Category: Essendon football club

‘Bombers’ Football Team Considering Logo Change Over Wartime Connotations

June 21, 2023
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The CEO of Essendon Football Club in Melbourne has been forced to defend a decision to review the team’s decades-old logo, a fighter jet, saying the contentious move is only part of a “research project.” The “Bomber” nickname was adopted in the 1940s due to the proximity of the team’s home base to the Essendon…

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Football Club Apologises to Former CEO After Faith-Related Dismissal

December 20, 2022
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Essendon football club has apologised to its former CEO Andrew Thorburn, saying the dispute with the AFL club’s short-lived chief executive is over and conceding his exit was poorly handled. Thorburn chose to resign just one day after being appointed to the job at Essendon in October, due to his role as chair of a…

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Chosen CEO of Australian Football Club Resigns Following Pressures on Religious Views

October 5, 2022
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The chosen chief executive officer of Australian rules football club Essendon, Andrew Thorburn, has resigned after only one day in the job on the basis of his religious belief.  Thorburn is chairman of City on a Hill church which said on its website that lust, practicing homosexuality and sex outside of marriage are sins according to…

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