Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has revealed he has reached out to Eagles assistant coach Sam Mitchell in a bid to recruit him back to the club.
The four-time premiership Hawk has reportedly told the Eagles his desire to return to Victoria with his young family, despite still having two years to run on his contract.
And Clarkson says he would welcome Mitchell back to Hawthorn, although there would be a host of rival Victorian clubs lining up for his signature.
โI sent him a text this week and my wife did as well just to Lyndall (Mitchellโs wife),โ Clarkson told The Herald Sun.
โIt must be tough for them because they went over there on a little adventure and from all reports theyโre going to come back a little bit earlier than what they thought.
โWeโll see how that all plays out but weโve got more important things right now to be worrying about and I know Sam full well and his response to me was, โYeah, weโre coming home Clarko but nowโs not the right time to talkโ. So I was put back in my box pretty quickly by Mitch.โ
Mitchell moved to the Eagles as both a player and coach last year, beginning a four-year deal as an assistant under Adam Simpson's leadership.
