Mick Malthouse-Carlton coach announcement: Live blog
Roar Guru By The Roar, 11 Sep 2012
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Mick Malthouse has denied he'll be out for revenge if he takes over at Carlton. (AFL/Slattery images)
The AFL’s worst-kept secret is set to be finally revealed on Tuesday morning when the Carlton Football Club announce Mick Malthouse as their coach for the next three seasons. Join us as we live blog the announcement from 10.00am AEST.
Speculation had been rife that Malthouse would be at the Blues in 2013, following Brett Ratten’s departure from Princes Park a fortnight ago, despite Malthouse’s half-committed denials.
He’ll arrive at the Blues as one of the most decorated coaches in the AFL, following two premierships at the West Coast Eagles in the mid-90s, and one at Collingwood in 2010.
After departing Collingwood at the end of the 2011 season, it was widely tipped that Malthouse would return to the coaching profession somewhere in 2013 after he had hinted on numerous occasions that he wasn’t yet ready for retirement.
It sets up a tasty subplot to next season, with Malthouse at the helm of Collingwood’s most hated rivals, something that is certain to stir up passion on both sides of the Collingwood-Carlton divide.
Malthouse has long been renowned for his relationship with the media and today’s announcement, which begins at 10.00am AEST, will be an intriguing one. We’ll have live updates from the beginning.
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4:33pm
Redb said | 4:33pm | Report comment
Should make future Collingwood v Carlton clashes very interesting.
10:38am
Chad Bennett said | 10:38am | Report comment
And so begins a story that is certain to be discussed, dissected, poked, prodded and turned over and done again the coming hours, days, and probably months.
Malthouse will be returning to the hot seat and at some point next year will come face to face with his former protege (and captain) Nathan Buckley, and don’t you doubt for one second he’ll be burning to show them just what they missed out on in letting him go.
Hope you enjoyed reading, stick around on The Roar for comprehensive coverage of the business end of the 2012 AFL season.
10:33am
Chad Bennett said | 10:33am | Report comment
Mick Malthouse announced as Carlton coach from 2013-15.
So, to recap on what we’ve learnt this morning:
- After discussions beginning last Monday, Mick has thrashed out a three-year deal with Carlton, and had not even given the job a thought, given his extensive list of commitments.
- He is indignant on this point, despite what he perceives to be doubts from the media scrum.
- He denies having any role in the sacking of Ratten’s backroom staff, saying only that he wanted his own “structures” in place.
- The fire is well and truly there for coaching, and from what we could see in his 25 minutes of dealing with the press, the fire is absolutely well and truly there to resume is battle with the media.
10:29am
Chad Bennett said | 10:29am | Report comment
And that looks like it will be it in terms of questions from the media, with the Media Manager happy to begin photo ops of Malthouse and Kernahan – or “Sticks” as Malthouse now apparently refers to him.
And that will be all from VISY Park, as Malthouse embarks on his fourth tenure as an AFL coach.
Any thoughts? Will Malthouse try and regenerate the Blues’ mid-range list toward an immediate tilt at the flag, or is this a knock-down-and-rebuild job?
Are the Blues coming? Do we know they’re coming?
10:25am
Chad Bennett said | 10:25am | Report comment
Little crack there between Mark Robinson and Malthouse. Didn’t get the whole part from Robbo, but he was sternly rebuffed by Malthouse – “this isn’t a conversation between you and me.”
Crrrunch.
10:23am
Chad Bennett said | 10:23am | Report comment
MM: Believes that the media are not believing that Malthouse first met with the Blues last Monday, and is trying his best to set this point right.
10:22am
Chad Bennett said | 10:22am | Report comment
Nope! 513 has it back! Chaos abounds!!!
10:22am
Chad Bennett said | 10:22am | Report comment
If their multitude of ads desist, I’ll see if I can continue with the live feed of the Fox Sports website.
10:20am
Chad Bennett said | 10:20am | Report comment
…and the Fox Sports feed drops out. Two strikes.
