The AFL’s long search for Gillon McLachlan’s successor in “the biggest job in Australian sport” has ended, with the league to keep the role in-house after it confirmed the appointment of Andrew Dillon as its next chief executive.
The AFL administration veteran will take over at the end of the current men’s season on 2 October, following a period of transition that will allow McLachlan to help resolve a number of outstanding issues the game is wrestling with.
