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Anna Harrington

How North football boss handled tough call to sack mate

Alastair Clarkson is the Kangaroos coach no more and it was his good friend who had to end it. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

North Melbourne football boss Todd Viney knows it might take some time before his friendship with sacked coach Alastair Clarkson gets back to where it once was.

Viney and Kangaroos president Sonja Hood on Tuesday informed Clarkson, with a year left on his contract, that he would not be required for 2027.

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