Alastair Clarkson
Australian rules footballer and coach (born 1968)
Alastair Clarkson
Alastair Thomas Clarkson (born 27 April 1968) is a former Australian rules football coach and player. He was the head coach of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2023 to 2026 and the Hawthorn Football Club from 2005 to 2021, where he won four premierships (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015). Hailing from the small town of Kaniva, Victoria, Clarkson played eleven seasons of AFL football – nine for North Melbourne (1987–1995) followed by two for Melbourne (1996–1997). He played 134 games in total, playing either in the midfield or on the half-forward flanks. After retiring from playing, Clarkson served for periods as an assistant coach at St Kilda (1999), head coach of VFL club Werribee (2000), head coach of SANFL club Central District (2001–2002), and assistant coach at Port Adelaide (2003–2004). Clarkson was appointed senior coach of Hawthorn at the end of the 2004 season, in which the club had placed second-last. Hawthorn returned to the finals in 2007...
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