MICK MALTHOUSE

'Michael "Mick" Malthouse' (born August 17, 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club.

Contents

Playing career

St Kilda

Richmond

Coaching career

Footscray 1984-89

West Coast Eagles 1990-99

Collingwood 2000-

Family

Honours

References

External links

Playing career

St Kilda

Recruited from North Ballarat,^[1] 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 triumph over Collingwood in 1980. Malthouse was noted for being a tough, solid defender. Malthouse retired in 1983.

Coaching career

Malthouse has a still-active 24-year uninterrupted career as a senior football coach. His nickname is "Captain Cranky", due to the angry way he deals with the sports media.

Footscray 1984-89

Malthouse was Footscray's senior coach from 1984 to 1989. ^[2] During his time at the Bulldogs he was known for his tough stance on many players, including Doug Hawkins. The teams final standings in his years in charge were 7th (1984), 2nd (1985), 8th (1986), 7th (1987), 8th (1988) and 13th (1989).^[3]. Malthouse impressed with his dedication and professionalism.

West Coast Eagles 1990-99

For ten years from 1990 Malthouse was senior coach for the West Coast Eagles. Under Malthouse the Eagles made the finals every year, including 1992 & 1994 Premierships and 1991 Runners-Up. ^[2]. Final minor premiership ladder positions were 3rd, 1st, 2nd, 6th, 1st, 5th, 4th, 5th, 7th and 5th (1990-99).

Collingwood 2000-

Appointed at the start of the 2000 season to the Collingwood Football Club, Malthouse took charge of a team that had not been in finals contention for five years, and had finished with the wooden spoon in 1999. Collingwood were runners-up for two consecutive years (2002-3) with bitter defeats to power-house side the Brisbane Lions. Final minor premiership ladder positions to date for Collingwood have been 15th, 9th, 4th, 2nd, 13th, 15th and 5th (2000-6).^[5]

Family

Malthouse has a daughter, Christi, who is a sports reporter and AFL boundary rider for Network Ten.

Honours

★ 1985 & 1991 Players Association Coach of the Year

★ 1991 Inaugural AFL Coach of the Year

★ 1992 Institute of Sport Coach of the Year [1]

References

1. http://www.magpies.net/nick/players/2005/mmalthouse.htm
2. http://www.icmi.com.au/speakerfull.phtml?id=334
3. http://www.finalsiren.com/AFLLadder.asp?AFLLadderTypeID=2&SeasonID=1989&Round=22-1&Go=Go
4. http://www.icmi.com.au/speakerfull.phtml?id=334
5. http://www.finalsiren.com/AFLLadder.asp?AFLLadderTypeID=2&SeasonID=2006&Round=22-1&Go=Go

External links

★

★ What is it with 'Captain Cranky'? in 'The Age' 2/9/06