Editing North Melbourne Football Club (section)

===Alastair Clarkson era===

On 19 August 2022, North Melbourne signed [[Alastair Clarkson]] to coach the team for five seasons, starting with the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/825261/the-inside-story-of-how-north-melbourne-and-sonja-hood-brought-alastair-clarkson-home | title=BARRETT: The inside story of how North brought Clarkson home | date=20 August 2022 }}</ref> 

Clarkson stepped down as the coach of North Melbourne for part of the 2023 season due to him struggling with mental health problems from the racism accusations while he was at the Hawthorn Football Club, however returned toward the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/afl/news-2023-north-melbourne-coach-alastair-clarkson-coaching-return-spurred-on-by-youngster-george-wardlaw-20230804-p5j6ev.html | title=AFL News 2023: Alastair Clarkson returns to North Melbourne coaching role full time, press conference | date=4 August 2023 }}</ref>