{"id":252525,"date":"2022-11-24T03:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T04:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=252525"},"modified":"2022-11-24T12:57:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T12:57:57","slug":"sacked-coach-handed-lifeline-by-cross-town-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=252525","title":{"rendered":"Sacked coach handed lifeline by cross-town rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Incoming <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/north-melbourne-kangaroos\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"North Melbourne\">North Melbourne<\/a> coach <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/alastair-clarkson\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Alastair Clarkson\">Alastair Clarkson<\/a> has \ufeffadded to his coaching line-up, appointing axed <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/st-kilda-saints\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"St Kilda\">St Kilda<\/a> mentor <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/brett-ratten\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Brett Ratten\">Brett Ratten<\/a> in a part-time assistant role.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/2022-st-kilda-brett-satten-sacked-contract-news\/5743f72d-2d33-43d5-bb0a-54d3fa7a3dc7\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Ratten \ufeffwas sacked by St Kilda\">Ratten \ufeffwas sacked by St Kilda<\/a> in October, just three months after <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/news-2022-st-kilda-re-signs-brett-ratten-two-year-extension-amid-pressure\/be495556-a1ab-493d-b14b-9b0c5610c388\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"he inked a two-year extension\">he inked a two-year extension<\/a>contracting him as senior coach until the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He started at the Saints in 2018 as an assistant coach before being promoted to the top job the following year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\/fifa-world-cup-2022-australian-fan-refused-entry-to-ticketing-centre-due-to-pride-flag\/e3b9e1e5-e334-403d-ac19-f41361d92589\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Simple item lands Aussie World Cup fan \ufeffin ugly standoff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Simple item lands Aussie World Cup fan \ufeffin ugly standoff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/olympics\/paul-gallen-vs-justin-hodges-2-boxing-fight-result-paul-gallen-wins-roundbyround-results\/5f375d6a-04fb-40ca-adc2-c222afdf6c28\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Gallen conquers ex-Origin rival in farewell fight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/motorsport\/formula-1-2022-daniel-ricciardo-red-bull-racing-return-finalised-contract\/2f59dfa9-1501-4f74-bdb4-6e1a4d020622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>Ricciardo&#x27;s return to former F1 team locked in<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"5f6f4f88-aaff-46fa-8033-9397ae2b7f66\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/5f6f4f88-aaff-46fa-8033-9397ae2b7f66\" alt=\"Brett Ratten\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ratten&#x27;s focus at the Kangaroos will with on the midfield.<\/p>\n<p>The 51-year-old previously served as \ufeffCarlton&#x27;s senior coach from 2007-2012 before joining Hawthorn as an assistant coach under Clarkson in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Ratten spent six seasons at Hawthorn, aiding during the club&#x27;s three successive premierships from 2013-2015.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Brett comes to the club as an experienced, knowledgeable football person and we are thrilled to welcome him to Arden St,&quot; North Melbourne&#x27;s general manager of football Todd Viney said.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"ff438ec0-7d9b-4d6a-a786-6250ffd798d2\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/ff438ec0-7d9b-4d6a-a786-6250ffd798d2\" alt=\"Alastair Clarkson the coach of the Hawks puts his arm around Brett Ratten the assistant coach 2015\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Brett is a highly regarded operator who has been part of premiership success during his time at Hawthorn. His vast coaching experience will be a huge asset for our club.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/news-2022-caroline-wilson-worried-by-power-north-melbourne-gives-alastair-clarkson\/f54b64db-16bd-4134-ac98-e8deeb9e23f7\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Viney was hired at the expense of Daniel McPherson\">Viney was hired at the expense of Daniel McPherson<\/a> shortly after Clarkson&#x27;s arrival at Arden Street.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the upheaval, the Kangaroos also announced the departures of \ufeffCEO Ben Amarfio and assistant coaches Heath Younie and Anthony Rocca at the conclusion of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Incoming North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has \ufeffadded to his coaching line-up, appointing axed St Kilda mentor Brett Ratten in a part-time assistant role. Ratten <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=252525\" title=\"Sacked coach handed lifeline by cross-town rival\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252525"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=252525"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252527,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252525\/revisions\/252527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=252525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=252525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=252525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}