CHANGE continues at a rate of knots at Melbourne, with former vice president Guy Jalland resigning from the club board on Monday.
Jalland, who joined the board in June 2008, was part of the panel that selected Mark Neeld as coach in September 2011.
Neeld was sacked last Monday following the club's disastrous start to the season.
Jalland also played an active role in the club's defence of allegations of tanking after the AFL investigated the issue during 2012.
A respected businessman and legal counsel, Jalland is based in Sydney.
His departure follows the recent resignation from the board of former president Don McLardy and Stuart Grimshaw.
The club appointed board member John Trotter to evaluate the board's processes, structures, composition and skill. He is expected to deliver his findings to the club's next board meeting in July.
The club has made significant changes since CEO Peter Jackson met with the AFL Commission less than a fortnight ago and outlined his plan for restructuring the club.
The AFL said any support for the plan would be "highly conditional" and a decision on the level of financial support would be made in weeks.
However, Jackson was reassured that decisions made in the meantime would be underwritten by the AFL.
On Monday, the position of list manager Tim Harrington was made redundant as the club continued to reshape its football department.
Jackson also informed staff the football department would be headed up by a new role of general manager football operations that would be filled in an acting capacity by the highly-regarded Josh Mahoney. Football department heads, including caretaker coach Neil Craig, now report to Mahoney.
Jackson will conduct the search to fill that new role.
Mahoney, who sits on the executive under Jackson alongside operations manager Matthew Green and communications manager Jennifer Watt, is a legitimate candidate if he chooses to apply.
There has been speculation that Melbourne will chase Adelaide list manager David Noble, although Crows coach Brenton Sanderson said on Tuesday that re-signing Noble was a priority for his club.
The name of respected former Essendon, Western Bulldogs and St Kilda football department/high performance manager Matthew Drain has also been mentioned in relation to the job but AFL.com.au understands Drain is not interested in seeking the position.
The club is also expected to develop a panel to conduct the critical search for a new coach.
Jackson admitted he has been in contact with former Sydney Swans' premiership coach Paul Roos, but the process is expected to be rigorous and time will be taken to make the right choice.
Collingwood director of coaching Rodney Eade said he still has a burning desire to coach but Magpies coach Nathan Buckley said on Tuesday all Eade's energies were directed at helping the Magpies in 2013.
Richmond assistant Mark Williams has not made public comment despite being considered a strong candidate by outsiders.
Former Essendon coach Matthew Knights told AFL.com.au on Sunday he is happy in his current role with Geelong.
Current Hawthorn coach and former Melbourne player Alastair Clarkson has said he will remain with the Hawks and Eagles coach John Worsfold, who comes out of contract at the end of the season, has ruled himself out of the position.
Craig said last week he would spend the rest of the season determining in his own mind whether he had an interest in applying for the position.
Craig is contracted until 2014 and the possibility of him being in the position until the end of that season with a view to the job being assumed by a high quality assistant coach has not been ruled out.
The AFL, effectively the club's banker, has said it will have a legitimate interest in the club's coaching decision.
