News.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
WRONG time, wrong place. That was Hawthorn Football Club's official summation of coach Alastair Clarkson's outburst in Launceston on Saturday.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
... AFL club Hawthorn suffered their first defeat at the handballs of Western Bulldogs in Launceston. Alastair Clarkson, the Hawthorn coach, gave his media conference. At the end of it and safe to assume the cameras had stopped rolling, Clarkson initiated a short conversation with a Tasmanian journalist.Clarkson wrongly took offence at the journalist's preview of the match....
ABC (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson admits his team is very fortunate to remain unbeaten in the AFL after nine rounds.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/24/2008
HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson launched an impassioned defence of club president Jeff Kennett's blunt views on Melbourne ahead of the two clubs' clash.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson has apologised to Port Adelaide counterpart Mark Williams over what he labelled an unacceptable gesture from one of his players late in the Hawks AFL win at Launceston's Aurora Stadium.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
... could mean the difference between winning and losing the premiership this year, even though coach Alastair Clarkson said in April that he was prepared for his players to risk suspension for his club to maintain a competitive and ferocious edge. Franklin, with 66 goals, is leading the John Coleman Medal, five ahead of Carlton's Brendan Fevola, while Mitchell (364) is the Hawks' leading...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
HAWTHORN will be strengthened by the return of key defender Trent Croad and midfielder Shane Crawford for their clash with West Coast at the MCG.A hip complaint has kept Croad on the sidelines for the past two weeks while Crawford has been out since round eight with knee tendonitis. Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson said the two inclusions would give his side extra on-field leadership and...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
... draft. “Jarryd has come into the side and shown why we rate him so highly,” said Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson. “He has offered us plenty of run from the wing and flanks and since his first senior game, he has continued to impress us with his aptitude to the pace of the game at the highest level.” Morton's older brother Mitch booted five goals for Richmond in their thrilling win...
ABC (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says he expects his side to return to form and beat Essendon when the two sides meet at Docklands tonight.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
... with Paddy Ryder. While not necessarily a hard team rule, its effectiveness thrills coach Alastair Clarkson. "(It) was noticeable early in the game, Roughy had to sacrifice his position a fair bit, but that's what team play is all about," Clarkson said. "As it turned out, they (the Bombers) were recognising that Franklin was making too great a contribution and that's when 'Roughy'...
ABC (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
... deliver a stronger shoulder joint over a five to six-week period."Despite the loss, Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says the return of Luke Hodge from injury will add bite to his side's midfield.The Hawks suffered their first loss of the season when they went down to the Bulldogs last week, with Clarkson citing the team's lack of hunger to win the ball as one of the main reasons...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
While Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson can live with Ben McGlynn's costly dash off the interchange bench that inadvertently cleaned up Kane Cornes in Launceston, he could never condone the off-the-ball body punch from a key player who should know better.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
... form of sledge, but you don't know what context he was actually meaning to do it in." Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson was furious with the gesture, starting his post-match media conference with an apology to Port Adelaide. Mitchell, the Hawthorn captain, said that his team-mate needed no explanation that he had done the wrong thing. "He was shattered after the game, really, he was very...
The Age (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Mark Williams told by his coach Alastair Clarkson that antics such as his 'hanging gesture' were "the quickest way to find the exit door at our footy club".
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
"From the Hawthorn Football Club...," continues the Mark Williams looking for the other Mark Williams. "I need to make an apology," he adds, while in the background is the noise of Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson shuffling his heavy feet carrying across the line from Waverley to Alberton.
