The long-standing and delicate relationship between Essendon and their veteran list manager Adrian Dodoro is officially over after the parties reached a settlement at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne.
According to The Age, Dodoro had lodged s.365 application against the high-profile AFL club, which related “to general protections dismissal, including discrimination, workplace rights and absence due to illness or injury”.
It has been reported that the Bombers have offered a “six-figure payout” to Dodoro but Dodoro wanted a bigger number.
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Other than than that, details have remained confidential and the situation has been called “sensitive”.
The hearing came to a head on Wednesday (today) at the Fair Work Commission offices in Exhibition Street.
And a simple statement has since been issued.
“After 27 years Essendon Football Club and Adrian Dodoro have amicably parted ways,” the statement said.
In August, Essendon chief executive Craig Vozzo released a statement about the situation.
“Adrian Dodoro has stepped away from the club to focus on personal matters,” Vozzo said.
“In accordance with the club’s transition plan which commenced in November last year, Matt Rosa has fully assumed responsibility for leading the club’s list management and recruiting team during the 2024 trade, free agency and draft periods.”
When the club released that statement, they asked people “to respect Adrian and his family’s privacy”.
Dodoro started at Essendon in a full-time role in 1998.
He is also a life member at the club.
His work at the club has often been questioned, however, with the Bombers failing to win a final since 2004.