Mick Malthouse

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Mick Malthouse
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Personal information
Full name Michael Raymond Malthouse
Date of birth (1953-08-17) 17 August 1953 (age 68)
Place of birth Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s) North Ballarat
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1972–1976 St Kilda 053 0(5)
1976–1983 Richmond 121 (10)
Total 174 (15)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1984–1989 Footscray 135 00(67–66–2)
1990–1999 West Coast 243 0(156–85–2)
2000–2011 Collingwood 286 (163–121–2)
2013–2015 Carlton 054 00(20–33–1)
Club total
718 (406–305–7)

1991–1993		 Representative
Western Australia
3 (1–2–0)
2008–2010 Australia 4 (2–2–0)
Representative total
7 (3–4–0)
Total 725 (409–309–7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2015.
Career highlights
  • VFL Premiership player: (1980)
  • 3× Jock McHale Medal: (1992, 1994, 2010)
  • 2× All-Australian coach: (1991, 2010)
  • 2× Australian International rules coach: (2008, 2010)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Michael Raymond Malthouse (born 17 August 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After finishing his playing career, Malthouse embarked on a distinguished coaching career with Footscray, West Coast, Collingwood and Carlton. He guided the Eagles to their first two AFL premierships in 1992 and 1994, and then led Collingwood to their 15th VFL/AFL premiership in 2010. Early in the 2015 AFL season, Malthouse broke the long-standing record held by legendary Collingwood coach Jock McHale for the most VFL/AFL senior games coached, eventually finishing with 718 over 31 seasons.

Since the end of his coaching career, Malthouse has continued his involvement in football through his media commitments, especially with ABC Radio.

Early Years[]

Malthouse was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to Ray Malthouse, a local plasterer, and his wife Marie (née Canty), the year after their marriage. He also has a younger sister, Gerardine.[1]

Playing career[]

St Kilda[]

Recruited from North Ballarat,[2] Malthouse started his football career with St Kilda in 1972, playing 53 senior games including three finals. After being told by then-coach Allan Jeans that he would struggle to get a game in the senior side due to a surfeit of similar-skilled players, he departed for Richmond midway through the 1976 season.

Richmond[]

At Richmond Malthouse played 121 senior games, including six finals and the runaway premiership win over Collingwood in 1980. He was noted for being a tough and solid defender. In 1982 Malthouse managed to play every game of the home-and-away season for the first time in his career, only to suffer a dislocated shoulder in the lead-up to the Grand Final. He missed out on the game after not passing a gruelling fitness test. He retired in 1983.

Coaching career[]

Footscray: 1984–1989[]

After Ian Hampshire unexpectedly quit as Footscray coach in early January, Malthouse decided to return from holiday with his family after hearing about the sudden vacancy on the radio.[3] He was approached by club officials and on 13 January was officially appointed senior coach of Footscray for the next two seasons.[4] Having only recently retired from playing, Malthouse had not been expecting to become a senior VFL coach so soon after, although he had harboured intentions to coach at some level. Nonetheless, he was able to lay out his basic philosophy:

My plans are all orientated on a team game. [...] I'm not looking for individual performances: I'm looking for consistency and at players who can coordinate off and on the field — particuarly on the field.[4]

During his time at the Bulldogs he was known for his tough stance on many players, including Doug Hawkins.[citation needed] The team's final standings in his years in charge were 7th (1984), 3rd (1985), 8th (1986), 7th (1987), 8th (1988) and 13th (1989).[5] He impressed with his dedication and professionalism. Malthouse left the financially stricken club at the end of 1989, weeks before it announced its intentions to merge with Fitzroy; the merger never ultimately went ahead due to a supporter fightback, and Malthouse was criticized by his assistant coach Terry Wheeler for not sticking by his club during its time of need.[6]

West Coast Eagles: 1990–1999[]

