{"id":297806,"date":"2023-05-18T00:46:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T00:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=297806"},"modified":"2023-05-18T00:58:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T00:58:33","slug":"clarkson-steps-away-from-afl-coaching-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=297806","title":{"rendered":"Clarkson steps away from AFL coaching indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kangaroos<\/a> coach Alas\ufefftair Clarkson<\/a> has stood down from his role and the AFL<\/a> for an indefinite period.<\/p>\n

Clarkson is in his first year as North Melbourne coach, but has been under pressure as a result of the investigation into treatment of Indigenous players during his time as Hawthorn coach.<\/p>\n

"The club is providing its full support to Alastair and we commend him for making this important decision to put his health first," North Melbourne president Dr Sonja Hood said.<\/p>\n

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"Everyone involved has been deeply affected by the Hawthorn investigation and the burden on Alastair has been significant."<\/p>\n

\"PERTH,<\/p>\n

Hood said Brett Ratten would act as interim coach, and did not put a timeline on Clarkson's return.<\/p>\n

"We will give Alastair whatever time he needs to restore his health and look forward to welcoming him back when he is fully fit," she said.<\/p>\n

"We have strong leaders at our club who will step up and support and coach our team while Alastair spends time focusing on his health.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"We are fortunate to have someone of Brett Ratten's experience and capability to coach the team in the interim."<\/p>\n

Clarkson was coach at Hawthorn from 2005 until 2021, and led the Hawks to four premierships – including a historic three-peat from 2013 to 2015.<\/p>\n

Adding to the pressure of the Hawthorn investigation, tensions between Clarkson and one-time prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Sam Mitchell have simmered, after details of a story Clarkson told AFL academy prospects about Mitchell's grand final struggles emerged.<\/p>\n

\"Clarkson's<\/p>\n

Clarkson has also been critical of the Hawks' handling of the racism review, last week labelling it a "circus".<\/p>\n

"There's one particular party out there that was the catalyst for all this, that haven't been investigated at all," he said.<\/p>\n

"Their governance and conduct in this whole thing, the Hawthorn Football Club, just shameful.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Ratten's first game as interim Kangaroos coach will be against the Swans on Saturday afternoon at Marvel Stadium. It is the AFL's Indigenous round this week.<\/p>\n

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