Brian Cook knocked back a $1 million offer to join the Kangaroos as CEO. Picture: Glenn Ferguson Source: Geelong Advertiser
GEELONG chief executive Brian Cook has revealed he had decided to join North Melbourne, before changing his mind and re-signing with the Cats.
In his first interview since making the decision to stay earlier this month, Cook has revealed to the Geelong Advertiser that Kangaroos chairman James Brayshaw made a sustained bid to lure him from Geelong.
"I said no to North Melbourne two or three times; their president James Brayshaw wouldn't accept that, he kept coming back," Cook said.
"The offer was substantial and it was lengthy.
"There was a time where I'd decided in my head that I'd probably go.
"I wasn't 100 per cent but I was close to it, but I wanted a cooling off period. At one stage I told them (North) I was more likely than not to go.
"I've been here nearly 14 years and there was a part of me which was saying I've been here long enough, it's time."
It's really that my heart was in Geelong. At the end of the day, the decision was made from the heart.
Cook said he was swaying towards taking on the challenge of rebuilding North Melbourne about a week before a three-week trip to Nepal, where he would trek to Mt Everest base camp with his son.
He said in his head leaving was a good idea, but his heart eventually told him otherwise.
"There was something not quite right. I hadn't, for instance, carried out a huge due diligence and I normally do these things in these big life decisions and I hadn't done that," Cook said.
"It's really that my heart was in Geelong. At the end of the day, the decision was made from the heart.
"I thought about the relationships I'd developed, I also thought about the challenges at Geelong, and they mean a lot to me. Bottom line, it came from the heart.
"I've fallen in love with the club, I've fallen in love with the people with the staff, with the players, the supporters."
Cats president Colin Carter presented a counter offer to Cook after his return to Australia, which will see Cook remain at Geelong for the next four years.
He is likely to undertake a six-week course at Harvard early next year, as part of Carter's suggestion to help reinvigorate himself after 14 years in the job.
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