According to John Elliott, Fosters’ problems stem from its management’s decision to reduce the alcohol content of its flagship Carlton Draught product, and “lose their way” in marketing. The irony of Elliott’s comments shouldn’t be lost.
John Elliott
John Elliot, hush money and the AFL
It is not John Elliott in this case who has shamed himself, but rather, the entire AFL fraternity.
In praise of Terry Wallace: a coach ahead of his time
Wallace’s enduring legacy to AFL football was cutting through all the crap that coaches and clubs would go on with.
The day Dick Pratt said he’d be Carlton president
Dick Pratt’s ascent to the Carlton presidency began with a plea for $5 million from his great mate John Elliott in Pratt’s Little Lonsdale St office in February 2007.
Reviled John Elliott: the man who saved Carlton FC
Perhaps the time has come for the Blue Army to raise a glass in Big Jack Elliott’s honour.
Former partner eyeing off a Fosters buyout
They might have been partners in the 1990s, but now Molson Coors Brewing is looking to gobble down Fosters, writes Glenn Dyer.
Tips and rumours
John Howard was very close to appointing a female Governor-General after Bill Deane. The vetting and security checks had been complete, Buck Palace had been informed, but at the last minute the candidate pulled out for family reasons. Instead we ended up with Abp. Hollingworth. Telstra’s Phil Burgess just gave a speech at the CommsDay […]
