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.

 

[TheKanga]

There's some right ****en campaigners posting in this thread.

Clarko derangement syndrome

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Don’t blame him this time. The umpiring has been horrendously bad all year.

All he did was swear anyway. Who cares ffs.

 

[boncer34]

For an organisation that advocates for mental health they sure seem to want to drive Clarko out of the game.

If it were anyone else it wouldn't be a story.

I can't even begin to describe the mental gymnastic you've used to arrive at this conclusion.

 

[Godzke]

Apparently ****ing C U next Tuesday
But directed at no one in particular.

Meh - "Nothing in it! Play on!!"

 

[ferball]

Clarko derangement syndrome

LOL

 

[ferball]

I can't even begin to describe the mental gymnastic you've used to arrive at this conclusion.

Well maybe you should have worked harder in English class.

 

[Beerfish]

Afl needs to force north to have a care taker coach for the rest of the year.

I recommend John Worsfold. They definitely need some learnings and nobody knows learnings like Woosh.

 

[Colonial]

Entitled ****wit

 

[Randomizor]

I can't even begin to describe the mental gymnastic you've used to arrive at this conclusion.

My club bad
Clarko coach good
Maybe Clarko make club good?
Me like Clarko

 

[boncer34]

Well maybe you should have worked harder in English class.

Poor Clarko. Can't believe he's got to be responsible for his own behaviour.

 

[TheUnicorn]

I can't even begin to describe the mental gymnastic you've used to arrive at this conclusion.

Should we be surprised? Same North fans were defending TT.

 

[Kram]

Well at least this time he was brave enough to aim to aim the abuse at some grown men in the AFL instead of a kid officiating a game of junior footy.

 

[Maddo11]

 

[RandB]

How the hell does he expect his players to be disciplined when he keeps dropping the ball like this.

 

[the harry]

For an organisation that advocates for mental health they sure seem to want to drive Clarko out of the game.

If it were anyone else it wouldn't be a story.

Any other coaches have a suspended sentence for verbal abuse?

 

[parano1a]

Apparently ****ing C U next Tuesday

This is the precise reason the AFL doesn't schedule games on Tuesdays...

 

[Altum Volantes]

Over to North Melbourne’s Laura Kane to reveal this week’s Clarko Punishment!

 

[TheKanga]

I can't even begin to describe the mental gymnastic you've used to arrive at this conclusion.

What's so hard to understand?
Clearly the media have it out for the guy.

 

[Maddo11]

What's so hard to understand?
Clearly the media have it out for the guy.

It's not the media's fault he can't control his temper. If he stopped acting like a ****ing toddler there wouldn't be a story.

He's a hyper aggressive manlet and needs to spend some time in time out

 

[faible]

History shows the warrior survives and the campaigner is seen for what they are.

I assume you think you’re the warrior in this analogy and not the dying breed?

 

[PenfoldsFan]

I guess if Clarko gets away with umpire abuse its ok for everyone else at the footy to tee off.

 

[ferball]

Poor Clarko. Can't believe he's got to be responsible for his own behaviour.

He swore during a footy game. Who gives a ****?

In the last 24 hours the AFL has changed the way it umpires the game mid season and multiple premiership coaches have questioned the admission that AFL umpires are in communication with other officials during a game but someone swearing after an umpiring decision is somehow more important of newsworthy than that?

I genuinely thought you were smarter than to join in on that sort of rubbish. Obviously got that wrong.

 

[ferball]

Should we be surprised? Same North fans were defending TT.

Till the full story become public, then we accepted he'd lost the right to play AFL football cos his behaviour was terrible and he turned his nose up at the chance to improve himself.

Your coach defended him in the media afterward.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

History shows the warrior survives and the campaigner is seen for what they are.

Does it?

I think history has always shown that 'warriors' that can't adjust and/or control their behaviours just get left behind.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Should we be surprised? Same North fans were defending TT.

Then and their president desperately defend everything.