It is time for Mick to call it a day

Jackson Clark reckons that grumpy od Mick has ‘jumped the shark’. Time to go with some dignity intact?

Swans’ depth the key in September

Jackson Clark reckons that depth is the key to September success, and the Sydney Swans reserves team is strong enough to challenge some AFL cellar dwellers.

The little master deserves a third Brownlow

Jackson Clark thinks that Gary Ablett Jnr can deservedly hang on to win a third Brownlow Medal, despite season ending shoulder surgery.

Is junior football too politically correct ?

Are we becoming too precious as a society? Wrapping our kids in cotton-wool? Jakson Clark poses these questions and more.

Did Eddie McGuire know about Essendon’s supplements regimen?

Jackson Clark muses about the ethical dilemmas that face an AFL Club President who is also a media commentator? Would such a person air an issue that was in the public interest, but not in the interests of his club or the game?

Don’t ban the Bombers players

Jackson Clark thinks that the Essendon players are victims not perpetrators. Punishment should be directed at coaches and management not players.

Goodbye Bendigo Gold

Jackson Clark laments the passing of VFL team Bendigo Gold. Football clubs, he knows, are not just about win-loss records.

Do performance enhancing drugs exist in local football?

Jackson Clark poses a very 21st Century question

How will the Kennedy-Judd trade be judged in hindsight?

It’s a good question to pose! Was the famous trade worth it? Have Carlton missed out?

NT Thunder’s Perfect NEAFL Start

Jackson Clark keeps us up to date with NEAFL’s Thunder and their good start to the 2014 season.

What does the future hold for prospective AFL coaches?

Clubs are prioritising potential coaching candidates with AFL playing experience. Is this restricting the breadth and efficiency of their choice?
Jackson Clark investigates the possibility of female and State football coaches.

VFL – Bendigo Gold

Jackson Clark’s football journey will see him line up for Bendigo Gold on ANZAC Day, and he can’t wait.

Melbourne trades?

Melbourne traded selection number two (Josh Kelly) to Greater Western Sydney in exchange for selection number nine (Christian Salem) and talented, yet injury prone youngster Dom Tyson. Right decision? Too early to call? Jackson Clark considers the situation.

What makes an effective coach?

Two time premiership winning coach Jackson Clark asks what are the key ingredients of a successful coach? Your thoughts welcomed.

AFL Round 2 – Richmond v Carlton: Tigers are a mentally weak side

Jackson Clark is a Tigers man. He thinks that the team’s leaders go to water under pressure. Thankfully the fans are made of tougher stuff.

Murphy the star player but even better bloke

Jackson Clark pays a tribute to Robbie Murphy’s 250th game. Murphy’s class, humility and insights make him loved and respected by everyone in footy.

Nick Riewoldt – A Champion of the Game

Riewoldt will go down in history as a true champion of the game. Jackson Clark looks at some of the reasons why and defies the doubters.

Port’s midfield: one of the League’s best

Port Adelaide is fast-developing the competitions’s best young mid-field, Jackson Clark argues.

NTFL Grand Final Wrap

Jackson Clark watches St Mary’s get out of the blocks quick-smart, and control the NTFL Grand Final.

NTFL Grand Final Preview: St Mary’s v Wanderers

Jackson Clark previews the NTFL grand final – which promises to be one of the best ever – between St Marys and Wanderers.