If not Clarkson, then North should consider handing over Lyon
Adam Simpson, despite a horrendous season, seems committed to the West Coast and vice versa. Another old shinboner, John Longmire, settled in Sydney. The pair can be ruled out. The noise around Ken Hinkley suggests he intends to remain with Port Adelaide for 2023, which is also when his contract expires. Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has said he doesn’t want to coach in 2023. If so, Kangaroos shouldn’t try and get in his way. Don Pyke, enjoying life as an assistant in Sydney, won’t be pursuing Collingwood’s job, so it’s hard to see him jump North. From an experienced coach with a successful track record, that makes Ross Lyon, an authoritarian figure who can be polarizing but whose intelligence and coaching ability to land players is unquestionable. North, thus, should seriously consider appointing Lyon for a short, three-year stint, in the way of Paul Roos in Melbourne, with the club identifying a younger coach for handover in year two or three...