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

[justroyal]

I just had lunch with Clarko and a former ex-president of ours I’m generally the last one to post this sort of stuff when it arises as I don’t like to big note, so take it for what it is.

Given the events at the moment:

“We aren’t recruiting him for experience or leadership, we are recruiting him because the lad can prepare himself and we think he’s got 2-3 year left of good footy left in him”

I put forward my displeasure.

Parker - Hopeful.

Konstanty - if Sydney want rid of him.

Don’t believe it.

Any sane person would have attacked him with a fork, and then tackled to the ground by the waiters and said ex-president for allowing Luke McDonald and Jy captaincy.

Nice try though.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

I just had lunch with Clarko and a former ex-president of ours I’m generally the last one to post this sort of stuff when it arises as I don’t like to big note, so take it for what it is.

Given the events at the moment:

“We aren’t recruiting him for experience or leadership, we are recruiting him because the lad can prepare himself and we think he’s got 2-3 year left of good footy left in him”

I put forward my displeasure.

Parker - Hopeful.

Konstanty - if Sydney want rid of him.

Did he ask you for your opinion on any potential draftees?

 

[My Left Foote]

I just had lunch with Clarko and a former ex-president of ours I’m generally the last one to post this sort of stuff when it arises as I don’t like to big note, so take it for what it is.

Given the events at the moment:

“We aren’t recruiting him for experience or leadership, we are recruiting him because the lad can prepare himself and we think he’s got 2-3 year left of good footy left in him”

I put forward my displeasure.

Parker - Hopeful.

Konstanty - if Sydney want rid of him.

Funny you should say that because I had coffee with Clarko and our current President, takeaway coffee off course but that's a whole other conversation. I was going to bring up the lack of a coffee cart but I got caught up with Clarko telling me why the club has brought in Darling and it's because of his "experience & leadership"

 

[The Nostradamus]

Funny you should say that because I had coffee with Clarko and our current President, takeaway coffee off course but that's a whole other conversation. I was going to bring up the lack of a coffee cart but I got caught up with Clarko telling me why the club has brought in Darling and it's because of his "experience & leadership"

I had breakfast with clarko and list manager this morning and gave him the all clear

Busy boy clarko today

 

[The Warlord]

I just had lunch with Clarko and a former ex-president of ours ...

You and a few dozen others.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

I'd love to know what Clarko had for lunch, it feels like a pizza kind of day.

 

[the big lebowski]

I just had lunch with Clarko and a former ex-president of ours I’m generally the last one to post this sort of stuff when it arises as I don’t like to big note, so take it for what it is.

Given the events at the moment:

“We aren’t recruiting him for experience or leadership, we are recruiting him because the lad can prepare himself and we think he’s got 2-3 year left of good footy left in him”

I put forward my displeasure.

Parker - Hopeful.

Konstanty - if Sydney want rid of him.

I believe you because you used the word “lad”

 

[Passmore]

I'd love to know what Clarko had for lunch, it feels like a pizza kind of day.

A dozen steamed dimmies.

 

[DuckYeah]

I'd love to know what Clarko had for lunch, it feels like a pizza kind of day.

It does, I thought Id treat myself to some pizza.. if anyone here is thinking of eating a Rozzis pizza, dont. Shittest pizza ive ever eaten. How one can **** up a pizza is beyond me, they did it. Never again Rozzi

 

[see see]

I just had lunch with Clarko and a former ex-president of ours I’m generally the last one to post this sort of stuff when it arises as I don’t like to big note, so take it for what it is.

Given the events at the moment:

“We aren’t recruiting him for experience or leadership, we are recruiting him because the lad can prepare himself and we think he’s got 2-3 year left of good footy left in him”

I put forward my displeasure.

Parker - Hopeful.

Konstanty - if Sydney want rid of him.

Funny you should say that because I had coffee with Clarko and our current President, takeaway coffee off course but that's a whole other conversation. I was going to bring up the lack of a coffee cart but I got caught up with Clarko telling me why the club has brought in Darling and it's because of his "experience & leadership"

Don't want to turn this into a p*ssing comp, but I had a couple of beers and a good chat about footy with Richard Osborne and Brad Plain at the Metro once. Can't remember what we discussed because it was over 35 years ago and I was p*ssed. Like, really snot-faced. Seemed like nice blokes, though.

 

[The Warlord]

I was round at Clarko's house this arvo after the lunch just playing pool and discussing world affairs.

 

[Gasometer]

Don't want to turn this into a p*ssing comp, but I had a couple of beers and a good chat about footy with Richard Osborne and Brad Plain at the Metro once. Can't remember what we discussed because it was over 35 years ago and I was p*ssed. Like, really snot-faced. Seemed like nice blokes, though.

