Alastair Clarkson announces own punishment after avoiding AFL ban despite admitting to swearing

Alastair Clarkson has avoided a potential two-match AFL ban after the North Melbourne coach apologised for swearing in protest at an umpiring decision. Clarkson instead announced he will not coach from the boundary line for the rest of the season, adding he will continue to seek help for controlling his notorious temper.

“After talking to match officials, the AFL was not able to be comfortably satisfied that Clarkson’s swearing was directed towards a specific person or persons and in particular an AFL match official or officials and as such no finding of a breach of AFL rules has been made.” The 55-year-old used the homophobic slur “c********r” during that exchange with Howard and Webster and was hit with a $20,000 fine, as well as a two-match ban, which was suspended until the end of the 2025 season.

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