Certified Legendary Thread Alastair Clarksons.

[teethmeetsflesh]

Clarkson and Brayshaw need a vehicle to remain relevant/keep the muscles warm for the next five years while Tasmania is established. North won't be moved there, but I daresay a lot of our Tasmanian players and our existing connection with the locals (hawthorn's too) will be taken full advantage of when they leave (if they were to come in the first place).

I think Clarkson comes over fwiw as it's fitting that he will have connections/premiership success (!!!) with both (!!!) clubs currently linked with Tasmania. I'd go as far to suggest that clarkson will be at the game Saturday.

 

[glenn2479]

Interesting that in the last week or two everyone that has talked about Clarko to North has said that Clarko comes with his own baggage.

Hodge, lewis, and most surprisingly now Gil have all said something along those lines.

He carry’s 4 premiership trophies around with him.

 

[Only Forwards]

I mean, we could do it ourselves and just cop the 50% tax, but we likely wouldn't.

Going over the soft cap is a 100% tax I thought

 

[Tas]

Going over the soft cap is a 100% tax I thought

Is it? So if we want to spend $2m more on coaches to help our players we would need to come up with $4m, I am sure we could fund it but it would be a bit rich that we need to cough up $2m to go to rich clubs just to try to make us competitive. I think it will go down as well as an unflushable turd.

I am guessing our "assistance" will be a larger soft cap for 3 years until hopefully covid will be over by then and we can go back to the normal soft cap. They might also toss us some shit picks as well but we aren't going to get the AFL blowjob they gave GC.

 

[berniemccarthy]

I think the obvious way to make us better without giving us priority picks is to give us an expanded soft cap which can include a more expensive coach and some good assistants. I mean, we could do it ourselves and just cop the 50% tax, but we likely wouldn’t

Part of the Clarkson appeal is that Assistants will queue up. At least 7 current senior coaches worked under him. It’s a coaching school.

 

[Tas]

Part of the Clarkson appeal is that Assistants will queue up. At least 7 current senior coaches worked under him. It’s a coaching school.

I think that is the upside more than Clarkson tbh, because we have had mediocre assistants for a long time, there has never been any demand for any of our assistants to coach another club, these are the guys that spend the majority of the time with the players. The head coach spends **** all time with them one-on-one.

 

[Ashley B]

We're getting Clarko. Robbo knows and has been pushing the Clarko/Brayshaw narrative for weeks. Roll out the gif.

Maybe the players know too .The reason for the turnaround in form the last 2 weeks perhaps ?

 

[hilly]

I think a few on here are taking the Clarko/Tas link too seriously. He's taken some $ from the AFL to 'look into it'.

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[hilly]

Welcome Clarko!



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[zoomba23]

Maybe the players know too .The reason for the turnaround in form the last 2 weeks perhaps ?

Tinfoil hat firmly on, I see. I'm all for Clarko coaching us but come on lol

 

[Shermanator]

Welcome Clarko!

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[Ashley B]

Just hypothesizing

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

For me it's
1. Clarkson
2. Lyon
3. Take your pick, as long as it isn't Buckley.

Buckley officially crossed off the list either way

 

[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

Some of these "quality", "long term" posters would still have Scott here if they had their way.

Club is never wrong, critics are always wrong, and look where we are today.

Just saying.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

Interesting that in the last week or two everyone that has talked about Clarko to North has said that Clarko comes with his own baggage.

Hodge, lewis, and most surprisingly now Gil have all said something along those lines.

Hodge also commented a few years ago about how nice Hawthorn had become compared to the unsociable Hawks era, and very diplomatically inferred that Clarko looked relaxed but wasn't getting results, so a less agreeable Clarko would seem to be more effective

 

[MarkRobinson]

Can anyone not see that Nathan Buckley is the perfect coach of this club. Armafio is the only genius at north Melbourne right now.

 

[Sillygit]

Wow, wonder who that is...

 

[DesertRoo]

I have inner scrotum leak of the Clarkson interview with GWS, here is the transcript...

GWS: Hi Clarko, sit down and here is a nice cup of coffee.
Clarkson: I'm a bit worried about the salary cap, can you show my the contracts for Greene, Whitfield, Coniglio, Kelly, Taranto, Hopper and that Hindenburg fella.
GWS: Suuure, they all seem to be above board.
Clarkson:

You’re 100% right, with that shit coffee in NSW no way Clarko goes to GWS..

 

[Samsquanch]

You’re 100% right, with that s**t coffee in NSW no way Clarko goes to GWS..

That is true.

 

[see see]

Wow, wonder who that is...

No idea, but they have a join date of 2017 and that was their first ever post.

Kudos for playing the long game.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

It’s good that some of you have found a way to channel some of that frustrated energy from the multiple Josh Kelly threads into this thread.

 

[Themanbun]

It’s good that some of you have found a way to channel some of that frustrated energy from the multiple Josh Kelly threads into this thread.

Except this one's gonna happen!

 

[blackshadow]

Some of these "quality", "long term" posters would still have Scott here if they had their way.

Club is never wrong, critics are always wrong, and look where we are today.

Just saying.

Name names instead of making snide baseless remarks.

Put up or shut up.

 

[The acurate one]

Don't mind if Clarko is our coach, would hope we have a mentally strong/experienced team around him though. Personally right now I feel we don't.
Like us applying for a PP, think that is fair and just.
The rules are, well the rules.

But I would hate to get salary cap assistance and AFL intervention to land Clarko. That is actually fairly pathetic. We have staff being paid handsomely to do this type of thing, it isn't a good look at all.

Would hate to see a * next to number five.

Oh well.

 

[King Corey]

Would hate to see a * next to number five.

There wouldn't be one mate. Don't load the bullets for "them".

Point out any premiership this century and I'll point out where the AFL assistance fingerprints were.