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Ruscuklic was an outstanding performer. Exceptional ball- getter, impressive goal-scorer and a third placegetter in the Brownlow Medal.
Alex Ruscuklic — Football’s Businessman
Subsequently, as a Coach and a Club Business Development
Alex Ruscuklic — Football’s Businessman
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getter, impressive goal-scorer and a third placegetter in the
1980sB.rownlow Medal.
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for Alex Ruscuklic’s experience, techniques and abilities. Consultant, Alex Ruscuklic applied his unique ble
1980s.
creative business practices and inspired coaching me This document sets out his approach to bringing success to a
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The challenges faced by a football club provide fertile ground
1980s.
for Alex Ruscuklic’s experience, techniques and abilities.
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sporting arena as well as in business. And it is these qualities he potential and achieving the success it desired and deserved.
applies across the board to all industries.
The challenges faced by a football club provide fertile ground for Alex Ruscuklic’s experience, techniques and abilities.
This document sets out his approach to bringing success to a club which, whilst well-founded, was not yet maximising its potential and achieving the success it desired and deserved.
Experience — that’s the di erence!
East Sydney Football Club (the Bulldogs) was seeking a Consultant Manager to exploit an unrealised potential and tEakset tShyedCnleuyb tFooaotnbeawll lCevluebl of(thaechBieuvleldmogesn)t.wTahse Csleuebkihnagd a bCroannsdulteasntatbMlisahneadgeorvetor emxoprloeitthaannu1n0r0eayliesaerds poofte nrtsita-gl randde ftoaoktebtahlleaCnldubthtoe Baonaerwd olefvDeliroefctaocrhsiebveelimeveendt.tThhaet aClvuebryhardeaal obprapnodrtuenstiatyblliasyheadlmoovsetrwmithorine theainr g1r0a0spy. ears of rst-grade
Experience — that’s the di erence!
football and the Board of Directors believed that a very real
They needed someone with a proven track record — not just
opportunity lay almost within their grasp.
in playing the game, but in hard-nosed business organisation
Tanhdeyadnmeeidneidstsroamtioeno.ne with a proven track record — not just
in playing the game, but in hard-nosed business organisation
The Club needed to restructure in order to:
and administration.
■ set extraordinary high standards for player The Club needed to restructure in order to:
performance and all aspects of Club management
■ set extraordinary high standards for player
■ increase its nancial turnover
performance and all aspects of Club management
■ lift its Membership and increase game attendances
■ increase its nancial turnover
■ become Sydney’s most successful,
■ lift its Membership and increase game attendances
admired and respected club