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He had been winding back his role this season after agreeing last September to assist Rosa in the transition after the former Eagle was appointed to the club as AFL talent and operations manager.
Dodoro said in a statement at that time that such roles were “very taxing on individuals and their families” and he wanted to step back to provide himself and his family a better work-life balance.
The Bombers’ list has come under constant scrutiny after a long period without finals success with Dodoro working alongside six full-time coaches since Kevin Sheedy finished up in 2007.
He also remained during the drugs saga that derailed Essendon’s progress from 2013 onwards.
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The Bombers announced on Thursday that Sheedy was stepping down from the board. Sheedy joined the board in October 2020, and was instrumental in luring former player Andrew Welsh back to the club. Welsh is now club vice president and heads the football governance committee.
“The club is in excellent hands with president David Barham and the current board. Vice president Andrew Welsh is doing an excellent job, looking after the football aspects from a board point of view. I was happy to step up and help when asked by Paul Brasher in 2020, and I have always done everything that I can to help this club. This will never stop,” Sheedy said in a statement.
“I am very confident under the leadership of CEO Craig Vozzo and senior coach Brad Scott, that we are on the road to success. We have returned to being a football club where our ultimate focus is on winning football games and making our members and supporters proud with everything we do. Essendon means so much to so many people and with the current stability and renewed focus at the football club, we have the right foundations for sustainable success.”
Sheedy was contacted for further comment on Friday.
It’s been a week of change for the Bombers, for former skipper Dyson Heppell announced on Tuesday he was retiring at the end of the season.
Midfielder Jye Caldwell re-signed for four years this week.
Essendon are currently 10th on the ladder, having all but fallen out of finals contention after spending 14 rounds in the top eight. They need to win their final two home-and-away games, including against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba next week, and rely on other results going their way, if they to be alive come September.
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