Demons continue a compressed search for a new senior coach following Simon Goodwin’s sacking, with an appointment targeted by preliminary final weekend.
• Performance psychologist Stephen Rendall has resigned after nearly four years but will assist until the national draft handover, as media figures question the club’s direction and stability.