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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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(07-06-2021, 07:50 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote: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....
I think for the handover to work, you really need the main man who wants out. Parkin to Brittain, Roos to Goodwin, Worsfold to Rutten etc. When you have a main man who feels pushed (Malthouse / Buckley scenario), that's when it can get ugly. I can't get a read on Clarkson.
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(07-06-2021, 07:50 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:.......................
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.
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(07-06-2021, 08:02 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Now that, IMO is clever. Nice work Elwood. Nice to have you in the audience Paul as always, you are too kind and considerate of my amateurish humor...
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For this outcome, I'm happy. Clarkson is a 1st class so and so in my uncouth language.
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(07-06-2021, 07:58 AM)PaulP link Wrote:I think for the handover to work, you really need the main man who wants out. Parkin to Brittain, Roos to Goodwin, Worsfold to Rutten etc. When you have a main man who feels pushed (Malthouse / Buckley scenario), that's when it can get ugly. I can't get a read on Clarkson.
I heard him speak on the news before and I think he's had enough.
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(07-06-2021, 07:41 AM)PaulP link Wrote:I guess so, but you would think the Hawks would be pulling every financial, legal, emotional trick to get him to honour his word, knowing full well that half the competition is talking to Clarkson's manager as I type. They'll be left in the lurch if next year becomes a holding pattern, with Mitchell having to come in too early, or Bolts or Newman or someone else to fill in. Yes they would, but Clarko is the type who would appreciate this situation is not just about him, its also about the HFC and Sam Mitchell both of whom have served him well. Thats why I reckon he will honour his contract next year. There is the slim possibility that Haw will say if something comes up sooner, go with our blessing.
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One of our members (mbb from memory) reckons that Russell and Clarkson don't get along, and if the latter comes in, the former would leave.
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Is Russell any good anyway?
Can't keep our players on the field. We consistently look out on our feet late in games. I can't say he'd be any great loss if he left.
I desperately hope we stick with Teague though. Getting rid of Barker was already a massive step in the right direction. We appointed DT - now let's give him a chance.
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07-06-2021, 10:53 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-06-2021, 11:04 AM by PaulP.)
I don't know if Russell is any good. He came with massive raps, supposedly the best in the business. I think it's worth bearing in mind that many come to our club with fine reputations, and leave with those reputations either dented or in tatters. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone across Board, executive, coach, player who bucks that trend.
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