KFC SuperFooty TV: Lauren Wood and Jay Clark look at the big issues in the AFL before round 11

With David Noble under increasing pressure, Jay Clark says the club has to make master coach Alastair Clarkson an offer he can’t refuse in a new episode of KFC SuperFooty TV.

Is master coach Alastair Clarkson the man to turn North Melbourne around?

The four-time Hawthorn premiership mentor will be in demand when he decides to return to the coaches box, with GWS already searching for its next senior coach.

The Kangaroos are standing by David Noble but after one win in the first 10 rounds and with rumblings about his coaching style and problems in upper management that led to three recruiters quitting this week, some are openly asking how long he will last in the job.

Before he became a legendary coach, Clarkson played 93 games for North Melbourne from 1987-95, then 41 for Melbourne before retiring at the end of 1997.

WATCH A NEW EPISODE OF KFC SUPERFOOTY TV ABOVE

“I think North Melbourne are a real mess,” Herald Sun reporter Jay Clark said on a new episode of KFC SuperFooty TV.

“I think it’s time for the Kangaroos to really ask some hard questions about what’s happening at the top ranks of the footy club.

“Do they have the expertise and the acumen? It’s worrying all the stuff you hear about David Noble.

“Tell me if I’m wrong here, but as a former North Melbourne player and a coaching great, is Alastair Clarkson not just the absolute, obvious candidate? It’s he’s perfect for Gold Coast, why is he not favourite for North Melbourne?”

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Ex-Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is hot property.

With Stewart Dew in winning form at Gold Coast and Brett Ratten likely to re-sign at St Kilda, there might not be many jobs to choose from if Clarkson does decide to throw his hat in the ring.

“If you’re North Melbourne, how do you go and convince Alastair Clarkson this is an opportunity he can’t miss?
“I just feel it is on the Kangaroos to go and get Clarko.”

Also on this week’s episode, Clark and co-host Lauren Wood reveal the Kangaroos players rival clubs will try to poach, ask how much Patrick Dangerfield’s injury will hurt Geelong’s top-four hopes, preview Sunday’s Collingwood vs Carlton blockbuster and give their tips for round 11.

Originally published as KFC SuperFooty TV: Lauren Wood and Jay Clark look at the big issues in the AFL before round 11