Lions chairman Angus Johnsons denies stalling tactics in boardroom battle Board ... Angus Johnson will fight to retain his position. BESIEGED Brisbane chairman Angus Johnson has denied he is desperately clinging to power at the Gabba and dragging out the Lions boardroom battle. Despite the stoush lasting two months with still no date set for an extraordinary general meeting, Johnson said he wanted the matter resolved as soon as possible. However, his actions are not matching his words and the delays on the EGM sparked a Twitter rampage from AFL icon Leigh Matthews on Thursday. Matthews is part of the rival ticket headed by directors Paul Williams and Mick Power. The deadline for the EGM passed last Friday and a board meeting on Tuesday revealed the club had sought legal advice to block Matthews from challenging for a board position. The warring board factions were dragged into AFL headquarters in grand final week to start mediation but there is still no resolution. "It is not in my interests to see this drag on," Johnson told afl.com.au. I am not avoiding a vote. I'm not avoiding things to delay one. I will certainly not avoid an EGM. I believe the members deserve to be heard and the members deserve a vote. We will have the EGM if mediation by the AFL doesn't proceed. This has dragged on longer than anyone wanted to. For people to say I'm holding on well, people who know me and my other directors know that we have always put the club's best interests first. Despite raising the loophole that blocked Matthews, Johnson said the club should change the rule that prevents him from challenging. "We should amend this as soon as we possibly can, because clearly life members need to have the right to vote, and of course they should be eligible to be elected as directors," he said.