Alastair Clarkson says he feels no extra pressure on his role as North Melbourne coach after their disastrous 124-point defeat to Fremantle at the weekend.

The Kangaroos are looking to rebound in the last of their two-game stint in Western Australia when they host West Coast at the Eagles’ own home ground of Optus Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

North Melbourne’s loss to the Dockers down in Bunbury was the equal biggest defeat of Clarkson’s 261-game coaching career and the club’s worst since the final round of 2024 when they were thumped by his former team, Hawthorn.

Clarkson’s five-year contract at Arden Street is set to expire at the end of next season, and the triple-figure defeat has raised questions around his future in the role and the team’s progression.

Speaking at Fremantle Oval on Friday morning, Clarkson remained calm about where he and the Kangaroos were at despite the embarrassing defeat.

“I’ve been in the game for a long period of time. If they want to tap me on the shoulder and reckon, I’m not doing a good enough job, then I’m happy to move on,” he said.

“But we’ve got a clear plan on what we’re trying to do here. We know it’s tough yards and there’ll be inconsistencies with a young side, but we want to try to iron out our consistency so we can avoid losses like that last week.”

The heavy loss in the South West has also raised questions around the club’s deal with the WA Government to sell two of their home games.

It is the second of a three-year deal with the State Government, which has seen the embattled club sell two home games, which is believed to be worth more than $2 million a season.

Clarkson said if you were a good enough team, it didn’t matter where you played your home games.

“That’s not for me to decide of even really comment on. This is a decision for our board and the Western Australian Government, and they’ll work that out,” he said.

“Our end of the bargain is we need to put in a much better performance than we did last week, and we’re going to do everything we possibly can to rectify our efforts from our last game.

“We’ve been playing four games a year in Tasmania for the last few years, so it’s all about spreading the game. We’ve got a great supporter base over here, and you’ve got to balance the books somehow.

“For some of the clubs in the competition, whether it’s Melbourne going to Alice Springs or Gold Coast going to Darwin, or teams playing in Tasmania, North coming across to Bunbury to play a game this season as well.

“You do what you need to do, and the bottom line is, if you become a good enough side, you’ll win anyway, and that was the case with us. We needed to win on the road.

“Most instances when you become a good side, you win most of your home games, and then you’re probably looking to win at least half of the games that you play away. We’re a long way from that at the minute, but that’s where we’re aiming to be.”