- Apr 23, 2016
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Every AFL coach has a sacking in the waiting. It is a tough business.
Yeah, we take the cake of badly handling it but same result.
Not the same result; look at North. They sacked Noble pretty cleanly once they'd decided he wasn't the guy, had a clear process in pursuit of Clarkson, and according to Clarkson EFC were never a chance because it was done badly. Clarkson also noped out of Carlton last year very quickly because they were a shitshow internally, and said he'd only go to an organisation that's got their shit sorted out.
Look at how our organisation has been running; Worsfold's extension in to a transition plan in to an early sacking. What coach with options is sitting there going 'yep, this is the gig for me'.
North has bungled a few coaching appointments, but very clearly had their house in order for Clarkson to come onboard with the keys to the city.
Meanwhile, imagine Geelong or Sydney coming up? Every senior coach experienced or otherwise would be falling over themselves to work for either of those organisations.