Alastair Clarkson
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Alastair Clarkson (left)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alastair Clarkson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1968 | ||
| Original team(s) | Kaniva (TFL) | ||
| Height / weight | 171cm / 79kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–1995 | North Melbourne | 93 (61) | |
| 1996–1997 | Melbourne | 41 (24) | |
| Total | 134 (85) | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2005– | Hawthorn | 283 (180–102–1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alastair Clarkson (born 27 April 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Hawthorn Football Club. With four AFL premierships, two McClelland Trophies and four All-Australian Team appearances, Clarkson is considered to be one of Hawthorn's greatest coaches, and one of the best coaches in the AFL.
Clarkson was recruited from Kaniva, Victoria to the North Melbourne Football Club, where he made his Victorian Football League debut in 1987, kicking the winning goal after the siren in his first senior game for the Kangaroos.
Clarkson was 19 and at the end of his first season with North Melbourne when the Kangaroos met Carlton in October 1987 in the controversial Battle Of Britain, an exhibition match at The Oval in London. Several players from both teams were suspended after a spiteful game, Clarkson's four-match penalty for king hitting Ian Aitken from behind being the longest. Aitken's jaw was broken from the blow.
He played mainly as a half-forward and stood at 171 cm, before moving into the midfield. In 1995, he was made captain of the reserves side, with chances of senior selection unlikely due to the presence of midfielders such as Wayne Schwass, Anthony Stevens and Anthony Rock. He played 93 games with the Kangaroos for 61 goals in his nine seasons until 1995.
During his playing days with North Melbourne, Clarkson was employed by Wesley College Melbourne in Prahran as a physical education teacher.
With limited opportunity at the Kangaroos, Clarkson was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club where he debuted in 1996. He was a solid player and averaged 23.5 disposals in 22 games that year. He played 19 games in 1997, taking his tally with the Demons to 41 games, before retiring at the end of the season.
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