I don’t want to piss further in a pissing competition here, but I once asked the late Paul Couch at Lambies wat he had “to say about Colby seeing his building a presence at North”.

He didn’t answer me

 

[koshari]

I was round at Clarko's house this arvo after the lunch just playing pool and discussing world affairs.

Sth Melbournearket dimmies?

 

[Gasometer]

I just had lunch with Clarko and a former ex-president of ours I’m generally the last one to post this sort of stuff when it arises as I don’t like to big note, so take it for what it is.

Given the events at the moment:

“We aren’t recruiting him for experience or leadership, we are recruiting him because the lad can prepare himself and we think he’s got 2-3 year left of good footy left in him”

I put forward my displeasure.

Parker - Hopeful.

Konstanty - if Sydney want rid of him.

…Damo please…why not just give him a call rather than go to lunch?

 

[SpiderBurton22]

I was round at Clarko's house this arvo after the lunch just playing pool and discussing world affairs.

I was around at Clarko's today with my guitar. We sung songs about George and Harry.

 

[hilly]

Don't want to turn this into a p*ssing comp, but I had a couple of beers and a good chat about footy with Richard Osborne and Brad Plain at the Metro once. Can't remember what we discussed because it was over 35 years ago and I was p*ssed. Like, really snot-faced. Seemed like nice blokes, though.

I once held a door open for Nathan 'Blake' Grima who gave me a 'thanks mate'. True story.

 

[zoomba23]

I was around at Clarko's today with my guitar. We sung songs about George and Harry.

This is the most believable post of the day

 

[hilly]

Sth Melbournearket dimmies?

Let me tell you all something, most overrated food going around. Regular fried or steamed ones ftw.

 

[chubbspeterson]

Saw Clarko a few days ago having lunch. He ordered a Chicken Banh Mi.

 

[My Left Foote]

Clarko clearly hasn’t lunch with Chom because according to him we’ve brought Darling in for “leadership and experience”

 

[Sphynx]

I'd love to know what Clarko had for lunch, it feels like a pizza kind of day.

He had Pork.

A certain preliminary final coach coaching this weekend was also with us.

The topic of conversation surrounded the valuation of consistency vs ceiling.

They would take a player with very little deviation between their best and their worst vs a Tarryn Thomas type.

In both their eyes, consistency is a trait of toughness, they could never trust a mercurial player in finals unless they had to. Theyd take a modiocre consistent player over a mercurial player, as they know they will perform when needed with the chips against them. In their experience almost all of these mechriwl types wit under the pressure, in the moment.

Clarko made clear we have a severe lack of talent on the list, his main issue is with the Northern academies annd the lack of due process with priority picks vs his time at Hawthorn and their impact on the comp. Put it this way, there was a few moments where I could plainly recognize why he might have issues with Hawthorn…

People thinking he’s here for the extended long term need to rethink (3-4+ years)

The Essendon offer was legitimate, the only reason it was rebuffed was it came the day after he accepted the North offer, otherwise it was a serious goer. It was made via Tim Watson and Roger Merrrett, both friends of his older brother, both West Vic boys. Clarko grew up in an Essendon zone and has a soft spot, been long time mates with Watson, Merrett, Merv Nagle etc.

 

[buttox]

He had Pork.

A certain preliminary final coach coaching this weekend was also with us.

The topic of conversation surrounded the valuation of consistency vs ceiling.

They would take a player with very little deviation between their best and their worst vs a Tarryn Thomas type.

Clarko made clear we have a severe lack of talent on the list, his main issue is with the Northern academies.

What was fagans response to that?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

He had Pork.

A certain preliminary final coach coaching this weekend was also with us.

The topic of conversation surrounded the valuation of consistency vs ceiling.

They would take a player with very little deviation between their best and their worst vs a Tarryn Thomas type.

Clarko made clear we have a severe lack of talent on the list, his main issue is with the Northern academies and their impact on the comp. There was a few moments where I could plainly recognize why he might have issues with Hawthorn…

People thinking he’s here for the extended long term need to rethink.

The Essendon offer was legitimate, the only reason it was rebuffed was it came the day after he accepted the North offer, otherwise it ewe a serious goer. It was made via Tim Watson and Roger Merrrett, both friends of his older brother, both West Vic boys.

Surprised he had pork.

 

[Sphynx]

What was fagans response to that?

Not Fagan, Scott, Hinkley or Horse consulting.

 

[buttox]

Not Fagan, Scott, Hinkley, Horse consulting.

Thanks for sharing mate