News Clarkson to step away from football indefinitely

‘Heavy toll’: Roos blindsided by Clarkson decision to step away

North Melbourne are unsure how long Alastair Clarkson will need away from the game, but the club’s football boss Todd Viney, a friend of the master coach, is confident he will not be lost to the sport.

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[PenfoldsFan]

How many times can different coaches "lose" those players ffs. Got blokes like TT collecting 800 a year to not even work. Will take years to fix the culture there and if they have given up on yet another coach, decades to fix. Lost cause if you're right, fold em

Im not sure it can, if Clarko couldnt get them to play for him with his credentials who can get away with a few home truths.
Look what happened to Nobel when he told them what he thought, its clearly an attitude thing.
The timing is also interesting, when TT got put out again there was a clear shift in attitude on field and could you blame them when as you say a blokes getting 800k to do SFA.
Then in a week when they're smashed with injuries they open the door to him waltzing back in and within days the Coach walks.
They'll never admit it but anyone with any logical thought can connect the dots.

 

[Osho]

not even sure what triggered it

Puberty.

 

[hotchilli]

Wonder who the leak is at North?

Usually the coaches half time address featuring chair throws is an ‘inner sanctum’ kinda thing…

I’m sure there is no shortage of options. Players talk to family and friends on things.

Im not sure it can, if Clarko couldnt get them to play for him with his credentials who can get away with a few home truths.
Look what happened to Nobel when he told them what he thought, its clearly an attitude thing.
The timing is also interesting, when TT got put out again there was a clear shift in attitude on field and could you blame them when as you say a blokes getting 800k to do SFA.
Then in a week when they're smashed with injuries they open the door to him waltzing back in and within days the Coach walks.
They'll never admit it but anyone with any logical thought can connect the dots.

What a lengthy troll.

 

[South of the Yarra]

Yeah I reckon we have our reasons hey so lucky IDGAF what you reckon.

Probably even luckier I don't understand one word you are saying.

 

[The acurate one]

Smart move. Exactly what Hird should’ve done in the same situation, unfortunately.

He’ll be back.

Yep I don’t doubt the toll as that would be real. The AFL cannot meander along and come to whatever conclusion it finds in an open ended timeframe.

****ing disgraceful.

 

[Foxx]

He was all smiles and enjoying himself 6 weeks ago when they were winning..

 

[Blue1980]

He should never have gone to a club in full rebuild, a turn key go option at this point of his career would've been wiser move.

The investigation would've followed him anywhere however.

If the kangas were 7-2 and not 2-7, he isn’t stepping away.

It’s not the only factor but it is a factor.

 

[Wosh]

Behind the paywall for those who haven't read it

H-Sun - Clarkson’s ‘furious halftime spray’ revealed (Possibly paywalled.)

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[Maddo11]

I wonder if there'll be any fall out at board level, if there was an anti Clarko contingent they'd be sharpening the knives

 

[Maddo11]

Behind the paywall for those who haven't read it

H-Sun - Clarkson’s ‘furious halftime spray’ revealed (Possibly paywalled.)

Clarkson’s ‘furious halftime spray’ revealed A furious halftime blow up has reportedly been the final straw for Alastair Clarkson before the North Melbourne coach decided to step away from the AFL. Browse the BigFooty Forum Ad Free Continue reading...

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Despite all his squatting on the side lines this season, it's clear he's not a well balanced individual

 

[Rich01]

This will be a great opportunity for Ratten to show his wares again.

May end up the next full time coach at North.
Definitely good enough to do so.

 

[My Tilly]

Really starting fear for North's future now. Felt like they finally had some stability and while the past 5 weeks have been grim, there was hope for the future.

 

[Ati Tude]

What's this about throwing walls at chairs?

 

[Devington]

You mean the same supporters who crucified an innocent 19 year old young man for having the temerity to want to change his place of employment? Not to mention their slandering of his step father.

Not slander if it's true...

 

[RandB]

Really starting fear for North's future now. Felt like they finally had some stability and while the past 5 weeks have been grim, there was hope for the future.

I hope they get through this.

If key players end up wanting out at the end of the season though it will be a body blow. The media will hit them hard and it will just become a vicious cycle.

Clubs will be in player manager's ears big time now.

 

[Port 2004]

Not slander if it's true...

What crucifying a person for wanting to change his place of employment. Ok

 

[Carringbush2010]

What did the "Degs" do, please don't say Tom Boyd...

Degoey, Bucks has called him that.

Talkin about Bali, was clear he felt no guilt, went after the media. Then Anderson threw him under the bus.

Then he made an 'apology', likely coz the club 'asked' him to, for optic reasons, to appease the offended public.

Pretty transparent imo

Fair speculation that Clarko isn't mentally failing and that the club has 'asked' to take time off, for optic reasons.

Could also be that damning evidence has been discovered. Dunno but I'm not convinced that Clarko 'can't handle it '. Especially after his strong front at the mic on the matter to this point.

We'll never know of course, coz the club will tell it as 'he needs time off'

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Who was the Boundary Rider for Fox Footy for the North v Eagles game in Hobart?

Clearly missed a story there, and should have been able to hear some yelling and a chair being thrown, even outside of locked doors.

 

[travelli]

My thoughts:
1. MH is a bugger of a thing to manage, hopefully it all goes well.
2. Clarko going on SL and taking his genuine workplace entitlements means North and the AFL will have to pay him, which is a smart move.
3. Cant see this stopping the AFL from turning him into a scapegoat now that hes shown he cant be swept under the rug
4. The problem is now that the optics are so bad they almost need to clean out a lot of people to make this noise stop and im not sure AFL has the want nor the will to clean up.

Good comments and I am worried about your points 3/4. If the parties do not play along with the AFLs appeasement strategy, then certain individuals will be destroyed.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Port Adelaide apologist Kane Cornes weighs in saying North players should leave

 

[BigPond101]

So many similarities to 1930s Stalinist Russia in how Clarkson has been treated

 

[Mordecai]

Port Adelaide apologist Kane Cornes weighs in saying North players should leave

Agreed, like Jason Horne Francis, we need still more brave players leaving their clubs.

 

[ferball]

It's a big mess regardless of outcome. It should never have dragged on this long.

No it shouldn't have. The situation is a farce.

 

[Chief]

So many similarities to 1930s Stalinist Russia in how Clarkson has been treated

Lol!

 

[hansie]

tell us how exactly have the AFL been pathetic. Do you expect them to come out and clear Clarkson/Fagan just on the vibe of things?

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