North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has apologised for an angry, expletive-laden rant at St Kilda players in the wake of Jimmy Webster’s bump, with the AFL now stepping in.
Four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson apologised for “inappropriate” and “unnecessary” language on Monday after abusing St Kilda players in the minutes after Jimmy Webster’s bump on Jy Simpkin.
Clarkson was visibly angered by seeing his co-captain Simpkin concussed for the third time since round 12 last year in an incident that will be sent directly to the AFL tribunal on Tuesday.
That incident in the first quarter of the contest occurred on the boundary line with only 60 seconds remaining, as St Kilda and North Melbourne players scuffled before breaking up as Simpkin received medical care.
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