Football Department Review

[DJC]

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It seems that Mitchell has withdrawn his application for the Pies job and apparently because he realises (or has been told) that he's not ready to be senior coach.  Clarko made his opinions very clear on the folly of appointing recently retired players as head coaches not so long ago.

So, Clarko has another season at the Hawks (at least) and will not be tempted by the Pies (or us) to break his contract.  The Pies have the jump on the field and should secure the best available coach and, presumably, new assistants.  That will mean a fairly shallow pool and little chance of Teague getting moved on - not that I think that was a realistic scenario, regardless of the review.

To my mind, the review is more about shoring up Teague's position by providing better support and addressing any inadequacies in our footy department.