Universal Love Remarkable Clarko stat

[Laurie Bingham]

We all know the man is a genius, I just want to further back this up with a great stat:

Year Hawks final ladder position
2005 14th (+1 on 2004)
2006 11th
2007 6th
2008 Premiers
2009 9th
2010 7th
2011 3rd
2012 2nd
2013 Premiers
2014 Premiers
2015 Premiers
2016 5th
2017 12th
2018 ???

So, given we cannot miss finals this year, it will be safe to say that in 14 years of coaching, the man has led us backwards 3 times. 3 !!! Throw in 4 premierships, a second and a third and four other finals appearances and it truly is a mind-boggling performance. I wonder if there is any other coach in the history of the game with such a long tenure at one club who could match his record of "continuous improvement" (ie not just premierships) ?

 

[Luv_our_club]

Or it could be me?

 

[HODGEYROAD]

An amazing Clarko stat is this season we basically have 10 of our Premiership 2015 team gone and he has us competing for a double chance heading into the Final round. Counting 10 I'm including Rioli and Birchall who have only played 4 games between them this season.

 

[Dave Id]

Jock McHale and Norm Smith for starters .....

 

[FisherHawk]

So he's a averaged us roughly a 5th spot finish over 14 years. Damn good effort!

 

[UAWM]

Is there a thread soley based on Clarkson? It seems we have one for many of our players but not for this great man. He has done so much for us

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Hasn't been named coach of the year, so is just a trier for mine...

 

[Brishawk]

Is there a thread soley based on Clarkson? It seems we have one for many of our players but not for this great man. He has done so much for us

Probably a, where’s clarko at?, thread Is long overdue.

 

[Flukey!]

We all know the man is a genius, I just want to further back this up with a great stat:

Year Hawks final ladder position
2005 14th (+1 on 2004)
2006 11th
2007 6th
2008 Premiers
2009 9th
2010 7th
2011 3rd
2012 2nd
2013 Premiers
2014 Premiers
2015 Premiers
2016 5th
2017 12th
2018 ???

So, given we cannot miss finals this year, it will be safe to say that in 14 years of coaching, the man has led us backwards 3 times. 3 !!! Throw in 4 premierships, a second and a third and four other finals appearances and it truly is a mind-boggling performance. I wonder if there is any other coach in the history of the game with such a long tenure at one club who could match his record of "continuous improvement" (ie not just premierships) ?

I didn't actually appreciate that last year was really his worst year.
It's a fair effort considering the fall that so many clubs go through after a golden era.
He is undoubtedly the master coach.

 

[Kil Phearns]

Of course, compared with deadshit footy media's endless fappening over Longmire and the Scotts, Clarko gets no love.

I know who I'd rather have as coach, though - and it isn't any of those aforementioned over hyped "gentlemen".

 

[MistyAvalon]

You know, there is only one commentator who despite what she thinks about Hawthorn, and it often aint good. But I have never heard Caro say anything bad about Clarko...that has t count for something

 

[grumbleguts]

He's been Jarryd Roughead's only coach, yet Roughead has had 6 prime ministers

 

[badgrill]

He's been Jarryd Roughead's only coach, yet Roughead has had 6 prime ministers

Bolts

 

[Pessimistic]

Jock McHale and Norm Smith for starters .....

Some of those took twice as long to match clarko

 

[grumbleguts]

Bolts

But we don't count prime ministers that are acting prime ministers when the prime minister in incapacitated.

 

[Hodginator]

Coach of the year? Hard to argue against.

 

[Jables]

He's been Jarryd Roughead's only coach, yet Roughead has had 6 prime ministers

If either party was smart they'd make a play for him. Even a Liberal couldn't sack him!