Mick Malthouse

Mick Malthouse
Personal information
Full nameMichael Malthouse
Date of birth17 August 1953
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
Original teamNorth Ballarat
Height/Weight180cm / 76kg
Position(s)Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1972–1976
1976–1983
Total		St Kilda
Richmond		53 (5)
121 (10)
174 (15)
Coaching career3
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
1984–1989
1990–1999
2000–2011
2013–
Total		Footscray
West Coast
Collingwood
Carlton		135 (67–66–2)
243 (156–85–2)
286 (163–121–2)
51 (20–30–1)
715 (406–302–7)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1983 season.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of Round 4, 2015.
Career highlights

Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer and current Australian Football League (AFL) coach. Although his playing career included a premiership for Richmond in 1980, he is best known for his long coaching career at four clubs. He is the current coach of the Carlton Football Club and has coached the most AFL games as a senior coach, overtaking Jock McHale on 1 May 2015, in a 75 point loss to his old team, Collingwood.[1]

After beginning as a coach with Footscray in 1984, Malthouse became the most successful coach in the history of the West Coast Eagles, holding several club coaching records including the most grand final appearances (1991, 1992, 1994), most premierships (1992 and 1994, both against Geelong), as well as the highest win ratio.[2] The 1992 AFL Grand Final win was the West Coast Eagles' first ever premiership and the first AFL premiership won by a team from outside Victoria.

Malthouse then coached Collingwood to grand finals in 2002, 2003, 2010 and 2011; with success in the 2010 Grand Final Replay, leading Collingwood to its first premiership since 1990.

Malthouse has been involved as a player or senior coach at six clubs - an AFL record.

Playing career

St Kilda

Recruited from North Ballarat,[3] 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 he 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. He retired in 1983.

Coaching career

Footscray: 1984–1989

He was Footscray's senior coach from 1984 to 1989.[4] 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), 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 Eagles. During his tenure as coach the Eagles made the finals every year, including 1992 and 1994 premierships and 1991 grand finalists.[4] 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 has coached Collingwood to the finals in six out of his ten 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 - present

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. His 2014 campaign with Carlton began the season with four consecutive losses.[9]

Statistics

Playing statistics

[10]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
† Denotes seasons in which Malthouse won an AFL Premiership
Led the league for the Season only*
Led the league after finals only*
Led the league after Season and Finals*

*10 games required to be eligible.

Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
1972 St Kilda 37 9 0 0 42 6 48 13 — 0.0 0.0 4.7 0.7 5.3 1.4 —
1973 St Kilda 37 16 2 0 170 33 203 41 — 0.1 0.0 10.6 2.1 12.7 2.6 —
1974 St Kilda 37 7 1 2 53 11 64 7 — 0.1 0.3 7.6 1.6 9.1 1.0 —
1975 St Kilda 22 18 1 2 133 45 178 29 — 0.1 0.1 7.4 2.5 9.9 1.6 —
1976 St Kilda 22 3 1 2 19 4 23 0 — 0.3 0.7 6.3 1.3 7.7 0.0 —
1976 Richmond 22 9 3 1 107 49 156 22 — 0.3 0.1 11.9 5.4 17.3 2.4 —
1977 Richmond 28 13 5 4 144 72 216 24 — 0.4 0.4 11.1 5.5 16.6 1.8 —
1978 Richmond 7 20 1 2 244 94 338 49 — 0.1 0.1 12.2 4.7 16.9 2.5 —
1979 Richmond 7 10 1 1 99 48 147 16 — 0.1 0.1 9.9 4.8 14.7 1.6 —
1980† Richmond 7 23 0 3 210 108 318 39 — 0.0 0.1 9.1 4.7 13.8 1.7 —
1981 Richmond 7 21 0 0 203 103 306 33 — 0.0 0.0 9.7 4.9 14.6 1.6 —
1982 Richmond 7 23 0 0 195 86 281 42 — 0.0 0.0 8.5 3.7 12.2 1.8 —
1983 Richmond 7 2 0 1 26 2 28 1 — 0.0 0.5 13.0 1.0 14.0 0.5 —
Career 174 15 18 1645 661 2306 316 — 0.1 0.1 9.5 3.8 13.3 1.8 —

Coaching statistics

[11]
† Denotes seasons in which Malthouse won an AFL Premiership
Season Team Games Coached Wins Losses Draws Points % Ladder Position League Teams
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
Career totals 710 405 298 7 57.53% 6.33 15.37

* = Unfinished season

Honours and achievements

Brownlow Medal votes
Season Votes
1972 —
1973 —
1974 —
1975 —
1976 1
1977 —
1978 —
1979 —
1980 —
1981 —
1982 —
1983 —
Total 1
Key:
Green / Bold = Won
* = joint winner
Red / Italics = Ineligible

Playing Honours

Team

Coaching Honours

Team

Individual

Family

Malthouse's wife is Nanette. Their daughter Christi has been a sports reporter and AFL boundary rider for Network Ten. Christi's son Zachary was born in December 2008 and is Malthouse's first grandchild. The Malthouses also have another daughter, Danielle, and two sons, Cain and Troy.

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.

Between coaching period

Malthouse was quoted as saying he would like a senior coaching role with Cricket Australia.[12] 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.[13]

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."[14]

Playing and coaching achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Coaches Win-Loss Records".
  2. ↑ "West Coast Coaches Win-Loss Records".
  3. ↑ Nick's Collingwood Page – The Players – Michael Malthouse. Magpies.net (1953-08-17). Retrieved on 2011-10-01.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Speaker Mick Malthouse Full Biography – Speakers Bureau @ ICMI at the Wayback Machine (archived September 23, 2006). Icmi.com.au. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.
  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, VIC). 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. ↑ Mick Malthouse's player profile at AFL Tables
  11. ↑ Mick Malthouse's coaching profile at AFL Tables
  12. ↑ mick-malthouse-to-ponder-future-in-cricket
  13. ↑ "AFL great joins Team La Trobe"
  14. ↑ "Academia and Experience"

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