He said his family had originally decided to reassess his future at the end of 2022,but that had been brought forward after the Hawks decided to go with incoming coach Sam Mitchell.

Clarkson said it was important to spend time with family and friends,study and also give back to the game including helping Tasmania’s push for a standalone team.

He said he respected the process Carlton and Collingwood went through and there was a lure to coach them but “it wasn’t strong enough to overpower my thinking to what my family and I need right now,and that is a 12-month spell”.

Clarkson had already declared he would spend 2022 working on his professional development,travelling and spending time with his family after a lifetime in football,which included 390 games and 17 consecutive seasons as Hawthorn’s senior coach.