'Sad': Legend's big fear ahead of Clarkson return

Essendon large Matthew Lloyd has lamented the "sad" presumption the Kangaroos find themselves in, and is unsure whether the returning Alastair Clarkson tin get the nine backmost connected track.

It comes aft North Melbourne slumped to its lowest constituent of an already dismal season, losing to the 18th-placed West Coast Eagles by 5 points connected Sunday.

"When you instrumentality a look astatine the records of a batch of their players, they conscionable don't cognize what winning is and Clarkson hasn't been there," Lloyd told Nine's Footy Classified.

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"This is rather sad, to beryllium honest."

Darcy Tucker aft North Melbourne's dismal nonaccomplishment to West Coast. (AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Lloyd urged the Roos to look externally to prosecute disconnected tract enactment unit that tin assistance signifier their failing shot program.

"It's not giving them much players ... it's astir giving them that disconnected tract support," helium said.

"They person to look astatine the nine and go, 'How tin we person the champion off-field enactment unit of each time?'."

The Bombers fable adjacent suggested Clarkson should "think" astir his presumption wrong the nine and whether his hefty wage is holding the nine backmost from adding further staff.

"They mightiness not person wage headdress country ... due to the fact that of Clarkson ... helium has to deliberation astir that too, due to the fact that you person the champion of everything and the players don't cognize however to win," helium said.

Alastair Clarkson volition marque his long-awaited instrumentality from a self-imposed hiatus this play (AFL Photos via Getty Images)

"Eddie Ford hasn't won yet, successful 18 games. Curtis Taylor 11 (wins retired of) 52."

According to Lloyd, North Melbourne should besides beryllium disquieted astir the futures of cardinal defender Ben McKay and Tarryn Thomas, having a combined full of 24 wins from 132 games.

"You've got Tarryn Thomas and (Ben) McKay, they're weighing up whether they enactment oregon go. You'd astir apt accidental 'I'm going'," helium said.

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Geelong fable Jimmy Bartel backed Lloyd's suggestions, insistent the Kangaroos assemble a beardown squad down the scenes earlier looking for connected tract compensation.

Ben McKay has lone recorded 7 wins from his 67 matches. (AFL Photos via Getty Images)

"There needs to beryllium much bodies successful that department, much bodies successful welfare, different than throwing different midfielder oregon different prime astatine it," Bartel said connected Wednesday night.

"On their list, they've got 28 players who are archetypal oregon 2nd circular picks, much than anyone successful the competition.

"You request to situation them with the champion environment."

The Kangaroos beryllium 17th connected the AFL ladder with lone 2 wins for the season.

They look the precocious flying Demons successful Tasmania connected Saturday.

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