Copping a Royal send-off
18 February 2006
Herald Sun
Mark Robinson
HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson has once again played police officer at his team's training session, this week kicking out Richmond spy Brian Royal.
The Tigers assistant was ordered out of Hawthorn's training at Sandringham on Wednesday.
The two clubs play next week in the first round of the NAB Cup.
Royal confirmed yesterday he was evicted by Hawks football manager Mark Evans.
"I just got thrown out of training," Royal said. "It was a locked session, they were training at Sandringham, so they told me to leave."
Last year Clarkson ordered Swans official George Stone out of a training session and reportedly exchanged a few cross words with him.
Clarkson last night refused to comment on the incident.
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