Succession planning is underway at Collingwood as Jeff Browne flags his time in the top job is coming towards an end.
Collingwood president Jeff Browne has told the club board of his intention to step down from his position at an unspecified time, as the Magpies begin the task of identifying a successor.
Current board member and wealthy funds manager Barry Carp is viewed by the board as the most likely successor internally, if he decides to pursue the presidency once Browne, the former Nine boss and AFL head lawyer, departs. Browne is also one of the most influential of the 18 club presidents, who have asserted more say in the competition in the past few years and sought to shift the power balance from a dominant AFL administration towards the clubs. He is a close ally of Sydney president Andrew Pridham and has been a driver, with Essendon president David Barham, of the AFL’s concussion indemnity plan.
Browne and Kelly opted to let Wright take leave and re-organised the football department during the season in Wright’s absence, with senior assistant coaches Justin Leppitsch and Brendon Bolton taking over Wrights’ duties, backed up by Kelly, the influential former player agent and events management company boss who took over as CEO early in 2023.
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