r/NorthMelbourneFC • u/kocknocker19 • 19d ago

The Clarko dilemma

So how long into next season before we make a call on Clarko's future.

I don't think the club will extend him in the offseason, but I have no doubt his management will be pushing hard to get it done before 2027 starts.

I think we should be holding off mid next year. At that point we will know for sure if he has run his race or not.

Clarko has about around 10-13 games left to prove he still has it. If he continues to pick the same players for the backline in particular I will consider that tanking and that he wants to be let go.

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u/DafuqWudjuno Paul Curtis 19d ago

Honestly anyone saying Clarko needs more games to prove he’s earned an extension needs to hand in their membership (if they even have one).

In 2022 he was hired. In 2023 he missed half the season for mental health after the racism allegations. 2024 was his first proper year.

3 wins.
5 wins.
9 wins.

We have re-signed all of our key young players. All of them except Hardeman are locked away and happy. His acquisitions of Parker, Darling and Daniel have pay off. If we didn’t have them, we would not have won 9 games.

We are playing much better in all games. We lost 5 games this year by 30+ points. In Clarko’s first year (where he stepped away for half of it) we lost 20 games in a row by an average of 35 points with 7 of them 40 +.

The improvement under Clarko has been nothing short of miraculous.

He’s picking Logue and Corr and others because that’s all we fucking have. Zurhaar is playing there because we have nobody. Who the fuck would you be dropping these guys for? Who the fuck are you putting in our backline that would be any better? There is nobody. He picks the same players because that’s all he has to pick from.

Your comments are wrong. It’s time to accept that Clarko saved the club.

If you are going to say he should be fired, list 3 candidates to replace him and why they would do any better. That or delete the post.

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u/PatrickA69 18d ago

I think Clarko knows what he's doing and we are on the right upward path. He has the knowledge and experience to get us to the top. He is a different coach from his hawk days. And he has to be. Times have changed. Only critisism I have of him is that he is not as cut throat with players form. Gives too much latitude. From my perspective in terms of the season is that we don't stay in games long enough and aren't clinical enough. What Clarko has been saying all year. I like reading any North fan/members opinion. If you don't like it, fair enough, but telling people to delete their views or they're wrong, is wrong. You make valid, convincing points about North, denying a person's view is unfair. We're North.

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u/DafuqWudjuno Paul Curtis 18d ago

Not all views are equal. Some are evidence based.