Former Hawthorn and Melbourne footballer Jordan Lewis says his longtime coach Alastair Clarkson will proceed to make errors as he continuously “pushes the boundaries” in his work.
Lewis, who was coached by Clarkson for 12 years at Hawthorn, mentioned whereas the brand new Kangaroos coach may very well be rash and unpredictable, certainly one of his strongest belongings was the underlying drive behind his behaviour.
Clarkson apologised to a reporter from Nine earlier this month for a threatening remark made at Kangaroos coaching as news of great allegations in opposition to North participant Tarryn Thomas broke.
The four-time premiership coach can also be a topic of an unbiased assessment into historic allegations of racism throughout his time at Hawthorn.
Clarkson has strenuously denied the allegations of misconduct.
“I think he’s aware of where he falls down in those areas,” Lewis mentioned when requested about Clarkson’s outburst in the direction of the reporter.
“A lot of the times he gets in trouble you can’t anticipate what’s going to happen and how he reacts to certain situations.
“What he has shown is every time he has stepped out of line he has shown remorse.”
Lewis mentioned he didn’t suppose Clarkson “would’ve believed himself” if he had assured an analogous transgression wouldn’t occur once more.
“Yes, it’s on repeat, but I think it’s still about education, even for someone who has been in the game as long as he’s been in the game … you can still slip up every now and then,” Lewis mentioned.
“That is what we loved at Hawthorn, that he would go in and bat for his players every single time, so at least that is a consistent part of the way he’s held himself, I think it’s part of the package.
“You’ve got a family of however many players that you feel like you need to protect.
“So it’s the natural instinct that a lot of these coaches have, and that’s been the hallmark of his coaching career throughout the last 15 to 20 years.”
North Melbourne had the “strong personalities” of their soccer division wanted to maintain Clarkson in examine, Lewis mentioned.
“Like a lot of coaches, whether it will be the rules of the game or whether it be internally they will push the boundaries and they’ll ask questions of the players, they’ll ask questions of the staff,” he mentioned.
“It’s like any good organisation … yes, you’ve got a coach that pushes the boundaries, but everyone around them understands when to say yes and when to pull them back into line.
I know (Kangaroos football boss) Toddy Viney really well, and Ratts (assistant coach Brett Ratten) … they’re two people that have been in and around him most of his career.”
Source: www.news.com.au
