Western Bulldogs President Peter Gordon has announced that he will step down from his position at the club.<\/p>\n
Gordon was the first President of the Bulldogs from 1989 to 1996, before returning to the role in 2012 for a second stint.<\/p>\n
In an incredible tenure with the club, he famously led the Fightback campaign to save the team from a merger with Fitzroy in 1989, while during his second stint in 2016, he was the one in charge when the Bulldogs claimed their first flag in 62 years.<\/p>\n
The club board will now vote on a successor on December 21. It's understood vice-president Kylie Watson-Wheeler is the favourite to replace Gordon.<\/p>\n
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"I believe that the Western Bulldogs Football Club is in a strong position and it's a good time for me to move on and for the club to move on too," Gordon wrote in a letter to the members<\/p>\n
"I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who has supported me and offered me their friendship over the journey. It's been an honour and a privilege to hold the position with many enjoyable moments for my family and me. I've had a few regrets, but then again, as Frank Sinatra once put it\u2026too few to mention.<\/p>\n
"I have full confidence in our Vice-President Kylie Watson-Wheeler, our board, our CEO Ameet Bains and our senior management to take the Club forward.<\/p>\n
"I wish the Club and all its members all the best for the future."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"