Overview

• North Melbourne suffered a 101-point loss to Geelong last Saturday, sealing their sixth straight season in the AFL’s bottom two.
• Now in his third year at Arden Street, Clarkson’s coaching record stands at 10-1-44, a 19.09% winning rate.
• The four-time premiership coach insists he remains passionate about the role, saying he “wouldn’t have come back” if he lacked the desire to take on the rebuild.
• Clarkson highlights young defender Wil Dawson’s “terrific learning” after being tasked with stopping Jeremy Cameron and Shannon Neale.
• He draws parallels to his 2014 Hawthorn tenure, recalling serious illness and player absences as adversity that preceded a premiership victory.