Presidents

[Magpie Russ]

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Watson-Wheeler and Roffey make history - By Michael Gleeson - The Age

There is one certainty about the grand final in a fortnight’s time; The president of the new premiership-winning club will be a woman.

For the first time ever, the presidents of the two clubs in the grand final are both female. And this comes after Peggy O’Neal oversaw the Tigers’ last three flags in four years.

Kylie Watson-Wheeler is now president of the Bulldogs. Kate Roffey was installed as Melbourne president this year after, it must be remembered, a remarkable boardroom change.

Given the political dramas that had engulfed Collingwood, Melbourne barely registered a blip for their changes, but they were significant if not seismic. The Demons were undefeated a month into their season when the president Glenn Bartlett was voted out of the presidency by his board.

As a senior Melbourne figure said at the time, it was the type of issue that had the capacity to hijack a season, but it didn’t. On the contrary, the swift action proved to have the opposite effect of cutting off any disquiet. Roffey was installed as president and a calm descended at the Demons.

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Be great if Collingwood has a female president too. Who do we think. Love it to be either Sally Capp or alisa camplin

[Jezza]

^ Why?

I just want the best person for the job, whether it's a man or woman.

[K]

One advantage of having a woman as president is she won't be tempted to interfere with the footy department. Doubly true when it's an American woman (Peggy at Richmond).

With the men, there's this risk of testosterone poisoning that makes them think they know more about footy than all the coaches and players.