Whoâs going to take Eddieâs hot seat?
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The racism controversy engulfing Collingwood Football Club and outgoing president
Eddie McGuire is a fiasco and is concentrating minds on who might replace him. McGuire announced he would depart Collingwood after 23 seasons at the end of 2021. Letâs see if he lasts that long.
Eddie Maguire and Christine Holgate.
Credit:John Shakespeare
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John Wylie, who finished up after eight years at the Australian Sports Commission last year, is mentioned as a potential successor. So it was fascinating to see Wylieâs investment business Tanarra touted as potential buyer of Tabcorpâs $3 billion wagering business because owning a stake in a gaming company is incompatible with presiding over a football club. The optics, for one.