For ten years from 1990 he was senior coach for the West Coast. In 1991 the Eagles won their first 12 games of the season and finished minor premiers for the first time in the club's history with 19 wins, one of few teams in VFL/AFL to go through the entire home-and-away season on top of the ladder. They were granted a home Qualifying Final against Hawthorn, marking the first AFL final to be played interstate. In one of the boilovers of the season, Hawthorn weathered the best the Eagles threw at them in the first quarter and eventually ran out winners by 23 points. As a consequence, the Eagles would have to make three consecutive trips to Waverley Park to get to the Grand final. During his tenure as coach the Eagles made the finals every year, including 1992 and 1994 premierships and 1991 grand finalists. Final minor premiership ladder positions were 3rd, 1st, 4th, 6th, 1st, 5th, 4th, 5th, 7th and 5th (1990–1999).

Collingwood: 2000–2011[]

Recruited to the Magpies in 2000 by Collingwood president Eddie McGuire, Malthouse coached Collingwood to the finals in eight out of his twelve seasons as coach including grand final appearances in 2002, 2003, 2010 (twice) and 2011. In 2010, after the first drawn AFL/VFL grand final since 1977, Collingwood claimed premiership success with a resounding 56-point win over St Kilda in the replay. This was the club's biggest ever win in a grand final and the first since 1990. In July 2009, McGuire produced a succession plan in which Malthouse was to hand over the coaching reins to club legend Nathan Buckley at the end of the 2011 season. In 2011, Malthouse guided Collingwood to another grand final against the Geelong Cats. After the dramatic three point win over Hawthorn in a preliminary final, he was shown on TV in tears in the coach's box after his side came from 17 points down at the final change to book their place in Malthouse's fifth grand final as Collingwood coach and his eighth overall. Collingwood lost the 2011 AFL Grand Final to Geelong by 38 points. The game was his final one as Collingwood coach. Malthouse advised that he would not be taking on the position as Director of Coaching at Collingwood after the loss and that he had made this decision six weeks earlier.[7] In addition, while coaching Collingwood, Malthouse spent time as a guest media commentator for SEN 1116.

Carlton: 2013–2015[]

Malthouse was announced as the senior coach of Carlton on 11 September 2012 for the next three seasons.[8] In 2013 the Blues initially finished ninth on the ladder, but were raised to eighth place after Essendon were penalised for its well-documented supplements scandal, following a one-point win over Port Adelaide in the final round, which kept North Melbourne from overtaking them on percentage. Carlton subsequently defeated Richmond in its elimination final, thus making Malthouse the most successful finals coach ever.

Carlton struggled for the remainder of his tenure at the club. His 2014 campaign began with four consecutive losses[9] en route to a 13th-place finish; and in 2015, the club sat last with a record of 1–7 after eight weeks. As the club's on-field performances also deteriorated, there was intense media speculation about Malthouse's position, and the public relationship between Malthouse and club administration – notably president Mark LoGiudice and CEO Steven Trigg, who had both been in the roles since mid-2014 – also deteriorated. On 26 May 2015, hours after giving a radio interview on Melbourne Station SEN which was highly critical of the club's administrators, Malthouse was sacked.[10]

Statistics[]

Playing statistics[]

