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So I think they've made a really tough decision on a guy that generally runs the ship.

He generally runs the show, doesn't he, Clarko? So he's the old school on the coach, a CEO.

Don't you worry about it.

I'll just take control of all of this.

Um, they say modern games, so that all of a sudden Jamie Graham, the Korean rights, James Kelly's, they get thrown up as well and they'll present.

I've got no doubt they'll present.

But at the end of the day, you go look at Clarko when the senior players, the players that he was given at Hawthorne through the draft that were stars, um, turned him into a – well, he was a very good coach of those players.

When they left –

We'll just keep talking while that happens.

A lot of text coming through about Clarko.

Clarko had a year left too.

Now, that's from Carlos.

I was listening to Duano.

Along with Sonia Hood, to his best

mate.

Went round to Clarko's house late afternoon yesterday and told him of the news.

I hit the most games.

You know, Clarko brought some amazing stability.

But it's time, I guess, to look at a new leaf.

And I reckon for the next step, mate, we need someone who's got presence, someone who can keep us relevant in the media.

Gobsmacked.

We've been going on about stability for the past, what, four or five years.

We've got that stability finally with Clarko.

We've got all these players.

Wow.

So big news, whether Clarko has decided to step away or whether they've decided to make a change or whether they have re-signed him given that his contract is, I wouldn't have thought that a re-signing would be that big a deal.

That one hadn't entered my mind yet,

that possibility.

The unfolding story in front of us.

North Melbourne and Alistair Clarkson have parted ways.

We believe that Clarko, the four-time Hawthorne Premiership coach, has been sacked after winning just 20 of 82 games at North Melbourne.

Of course, they were 9-14 this year.

You reckon Kenzie's on there?

Clarko.

Clarko.

That is our five-point answer.

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