AFL: Alastair Clarkson ‘will make a decision on his coaching return THIS WEEKEND’
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REVEALED: Alastair Clarkson ‘will make a decision on his coaching return THIS WEEKEND’ as North Melbourne chief insists AFL strugglers are confident they will land their man despite late swoop from Essendon
- Alastair Clarkson is expected to make a decision on his future this weekendĀ
- The 54-year-old must decide between North Melbourne and EssendonĀ
- He has been in talks with the Roos for weeks but there has been a last-ditch move
- North remain confident that they will land their man and have no Plan BĀ
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After months of speculation, the AFL world will finally learn of Alastair Clarkson’s coaching future with reports suggesting that the in-demand boss will make his decision this weekend.
Clarkson, 54, has spent a year out of the game after his glittering spell with Hawthorn, with the Tasmanian eager to make a return for the 2023 season.
The race for Clarkson’s signature appeared to be a straight shootout between North Melbourne and GWS, but the 54-year-old informed the Sydney-based club that he wishes to remain in Victoria.
Alastair Clarkson will make a decision on his coaching future this weekend, reports claim
However, a late swoop from Essendon has threatened the Roos’ pursuit, with the Bombers considering removing Ben Rutten for the four-time premiership winner.
And according to The Herald Sun, both clubs are expecting a decision from Clarkson this weekend, meaning the former Hawks coach has just 48 hours to come to a final decision on the two job offers.
Moreover, a North Melbourne board meeting on Wednesday deemed that they would remain all-in on Clarkson, electing not to begin discussions of any alternative plans should they be snubbed.
![AFL: Alastair Clarkson 'will make a decision on his coaching return THIS WEEKEND' 2 Clarkson has been in talks with North Melbourne for weeks and could rebuild the strugglers](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1660737957_359_AFL-Alastair-Clarkson-will-make-a-decision-on-his-coaching.jpg)
Clarkson has been in talks with North Melbourne for weeks and could rebuild the strugglers
![AFL: Alastair Clarkson 'will make a decision on his coaching return THIS WEEKEND' 4 However, Essendon have made a late swoop with pressure growing on coach Ben Rutten](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1660737958_914_AFL-Alastair-Clarkson-will-make-a-decision-on-his-coaching.jpg)
However, Essendon have made a late swoop with pressure growing on coach Ben Rutten
Kangaroos president Sonja Hood told Seven:Ā ‘We talked about a whole lot of stuff, including the coaching for next year, and we’re pretty comfortable with where things are at.
‘We’re pretty confident we’ll know something by the end of the weekend, and we’re really happy with the way things are going.
‘We think we’ve presented well to him, he’s presented well to us, we understand where each other’s at and we’ll see how that plays out.’
![AFL: Alastair Clarkson 'will make a decision on his coaching return THIS WEEKEND' 6 Kangaroos chief Sonja Hood remains confident they will land Clarkson and have no Plan B](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1660737958_670_AFL-Alastair-Clarkson-will-make-a-decision-on-his-coaching.jpg)
Kangaroos chief Sonja Hood remains confident they will land Clarkson and have no Plan B
Hood also denied that the club issued Clarkson an ‘ultimatum’, insisting that they simply sought clarity after Essendon’s late interest.
‘We’ve had fantastic communication with both he and James (Henderson, his manager) all the way throughout,’ she added.
‘There was no ultimatum, we just wanted some clarity on where things were at so we knew that if we needed to move onto plan B, we could move onto plan B.’