Coach Alastair Clarkson - NMFC Senior Coach - Coaching & Football Discussion

[DuckYeah]

Hopefully clarko back after the bye

Get Everyone back after the break with a new refreshed outlook on the final 9 games

Don't hold your breath.

Whatever he has done with the club in his short tenure, along side his mates in Brett and Todd.. they have seriously ****ing moved the barge from the Suez Canal. Its a ****ing pleasure watching us play at the moment. Wins would be nice but **** its so good being competitive

 

[skinner84]

Will this now end up in some legal black hole where we hear nothing for months?

 

[DuckYeah]

Will this now end up in some legal black hole where he hear nothing for months?

There are bound to be more leaks. Weird how its just faded away.

 

[FlyHigh18]

Old man reckons Clarko is fine but had to prove ‘pain and suffering’ for any potential court case and will be back with a vengeance. He can be a bit cynical but I gave it some thought.

I reckon Clarko would have been back by now if that were true. Plus the whole chair thing.

Also, in the recent letter I don’t think Sonja would have had to say he’ll be back if she knew he was only coming back this/next week. Which makes me believe there’s a lot more to go

 

[Shinboner1]

I hope we keep ratten on long term, clarko or not he's been good for us.

 

[bengrina]

Garry Lyon spoke this morning saying he had caught up with Clarko a couple of weeks ago and was certain he'd be back at North.

Seems to be the general consensus from those who have been in contact with Clarko since he has stepped aside

 

[archerboy]

There are bound to be more leaks. Weird how its just faded away.

You mean like how the AFL have closed their investigation and the leaks have stopped? That is weird

 

[Kanga Glory]

 

[Billy Not Really]

Ratts has done a fantastic job holding the fort, but I'm equally happy to see the coach we hope to see longterm success with coming back into the fold.

 

[Samsquanch]

Ratts has done a fantastic job holding the fort, but I'm equally happy to see the coach we hope to see longterm success with coming back into the fold.

Totally, but most clubs these days have more than one experienced senior coach on the books and if we took a vote of members right now, Ratts would be overwhelmingly supported as the North Melbourne assistant.

 

[gokangas]

Ratts has done a fantastic job holding the fort, but I'm equally happy to see the coach we hope to see longterm success with coming back into the fold.

Same here. Said all along Ratts was insurance - brilliant work from Sonja. He impresses and we are in good hands right now. Hopefully Clarko is back later in the season and we have two quality blokes coaching the team.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Garry Lyon spoke this morning saying he had caught up with Clarko a couple of weeks ago and was certain he'd be back at North.

Seems to be the general consensus from those who have been in contact with Clarko since he has stepped aside

Saw that

Didn’t realise clarko and Gaz were that close

 

[Liam Boy]

Same here. Said all along Ratts was insurance - brilliant work from Sonja. He impresses and we are in good hands right now. Hopefully Clarko is back later in the season and we have two quality blokes coaching the team.

Remember when they shat on her for not having a plan B?

 

[The Nostradamus]

Glad he’s back in some capacity next week
We need that circuit breaker and hopefully him and ratts drop the struggling veterans

 

[bennymate]

His first course of action should be phasing out Goldy, McDonald and Ziebell.

 

[The Nostradamus]

His first course of action should be phasing out Goldy, McDonald and Ziebell.

Let’s hope when he’s back in that part time capacity it involves team selection and he is ruthless to the cooked veterans

 

[giantroo]

 

[The Nostradamus]

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back this week isn't he thought he would have been here today but i guess thurday then?

 

[joegreen]

back this week isn't he thought he would have been here today but i guess thurday then?

today was the kids day. 600 of them apparently. they would have been alright... it's the parents that would have driven him to distraction... but, yes, hopefully from tomorrow onwards.

 

[giantroo]

 

[The Nostradamus]

today was the kids day. 600 of them apparently. they would have been alright... it's the parents that would have driven him to distraction... but, yes, hopefully from tomorrow onwards.

Hopefully a big warm welcome tomorrow and our media crew film it

 

[skinner84]

Are we expecting the big man to be back today?

 

[The Dingrel]

Are we expecting the big man to be back today?

Dunno, but I do recall Jy in his interview with words to the effect he's had some chats to Clarko but not about footy, maybe we talk footy on Friday.

 

[giantroo]

KANGAS COACH BEGINS COMEBACK


ALASTAIR Clarkson has begun his slow transition back into football, spending time in Queensland this week with North Melbourne's recruiting team at the national under-18s carnival.


Clarkson was spotted alongside Kangaroos recruiters Scott Clayton and Will Thursfield

Will Thursfield

Age

38

Ht

192cm

Wt

86kg

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Def

Career

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Last 5

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9.1

2star

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3.9

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5.3

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3.1

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1.5

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10.2

3star

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4.0

2star

HB

6.2

4star

M

2.6

3star

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1.0

3star

at Brighton Homes Arena on Sunday watching the Allies' big win over Vic Metro, having taken time away from the game to focus on his mental health recently.


North Melbourne announced last week that Clarkson would return over the next month, but would undertake a gradual integration back into coaching. The club said his initial focus would include game analysis, but wouldn't feature a match-day role.


The Kangaroos currently hold pick No.2 in this year's draft with Allies guns Jed Walter and Colby McKercher, as well as Vic Metro forward Nick Watson, likely to feature in their thinking should they elect to retain that selection.


Clarkson announced he would take time away from the game back in May as he focused on his mental and physical wellbeing, with Brett Ratten

Brett Ratten

Age

53

Ht

184cm

Wt

88kg

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Mid

Career

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Last 5

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22.4

5star

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12.1

4star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.4

5star

K

13.8

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HB

12.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

stepping in as the club's caretaker coach throughout that period. – Riley Beveridge

 

[giantroo]