Overview

• 7NEWS reports Richard Goyder has told his inner circle he will not seek re-election beyond 2026 and plans to relinquish the AFL Commission chair in March.
• Goyder has been leading the Commission’s nominations committee through August and September to identify a successor.
• The report links former club presidents Jeff Browne, Peter Gordon and Craig Drummond as prominent candidates for the role.
• The committee features club presidents John Olsen, Andrew Wellington, Sonja Hood, Andrew Bassat and Andrew Pridham, with commissioners Simone Wilkie and Andrew Ireland also participating.
• Coverage notes recent pressure from some club presidents to unseat Goyder, whose nine-year tenure followed his 2017 elevation to replace Mike Fitzpatrick.