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The Sydney Morning Herald
· collected 2026-10-05 · by Sam McClure, Jake Niall
Jaymie Graham, 43, has been appointed as the new coach of North Melbourne starting in 2027, replacing Alastair Clarkson who was recently dismissed despite guiding the team close to a breakthrough campaign this year. Graham’s coaching experience includes three games at AFL level and he is known for his work as an assistant coach at Fremantle, where the club narrowly missed out on winning the premiership this season. His appointment follows Nathan Buckley's withdrawal from consideration and completes one of the final coaching changes in what has been a tumultuous year for AFL teams.
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Jaymie Graham was appointed as the new coach of North Melbourne, taking over from Alastair Clarkson in 2027. At age 43, Graham's career includes a stint as an assistant coach at Fremantle and brief playing experience with West Coast. His appointment was confirmed after he successfully presented to North Melbourne’s coaching search panel on Saturday and the club's board on Monday. The announcement came shortly after Nathan Buckley withdrew from consideration for the position. Graham has already coached three AFL games in his career, one in 2018 at West Coast and two more when senior coach Justin Longmuir was sidelined by COVID-19 at Fremantle. This decision was made on the first day of the AFL trade period.
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Jaymie Graham will coach North Melbourne in 2027, after winning the race to fill the role vacated by Alastair Clarkson.
asserted
Graham → coach → Clarkson
Graham, 43, gets the role after a modest playing career (37 games for West Coast from 2005-2008), but with a big reputation for his work as an assistant coach, most recently at Fremantle as they fell agonisingly close to winning this year’s premiership.
asserted
they → get → premiership
Graham’s appointment – confirmed by a source with knowledge of the matter but unable to publicly pre-empt the club’s announcement – comes a day after Nathan Buckley removed his giant shadow from the Kangaroos’ coaching race by withdrawing himself from contention.
asserted
Buckley → confirm → contention
It also comes on the opening day of the AFL trade period.
asserted
It → come → period
Graham has already coached three games at AFL level – one in 2018 when he was an assistant at West Coast and covered for Adam Simpson and a further two in his maiden season at Fremantle (2022) when senior coach Justin Longmuir was grounded by COVID-19.
asserted
Longmuir → coach → COVID-19
He made a presentation to North Melbourne’s coaching search panel in Melbourne on Saturday and was to present the club’s board on Monday so that his appointment could be ratified.
uncertain
appointment → make → Monday
The North Melbourne job is the third Graham has vied for this season.
asserted
Graham → vie → ?
He missed out to Josh Fraser for the Carlton senior coaching role and to Mark McVeigh at Essendon, but might eventually consider himself fortunate given the depth of talent – and top-end draft picks – he will have to work with at Arden Street.
uncertain
he → miss → Street
His looming appointment comes a month after the cold-blooded sacking of Clarkson, four years into a five-year contract.
asserted
appointment → loom → contract
Although the Kangaroos notched just 20 wins from 81 games under the four-time premiership coach, 2026 was a near-breakthrough campaign, with nine wins from 23 games.
asserted
2026 → notch → games
Club president Sonja Hood raised eyebrows in the media conference announcing Clarkson’s sacking by stating North needed a coach for the modern game.
asserted
North → raise → game
North believed their young list had reached a point where it required a different voice and a coach suited to taking the group through the next phase of its development.
asserted
it → believe → development
Buckley’s withdrawal meant fellow first-timers Daniel Giansiracusa, David Hale and North assistant Xavier Clarke were the final contenders competing with Graham for the job.
asserted
Giansiracusa → mean → job
After a season of coaching turmoil in which four positions were vacated, the role at the Brisbane Lions is now the only role to be filled.
asserted
role → vacate → Lions
Chris Fagan confirmed his departure from the Lions on Thursday days after a thrilling grand final win over Fremantle that secured the club’s third consecutive premiership.
asserted
that → confirm → premiership
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