Hawthorn president Jeff Kennet has suggested that the Hawks could part ways with four-time premiership coach Alistair Clarkson when his contract expires at the end of 2022.
Kennet's comments came after the Hawks suffered another brutal defeat, this time at the hands of the Demons to the tune of 43 points.
Hawthorn's ball movement and offence have been in the spotlight over the past week as the club has failed to score over 50 points for the third-straight week.
Kennet moved to support the champion coach on Saturday when speaking on 3AW.
โWe wonโt be sacking Clarko. Clarko wonโt be sacking us,โ Kennett told 3AW.
โWhen the time comes he and we will come to an agreed position and I suspect it will be at the end of this contract.โ
Clarkson was made aware of Kennett's comments post game and spoke on his future.
โI didnโt even know heโd said anything,โ Clarkson said.
โWeโll work our way through that, but itโs hopefully a little while off yet.โ
The Hawks slumped to 3-4 after the loss on Sunday and now face an uphill battle to make the finals given the shortened 2020 season.
โThereโs no easy fix to this, thereโs no magic recipe. Itโs just hard work and the wheel will turn,โ said Clarkson, whose 14th-placed club are four points off eighth spot.
โConfidence and winning form is only just around the corner, sometimes within a quarter. So thatโs what weโll keep searching for.
โAs long as thereโs a silver lining and a blue sky for us weโll continue to search for it.
โWe know itโs going to take a โroll the sleeves upโ type of mentality to get ourselves back on track.โ
