He will personally conduct the interviews with at least one board member - Kevin Sheedy,Simon Madden or Sean Wellman - sitting in on each chat with the process expected to take"a few weeks"before Brasher then presents his findings to the board.
Brasher,the club's new president,toldThe Age those questioned would be asked"what they like about what the club is doing,what is not going well and what do we need to improve on to give you the best chance of success"within a structured discussion that will focus on the issues the club needs to concentrate on.
The president said he wanted to emphasise that Essendon were not in denial after experiencing weeks of negativity post-season and although he was optimistic about the future he had a responsibility to get to the bottom of the issues at the club. He admitted thatSaad leaving was the final sign a deep-dive review was needed.
On Thursday key club leaders - CEO Xavier Campbell,football manager Dan Richardson,senior coach Ben Rutten and list manager Adrian Dodoro - fronted the board in a wide-ranging discussion that focused on football matters including the performance in 2020,the upcoming exchange period and future plans.
They will be asked their views as will a cross-section of players and staff with Brasher saying he was very conscious he needed to establish a process that enabled people to be frank in their assessments if improvement was to follow.
He said although he thought much of commentary was"exaggerated"the departures of four players was enough to raise legitimate concerns about the environment as he confirmed in a video to members that Fantasia wanted to leave.
Brasher said it would be inappropriate for him to discuss the way in which specific individuals had performed their role but he hoped the review would give him greater clarity on the best way forward and until then he wanted to reserve his judgments.