North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson is about to study what penalty, if any, he faces from the AFL over his “inappropriate” outburst in direction of St Kilda gamers Jimmy Webster and Dougal Howard.
Clarkson has apologised over the expletive-laden change of phrases, throughout which he reportedly used the time period “c*******er”.
The incident got here when an incensed Clarkson approached Webster at quarter-time after the Saints defender’s excessive and late bump on Kangaroos co-captain Jy Simpkin throughout Sunday’s apply match.
Webster was handed a seven-match ban for the bump, which put Simpkin in concussion protocols, whereas Clarkson was issued with a “please explain” by the AFL relating to the change and the alleged homophobic slur.
AFL chief government Andrew Dillon confirmed the league’s integrity and authorized groups had obtained an official response from Clarkson on Wednesday.
Dillon forecast the league would decide on Thursday relating to Clarkson’s attainable sanction.
In an announcement on Monday, Clarkson mentioned he was “deeply disturbed” by the Webster bump on Simpkin, who has a latest concussion historical past.
“At the quarter-time break I voiced my displeasure to St Kilda players Jimmy Webster and Dougal Howard as they made their way to the quarter-time huddle,” Clarkson mentioned.
“This was an exchange that was emotional in defence of our captain, but unnecessary, and the language I used was inappropriate.
“I’ve reached out to (Saints coach) Ross Lyon and each the St Kilda gamers to apologise.”
Former Hawthorn coach Clarkson has a lengthy history of fiery moments, including needing to be held back from Matthew Lloyd after the Essendon champion broke Brad Sewell’s cheekbone with a bump in 2009.
In 2012, Clarkson punched a hole in the MCG coaching box wall, and also admitted to swearing at a junior club official during an under-age football match.
Clarkson lashed out at a reporter at a press conference the following year, and in 2017 he was fined $20,000 by the AFL (with $15,000 suspended) after he said he could not comment on “disgraceful umpiring” in Hawthorn’s loss to Gold Coast.
In February last year, Clarkson apologised for making a threatening comment to a television reporter during an altercation.
Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is among the commentators to have voiced their belief that Clarkson needs to be punished for his latest indiscretion.
“Yes, I undoubtedly imagine there must be a penalty – as a result of (he) apologised 12 months in the past and we’re getting an analogous red-mist vitriol within the second,” Buckley told SEN Radio on Tuesday.
“Now sure, it defends his workforce, it defends his participant, it defends his membership – I get that.
“But the way that that has happened has been consistently inappropriate.”
Dillon on Monday mentioned he did not need senior coaches or officers approaching gamers at breaks in play.
“When you overlay what’s been reported, it’s language that Alastair has already come out and said is inappropriate, it’s something I don’t like, and we don’t need it in our game,” Dillon mentioned on Fox Footy’s AFL 360.
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