NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott has welcomed an investigation into an alleged clash with a security guard during last week’s game against Richmond in Hobart.

Scott said he was unable to go into specifics of the incident because it was now the subject of a police inquiry.

But he was adamant he was keen for the truth to emerge.

“Things will come out in the wash-up, all I can say is I absolutely welcome an investigation and look forward to putting the facts into the story,” Scott said.

“We’re all aware that there has been some allegations made. Unfortunately ... there will be a police investigation now, so while I’d love to answer all your questions and give you a full version of events, and actually tell you what happened, I can’t.”

Tasmanian police confirmed on Tuesday they were investigating an “alleged assault” after a complaint made was on Monday.

But it is understood North Melbourne is yet to have any communication with the police, nor has Scott spoken to them to give his version of events.

Scott said the incident had not been a distraction for his team ahead of Friday night’s clash with Essendon.

A 50m penalty against North Melbourne’s Lindsay Thomas led to a clash between Scott and a security guard at Blundstone Arena in Hobart on Saturday.

Scott was dashing from the coaches’ box to the boundary line when he encountered a security guard in the grandstand.

Sources said there was “some sort of contact” made between the pair as Scott attempted to “squeeze past”.

media_camera Brad Scott and Andrew Swallow at Blundstone Arena. Picture: Colleen Petch

The Kangaroos coach will address the allegations levelled against him at a media conference today.

Tasmanian police yesterday confirmed they were investigating an “alleged assault” after a formal complaint was lodged at a Hobart police station on Monday night.

“Tasmania Police are investigating a complaint received last night in relation to an alleged assault at Blundstone Arena on 9 May 2015 during the match between North Melbourne and Richmond,” a Tasmanian Police statement said.

“The incident occurred around 2.35pm and involved a man who was working as a security guard and a person believed to be a North Melbourne official.”

Police called for witnesses to come forward with any information about the incident.

media_camera Alastair Clarkson has been spoken to by South Australian police. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan said he was disappointed there was another story about an alleged incident involving an AFL coach, two weeks after Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson had an altercation with a supporter in Adelaide.

“There’s a number of parties involved here and everyone’s trying to get to the bottom of it,” McLachlan said.

“There’s differences of views of what happened.”

A spokesperson for Blundstone Arena said: “We have been made aware of the alleged incident on Saturday and we will provide any requested information that may assist in investigations.”