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Interesting. You reckon we have room on the trophy wall for his stuffed and mounted head ? I'm not sure we have any available space, but his would be the biggest scalp of all.

Interesting. You reckon we have room on the trophy wall for his stuffed and mounted head ? I'm not sure we have any available space, but his would be the biggest scalp of all.

I wasnt talking about him to us Pauly.

I know, but there's little doubt in my mind that our club will court him and chase him hard when he is available. Unless he flat out says no to the CFC.

Oh sorry mate, yeah for sure. Our Head Honchos have had a hard on for Clarko for years and will not stop trying. Now that Hawthorn have made it official, I have no doubt our Club will sound out his interest. Coll will try and pry him out for next year, I reckon our mob will be thinking they need to gazump the Filth.

Yes, quite so. But Clarkson has said a million times that he honours contracts, almost like a moral conviction, so it will be quite a volte-face for him to pike out 12 months early IMO.

I fail to see how you can conduct a proper review of this magnitude when one or more of the panel are doing their work through Zoom. I understand the reasons why, but they would have been better off waiting until lockdowns etc. were lifted and had everyone at HQ. It feels hobbled and compromised from the beginning. It's very difficult to get a feel for vibe, body language, mood etc. through video calls.

Agree, however I reckon that was all before Haw said to him they arent going to renew (which is a first). Up until now, I reckon he hasn't wanted to go anywhere and has always had a gentlemen's agreement to keep rolling onto a new contract. Now that they have told him they wont extend, that might have changed his thinking. I think he will honour it but you never know.

Sounds like bad luck for the Clarkson boosters, it seems he is staying until Mitchell succeeds him in 2023.

I realise quite a few of you predicted this, that Clarkson would see out his contract and then be done with AFL coaching. He has basically implied that to the media in press conferences for the last 12 months and they ignore him! It says more about how disingenuous the AFL media is than it does about Clarkson.

It's a review Paul, not an inquisition 

It's not ideal that Pav is taking part in the review remotely but I don't think that it will prevent him and the panel from identifying issues/problems that require attention.  If we wait for lockdowns and travel restrictions to be lifted, it might be 2025 before the review starts.

I think that the timing is good - for a review with no definite timeframe - and I'm hoping that we get something to act on before we need to make decisions about the list, coaches, support staff, etc.

Not really a surprise with Clarkson......I reckon Mitchell will coach alone next season and Clarko and Hawthorn will come to an agreement at seasons end, these hand over arrangements rarely work and the distraction of Clarkson being courted by other clubs through a season wont work IMO...with Clarkson and Lyon on the market I reckon its got a bit harder for DT. The temptation for a messiah might be too much for Liddle and crew....
Stewie Dew will also be stewing too as GC would love to tempt Clarko up North to drag the Suns out of the vegetated state they are in....

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Stewie Dew will also be stewing too as GC would love to tempt Clarko up North to drag the Suns out of the vegetated state they are in....

Now that, IMO is clever. Nice work Elwood.