News Clarko in strife again

[Chief]

AFL Statement

The AFL this week made inquiries into an incident involving North Melbourne Senior Coach Alastair Clarkson during Saturday afternoon’s match in Hobart.

The AFL was made aware of the alleged comments by a match day official post-game who heard the comments, with the AFLIU following up the report.

Clarkson has admitted to loudly swearing and using inappropriate language while standing near the umpires and officials’ bench in response to an umpiring decision during the third quarter.

After talking to match officials, the AFL was not able to be comfortably satisfied that Clarkson’s swearing was directed towards a specific person or persons and in particular an AFL match official or officials and as such no finding of a breach of AFL Rules has been made.

 

[HairyO]

You know u are better tjhsn thadct.....cr.uet

Day drinking is fun !

 

[HBFlanker]

So there's no evidence that he said f***ing campaigner to... well... somebody... Or the aether... Or to himself... Or to God...??

That evidence?

No evidence, hence there being no sanction.

You will have to continue your witch hunt another time.

One final question, what has Clarko done to you personally that has caused you to act this way towards him?

 

[Carn The Berries]

No evidence, hence there being no sanction.

You will have to continue your witch hunt another time.

One final question, what has Clarko done to you personally that has caused you to act this way towards him?

He called me a f***ing campaigner

 

[random260]

Interesting the North supporters celebrating.
Would have thought they wouldn't have minded an 0-11 coach having a break and allowing an assistant to maybe win you a game.

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You try to help a backwards team out yet they eat themselves

 

[SuperMal]

Haven’t seen a melt like this since the Tesla down the road was put on the mobile phone charger.

 

[SuperMal]

The only embarrassing element in this whole discussion is Clarkson. How can one little man bring so much negativity to the game.

No deflecting - the most embarrassing thing is how many want to see the worst in people.

 

[SuperMal]

Except that Clarkson admitted he said it, agrees it has homophobic or misogynistic connotations and accepted the punishment for it.

Under coercement by the AFL - apologise or go.

Regardless, the term has a broader connotation than being anti-gay.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Cant wait for the next time someone says this.

Im sure there will be endless lecturing about how the word is disrespectful to women and inherently misogynistic and a big suspension is needed because we've learned from last time.

I hope it happens next week just for the comedy.

 

[SuperMal]

Cant wait for the next time someone says this.

Im sure there will be endless lecturing about how the word is disrespectful to women and inherently misogynistic and a big suspension is needed because we've learned from last time.

I hope it happens next week just for the comedy.

I just don’t get why people can’t see it’s the vernacular for a ‘crawler’…being down on the knees ‘placating’ the boss.

I get it has other connotations - but clearly the AFL didn’t.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Good lad that Clarko campaigner!

 

[Run n Spread]

Whatever the umpiring decision
****ing counts maybe an outburst.
Fine and not directed at anyone.
But I'm sceptical of everyone in this.
Clarko has plenty of outbursts. After his 10000th warning is it not targeted? Or designed to be heard??

The AFL/North hand wringing about this? Clarko has been like this his whole footy career. From punching blokes to walls to carrying on. Are you surprised he's still doing it?
You cut this deal and signed him for 6 years.
Either say enough is enough and suspend him after his 8000th suspended sentence or cut your shit and let the campaigner try and sort a going backwards north out.

 

[SuperMal]

Whatever the umpiring decision
****ing counts maybe an outburst.
Fine and not directed at anyone.
But I'm sceptical of everyone in this.
Clarko has plenty of outbursts. After his 10000th warning is it not targeted? Or designed to be heard??

The AFL/North hand wringing about this? Clarko has been like this his whole footy career. From punching blokes to walls to carrying on. Are you surprised he's still doing it?
You cut this deal and signed him for 6 years.
Either say enough is enough and suspend him after his 8000th suspended sentence or cut your shit and let the campaigner try and sort a going backwards north out.

Agree - the ‘wolf pack’ can go back to momma wolf’s teat.

 

[Run n Spread]

Agree - the ‘wolf pack’ can go back to momma wolf’s teat.

What?

 

[Leeda]

Day drinking is fun !

Tiny Tim says 'hi'

 

[JackOutback]

No deflecting - the most embarrassing thing is how many want to see the worst in people.

He makes it particularly easy by being a campaigner.

 

[SuperMal]

He makes it particularly easy by being a campaigner.

Or just by testing the stupidity of some.

 

[blackshadow]

He called me a f***ing campaigner

An observation I can’t argue with.

 

[JoondalupJ]

AFL Statement

Nor should there be any reason to once again persecuted a man who has a passion for his team and hates some of the most stupid decisions made by umpires because they follow a rules plan so complicated and decide in the speed of light almost a free or what ever they can conjure up in that split second of which is 70% of the time guesswork and hope for the best.
Many thousands and thousands of fans see it
So a coach bellows his frustration at the nonsense dealt out at times like many of us do, and some fool reports it,creally what have we become but a nanny state .
But that does not mean I'm siding with those who won't get vaccinated that was common sense and protection, but being angry at the rules and the dilution is very very real

 

[SuperMal]

Nor should there be any reason to once again persecuted a man who has a passion for his team and hates some of the most stupid decisions made by umpires because they follow a rules plan so complicated and decide in the speed of light almost a free or what ever they can conjure up in that split second of which is 70% of the time guesswork and hope for the best.
Many thousands and thousands of fans see it
So a coach bellows his frustration at the nonsense dealt out at times like many of us do, and some fool reports it,creally what have we become but a nanny state .
But that does not mean I'm siding with those who won't get vaccinated that was common sense and protection, but being angry at the rules and the dilution is very very real

Mid week post…get your timing right.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Nor should there be any reason to once again persecuted a man who has a passion for his team and hates some of the most stupid decisions made by umpires because they follow a rules plan so complicated and decide in the speed of light almost a free or what ever they can conjure up in that split second of which is 70% of the time guesswork and hope for the best.
Many thousands and thousands of fans see it
So a coach bellows his frustration at the nonsense dealt out at times like many of us do, and some fool reports it,creally what have we become but a nanny state .
But that does not mean I'm siding with those who won't get vaccinated that was common sense and protection, but being angry at the rules and the dilution is very very real

Clarkson is a volatile clown who shouldn't be in charge of young men.
North should get him to resign and pay him out as little as possible.
Besides being unprofessional, he's an ordinary coach these days.

 

[Engimal v3]

The only embarrassing element in this whole discussion is Clarkson. How can one little man bring so much negativity to the game.

That's an interesting perspective. Personally, I find it much more embarrassing to publicly piss your pants over someone swearing like you and your weenie mates in this thread did.

 

[cactuscall]

swearing

Don't even say that word! How offensive!!!

 

[Syd]

He called me a f***ing campaigner

You should sue him for definition of character!

 

[HairyO]

If people think Clarko is bad, watch Welcome to Wrexham and check out Phil.

 

[windyhill]

Essendon and the dwarf.