[11]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1972 St Kilda 37 9 0 0 42 6 48 13 N/A 0.0 0.0 4.7 0.7 5.3 1.4 N/A
1973 St Kilda 37 16 2 0 170 33 203 41 N/A 0.1 0.0 10.6 2.1 12.7 2.6 N/A
1974 St Kilda 37 7 1 2 53 11 64 7 N/A 0.1 0.3 7.6 1.6 9.1 1.0 N/A
1975 St Kilda 22 18 1 2 133 45 178 29 N/A 0.1 0.1 7.4 2.5 9.9 1.6 N/A
1976 St Kilda 22 3 1 2 19 4 23 0 N/A 0.3 0.7 6.3 1.3 7.7 0.0 N/A
1976 Richmond 22 9 3 1 107 49 156 22 N/A 0.3 0.1 11.9 5.4 17.3 2.4 N/A
1977 Richmond 28 13 5 4 144 72 216 24 N/A 0.4 0.4 11.1 5.5 16.6 1.8 N/A
1978 Richmond 7 20 1 2 244 94 338 49 N/A 0.1 0.1 12.2 4.7 16.9 2.5 N/A
1979 Richmond 7 10 1 1 99 48 147 16 N/A 0.1 0.1 9.9 4.8 14.7 1.6 N/A
1980† Richmond 7 23 0 3 210 108 318 39 N/A 0.0 0.1 9.1 4.7 13.8 1.7 N/A
1981 Richmond 7 21 0 0 203 103 306 33 N/A 0.0 0.0 9.7 4.9 14.6 1.6 N/A
1982 Richmond 7 23 0 0 195 86 281 42 N/A 0.0 0.0 8.5 3.7 12.2 1.8 N/A
1983 Richmond 7 2 0 1 26 2 28 1 N/A 0.0 0.5 13.0 1.0 14.0 0.5 N/A
Career 174 15 18 1645 661 2306 316 N/A 0.1 0.1 9.5 3.8 13.3 1.8 N/A

Coaching statistics[]

[12]
Legend
 W  Wins  L  Losses  D  Draws  W%  Winning percentage  LP  Ladder position  LT  League teams
Season Team Games W L D W % LP LT
1984 Footscray 22 11 11 0 50.0% 7 12
1985 Footscray 25 17 8 0 68.0% 2 12
1986 Footscray 22 11 11 0 50.0% 8 12
1987 Footscray 22 11 10 1 52.3% 7 14
1988 Footscray 22 11 11 0 50.0% 8 14
1989 Footscray 22 6 15 1 29.5% 13 14
1990 West Coast 26 17 8 1 67.3% 3 14
1991 West Coast 26 21 5 0 80.8% 1 15
1992† West Coast 25 18 6 1 74.0% 4 15
1993 West Coast 22 13 9 0 59.1% 6 15
1994† West Coast 25 19 6 0 76.0% 1 15
1995 West Coast 24 14 10 0 58.3% 5 16
1996 West Coast 24 16 8 0 67.7% 4 16
1997 West Coast 24 13 11 0 54.2% 5 16
1998 West Coast 23 12 11 0 52.2% 7 16
1999 West Coast 24 13 11 0 54.2% 5 16
2000 Collingwood 22 7 15 0 31.8% 15 16
2001 Collingwood 22 11 11 0 50.0% 9 16
2002 Collingwood 25 15 10 0 60.0% 4 16
2003 Collingwood 25 17 8 0 68.0% 2 16
2004 Collingwood 22 8 14 0 36.4% 13 16
2005 Collingwood 22 5 17 0 22.7% 15 16
2006 Collingwood 23 14 9 0 60.9% 5 16
2007 Collingwood 25 15 10 0 60.0% 6 16
2008 Collingwood 24 13 11 0 54.2% 8 16
2009 Collingwood 25 16 9 0 64.0% 4 16
2010† Collingwood 26 20 4 2 80.8% 1 16
2011 Collingwood 25 22 3 0 88.0% 1 17
2013 Carlton 24 12 12 0 50.0% 8 18
2014 Carlton 22 7 14 1 34.1% 13 18
2015 Carlton 8 1 7 0 12.5% 18 18
Career totals 718 406 305 7 57.0%

Honours and achievements[]

Playing honours[]

Team

  • VFL/AFL Premiership (Richmond): 1980

Coaching honours[]

Team

Individual

Family[]

Malthouse is married with four children,[citation needed] including sports reporter and AFL boundary rider Christi Malthouse.

