"Scott will become the general manager of football, encompassing list management, umpires, the match review system and the rules."
Josh Mahoney turned it down as the job he was interviewed for wasn't what was advertised. Were there two different jobs going, one for the AFL's preferred candidates and another less attractive role for outsiders?
It seems highly likely that there were two different jobs floated.
There has been quite a bit of uncertainty as to how the responsibilities would be divided between the incumbent, lawyer Dillon, and the person named to replace him. The matter was cleared up in the McLure Wilson article but some will have sensed how it would turn out once Scott's name was announced.
This again highlights what a shmoozer Gill is.
The most important areas now handed to Scott are in a mess largely because Gil doesn't want the umpires and the match review officer, and the person responsible fpr administering free agency, to carry out their responsibilities independently. These are decisions which should be made independently by people skilled in those areas and without the intrusion of bias, seeming or actual.
Putting Scott in charge will ensure that cannot occur.