Jump to content

Clarko leaves Hawks

Lord Nev
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

1 hour ago, dieter said:

Pity warmongering mass murderers like Churchill kept repeating history.

Sore loser?

Dieter I do hope you take that as very tongue in cheek.

Edited by TRIGON

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1
     
    2 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

    Mate, they lost to the Roos, Blues, Suns and Crows this year.

     

    Not with our team they wouldn't.... Oh hang on wait!!!!

    Edited by picket fence

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, bing181 said:

    Messiah syndrome.

    We had one of those Ron Barassi!

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
    2 hours ago, Tony Tea said:

    Glad to see Hawthorn embrace The Curse of Alistair Clarkson, but less glad to know that he will go to Carlton or Collingwood.

    It'll be interesting to see which Carlton side turns up on the park tonight given this development.

  • Quote

    2 hours ago, old dee said:

    Your mistake is expecting honesty! 

    Amen to that Mr Old

  • Quote
    • Author

    Didn't want to start a new thread, but geez as bad as the Hawks are; at least they didn't sack their coach of 13 years halfway through someone else's press conference like Port Melbourne just did...

    Far out.

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, Pates said:

    Lol i hope this means the hawks have YEARS down the bottom end of the table!

    You are more easily pleased than me.  At least 5 decades or more ty.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Thanks 1
     
    6 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Didn't want to start a new thread, but geez as bad as the Hawks are; at least they didn't sack their coach of 13 years halfway through someone else's press conference like Port Melbourne just did...

    Far out.

    So Clarko to Port then!!

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Haha 2
    5 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    I have a great deal of respect for Caro and have been for many years regardless of what people think of her.

    There is a reason why she has good well connected sources within clubs. 

    Yep its a disgusting industry to see how she was treated. It wasnt the first time either. The media need to take a long hard look at themselves because substitute Caro with Eddie, Whately, Robbo, Hutchy etc....no one would have come down that hard on any of the boys. 

     

  • Quote
    • Like 6

    Clarko's press conference had all the air of "I'm only leaving Hawthorn because I love the club too much. It's got nothing to do with a godfather offer from another club."

  • Quote
    29 minutes ago, CYB said:

    Yep its a disgusting industry to see how she was treated. It wasnt the first time either. The media need to take a long hard look at themselves because substitute Caro with Eddie, Whately, Robbo, Hutchy etc....no one would have come down that hard on any of the boys. 

     

    Agree wholeheartedly 

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Don't know if anyone else has said it but y don't we table a offer to clarko for 2023 he names the length and takes a club he played for to the big dance here will be plenty of clubs thinking the same thing

  • Quote

    5 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I wondered about this. It's not as young as it might first seem. Clarkson was 37 when he started; Hardwick was 38. Going back a bit further, Sheedy was 34, Matthews 34 and Barassi (as playing coach) was 29. 

    Edit: Clarkson is now only 53. Clearly young enough to take on another senior coaching job if he wants.

    Interesting. Clarko was out of the game for 8 years and Hardwick 6 though. I thought clubs had pivoted away from taking on young coaches fresh out of the game like Mitchell 4 years back, and wanted extensive 5-10+ year apprenticeships, given what we've seen with Voss. 

  • Quote

    Blues v Saints seems like an audition for who Clarko might want to coach.
    Two decent lists crying out for a quality coach, having had poor seasons

  • Quote
    6 hours ago, DubDee said:

    where was this respect when they got smashed by Freo in Tassie or beaten by the crows at Marvel in the last 3 weeks?

    zero excuses, a shameful performance by us to draw that game.  

    Two years in a row we've ruined our chances. 

    I'd be very surprised if we have any success in September.

    Clarkson would be fantastic for us. I reckon we've got the best list in the league. But yeah nah it's not going to happen.

  • Quote

    Watching the pre game fox footy show tonight and a quote from Gary Lyon in reference to the events today:

    ”I love the Hawthorn footy club. No I seriously do”

    Interesting thing to say from Mr Melbourne himself.

  • Quote

    The next 2 months will provide an indication on whether Goodwin is an ordinary to good coach or a fantastic coach that is on the brink of achieving greatness for this club. 
     

    If it’s looking like the former over the next 4 game, then we’ve got a bit of work to do and there’s someone fantastic available to steer a talented list to the promise land.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    *am bemused by the adulation of Clarkson. 

    His time has passed.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    2 hours ago, Rusty Nails said:

    Amen to that Mr Old

    This move with Clarkson must be the least surprising think in AFL this year.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    12 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Watching the pre game fox footy show tonight and a quote from Gary Lyon in reference to the events today:

    ”I love the Hawthorn footy club. No I seriously do”

    Interesting thing to say from Mr Melbourne himself.

    You do realise his Father played for Hawthorn!

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1
     
    5 minutes ago, old dee said:

    You do realise his Father played for Hawthorn!

    Honestly forgot that his Dad played for the Hawks.

    Just assumed he was a casual Hawks fan growing up like the Ox was.

    Still raised an eyebrow for someone who is so publicly a Melbourne man.

    Edited by Bring-Back-Powell

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • REPORT: Port Adelaide

      Of course, it’s not the backline, you might argue and you would probably be right. It’s the boot studder (do they still have them?), the midfield, the recruiting staff, the forward line, the kicking coach, the Board, the interchange bench, the supporters, the folk at Casey, the head coach and the club psychologist  It’s all of them and all of us for having expectations that were sufficiently high to have believed three weeks ago that a restoration of the Melbourne team to a position where we might still be in contention for a finals berth when the time for the midseason bye arrived. Now let’s look at what happened over the period of time since Melbourne overwhelmed the Sydney Swans at the MCG in late May when it kicked 8.2 to 5.3 in the final quarter (and that was after scoring 3.8 to two straight goals in the second term). 

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 2 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Essendon

      Casey’s unbeaten run was extended for at least another fortnight after the Demons overran a persistent Essendon line up by 29 points at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne last night. After conceding the first goal of the evening, Casey went on a scoring spree from about ten minutes in, with five unanswered majors with its fleet of midsized runners headed by the much improved Paddy Cross who kicked two in quick succession and livewire Ricky Mentha who also kicked an early goal. Leading the charge was recruit of the year, Riley Bonner while Bailey Laurie continued his impressive vein of form. With Tom Campbell missing from the lineup, Will Verrall stepped up to the plate demonstrating his improvement under the veteran ruckman’s tutelage. The Demons were looking comfortable for much of the second quarter and held a 25-point lead until the Bombers struck back with two goals in the shadows of half time. On the other side of the main break their revival continued with first three goals of the half. Harry Sharp, who had been quiet scrambled in the Demons’ first score of the third term to bring the margin back to a single point at the 17 minute mark and the game became an arm-wrestle for the remainder of the quarter and into the final moments of the last.

        • Clap
      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Gold Coast

      The Demons have the Bye next week but then are on the road once again when they come up against the Gold Coast Suns on the Gold Coast in what could be a last ditch effort to salvage their season. Who comes in and who comes out?

        • Thanks
      • 58 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Port Adelaide

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 16th June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to the Power.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

        • Thanks
      • 30 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Port Adelaide

      The Demons simply did not take their opportunities when they presented themselves and ultimately when down by 25 points effectively ending their finals chances. Goal kicking practice during the Bye?

        • Haha
        • Thanks
      • 252 replies
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Port Adelaide

      Max Gawn has an insurmountable lead in the Demonland Player of the Year ahead of Jake Bowey, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Kozzy Pickett. Your votes please; 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Thanks
      • 31 replies
      Demonland
    View All