Media career[]

Prior to finishing coaching Collingwood, Malthouse spent time as a guest media commentator for SEN 1116. In 2012 he was a media commentator for the Seven Network and radio station 3AW and a journalist for The West Australian. In addition, he has appeared weekly on the 5AA sports show with Graham Cornes and Stephen Rowe. In 2016, Malthouse replaced Dermott Brereton as a commentator of matches on SEN 1116 as well as being named coach of The Recruit.[13] After being fired by SEN at the end of 2017, Malthouse joined the ABC as a commentator on its football coverage.

Between coaching period[]

Malthouse was quoted as saying he would like a senior coaching role with Cricket Australia.[14] He has released an autobiography, The Ox is Slow but the Earth is Patient.

Malthouse joined 3AW and Seven Network in media roles after finishing coaching at Collingwood.

In 2012, La Trobe University appointed Malthouse as a Vice Chancellor's Fellow. As a leader and mentor, Malthouse works with staff, students and the community and leads the development of sport at the university – including programs to support La Trobe's academic programs in sports journalism, sports management, physiotherapy podiatry and other sports related academic programs.[15]

Malthouse wrote an opinion piece, "Academia and Experience", about his approach to his new role which was published as a La Trobe University Opinion on 14 February 2012. In this he wrote that "'Education for the future needs a lot more than specialised knowledge and skills. It requires life experience. This is what La Trobe expects me to bring to my new role as Vice-Chancellors Fellow. It is a challenge I will relish. The aim is to place more emphasis on the non-academic side of campus life: practical experience, teamwork, leadership skills and community involvement. In my view, the importance of these aspects of education real-world experience are being seriously overlooked by too many institutions."[16]

Playing and coaching achievements[]

  • 1985 and 1991 Players Association Coach of the Year
  • 1991 Inaugural AFL Coach of the Year
  • 1992 Institute of Sport Coach of the Year
  • Richmond premiership player 1980
  • West Coast premiership coach 1992 and 1994
  • West Coast Eagles Hall of Fame
  • 2008 International Rules Series Coach
  • 2010 International Rules Series Coach
  • 2010 AFLCA Coach of the Year
  • Collingwood premiership coach 2010
  • 2nd longest serving coach of the Collingwood FC behind Jock McHale.
  • Most games coached at AFL/VFL level.
  • 3rd most wins as coach (all time).

References[]

  1. ^ Malthouse (2012), pp.1-2
  2. ^ Nick's Collingwood Page – The Players – Michael Malthouse. Magpies.net (1953-08-17). Retrieved on 2011-10-01.
  3. ^ Collins & Eddy (2016), p.198
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL Malthouse to coach Footscray". The Canberra Times. 58 (17, 639). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 January 1984. p. 42. Retrieved 13 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ AFL Ladder 1989 Round 22 –. Finalsiren.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.
  6. ^ Tony de Bolfo; Daryl Timms (24 October 1989). "Tide of hope". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne. pp. 79–80.
  7. ^ "Mick Malthouse reveals he won't continue at Magpies as director of coaching in wake of grand final". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Malthouse named Carlton Coach". Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  9. ^ McFarlane, Glenn (12 April 2014). "Carlton coach Mick Malthouse says he won't panic just because Blues are 0-4". Herald Sun.
  10. ^ Michael Warner; Mark Robinson; Eliza Sewell; Jon Anderson (26 May 2015). "Mick Malthouse sacked: Carlton terminates veteran coach's contract after explosive radio interview". Herald Sun. Melbourne. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. ^ Mick Malthouse's player profile at AFL Tables
  12. ^ Mick Malthouse's coaching profile at AFL Tables
  13. ^ "Mick Malthouse joins SEN". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  14. ^ mick-malthouse-to-ponder-future-in-cricket
  15. ^ "AFL great joins Team La Trobe"
  16. ^ "Academia and Experience"

Bibliography[]

  • Collins, Ben; Eddy, Dan (2016). Champions : conversations with great players & coaches of Australian football (3rd ed.). Docklands, Victoria: The Slattery Media Group. ISBN 9780992379162.
  • Malthouse, Christi (2012). Malthouse: A football life. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1742378145.

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