Alastair Clarkson will coach AFL battlers North Melbourne in 2023 after late pitch from Essendon

On Aug 18, 2022

Alastair Clarkson will coach North Melbourne in 2023 after a late push from Essendon to lure the former Hawthorn supercoach to Windy Hill.

AFL analyst Damian Barrett has confirmed that Clarkson will return to the AFL coaching ranks at the Kangaroos next season.

Hawthorn Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson and captain Luke Hodge hold up their 3 premiership trophies during the fan day after their grand final win in Melbourne, Sunday Oct. 4, 2015

‘Clarkson will coach North. His manager James Henderson has confirmed the deal to the AFL Live app,’ he tweeted.

Fans have been quick to applaud the appointment.

‘As a 60 year long supporter of the Hawks I congratulate North and Alistair on this decision, It will be wonderful to watch their transformation into a super club,’ one fan tweeted.

Alistair Clarkson’s 1989 Scanlens’ footy card said he “has the priceless ability to be able to perform at his best under the fiercest pressure” pic.twitter.com/AUBiBp67Md

— @TheTruthNMFC (@TheTruthNMFC) August 18, 2022

‘Selfishly as a Hawthorn supporter this is great news. North have got themselves a ripper coach,’ another replied.

Clarkson coached the Hawks from 2005 until 2021 before taking a year out of the sport. He won four premierships with the club in that time.

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