Alastair Clarkson is stepping aside indefinitely as North Melbourne coach, citing mental wellbeing issues from an investigation into alleged racism at Hawthorn
“The club is providing its full support to Alastair and we commend him for making this important decision to put his health first,” North Melbourne president, Sonja Hood, said in a statement on Thursday.investigation and the burden on Alastair has been significant. We will give Alastair whatever time he needs to restore his health and look forward to welcoming him back when he is fully fit.
The general manager of football at North Melbourne, Todd Viney, said Clarkson’s decision took him by surprise and that the head coach had been “really weighed down in the mental space” in the last eight months by the Hawthorn investigation. It comes a week after Clarkson lashed out at Hawthorn and the club’s handling of the long-running alleged racism saga. The former Hawks coach said the drawn-out process was “shameful” and that reputations had been “scarred” during the AFL-appointed panel’s investigation.
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