Crossing back? Nope, feed has dropped out again.
10:19am
Chad Bennett said | 10:19am | Report comment
MM: “I don’t put a limit (on coaching)…once you start capping people, we’ll get to the eight and that’s it. If we take that cap off then there is no limits.”
Caps? Carlton? Don’t go there Mick.
“Once a coach, always a coach.”
10:18am
Chad Bennett said | 10:18am | Report comment
MM: Wants the Blues to enjoy their footy, have a common goal, get on board and get the maximum out of themselves.
“I don’t want people standing behind me. I want people standing next to me, and we can all move forward together.”
10:17am
Chad Bennett said | 10:17am | Report comment
MM: “My drive is to see that mountain and keep climbing”. Says that there is a burning desire to keep coaching, premierships are only a “stop” in terms of the overall journey, not the “destination”.
10:16am
Chad Bennett said | 10:16am | Report comment
MM: No half-measures in this moves. Family and friends are all behind him in this move.
10:15am
Nathan said | 10:15am | Report comment
Great coup for the blues, but will next year be about ‘Carlton’ or ‘Mick’ – as it was for Collingwood in their failed 2011 season?
10:15am
bluesqueen said | 10:15am | Report comment
good on ya mick sort those player i am carlton welcome to visy park
10:14am
Chad Bennett said | 10:14am | Report comment
Kernahan: Denies that Carlton cannot afford to pay out the contracts of Ratten’s support staff. Is “sure” Malthouse is not now the highest-paid AFL coach.
10:13am
Chad Bennett said | 10:13am | Report comment
And we’re back, to MM giving a flat-out “no”, to a question we didn’t hear.
10:12am
Chad Bennett said | 10:12am | Report comment
Uh-oh. We’ve lost the feed at Fox Sports.
10:12am
Chad Bennett said | 10:12am | Report comment
One of the first questions is regarding the departure of a host of Brett Ratten’s support staff over the past week.
MM: “all I had a say in is the structure” which he indicates is “different” to Brett Ratten’s.
He’s ducking and weaving.
10:11am
Chad Bennett said | 10:11am | Report comment
And he’s back! Second question in and Malthouse is at Julian De Stoop, questioning whether “he has doubts” after De Stoop implied “there might be doubts” about his return.
Still got it!
10:09am
Chad Bennett said | 10:09am | Report comment
According to MM, meetings begun with the Blues last Monday.
10:10am
Chad Bennett said | 10:10am | Report comment
Monday night, to be precise, with Kernahan.
10:08am
Chad Bennett said | 10:08am | Report comment
..”Indebted to Stephen, Greg, and the board for giving me this opportunity.”
10:08am
Chad Bennett said | 10:08am | Report comment
Malthouse: “Great sense of honour to be able to coach this great club”
10:07am
Chad Bennett said | 10:07am | Report comment
Malthouse: Also begins by passing on condolences to John McCarthy.
10:07am
Chad Bennett said | 10:07am | Report comment
Kernahan: passes on condolences to John McCarthy, announces Malthouse as coach for next three years, and quickly hands onto Mick.
10:06am
Chad Bennett said | 10:06am | Report comment
He’s here! Stephen Kernahan and the man himself, Mick Malthouse, have just sat down, both resplendent in their navy blue suits and ties.
10:05am
Chad Bennett said | 10:05am | Report comment
All eyes are on the vacant corridor…
10:05am
Chad Bennett said | 10:05am | Report comment
The Fox Sports talking heads currently giving their offerings at the prospect of Malthouse taking the reins next year. A quick cross to VISY Park reveals empty chairs.
Where is Mick? Is he coming?
10:02am
Chad Bennett said | 10:02am | Report comment
We’re breathlessly awaiting the confirmation of news that most AFL fans with a television or internet connection knew about a week ago: THE Elder Statesman of the AFL’s coaching fraternity will be making a glorious return to the land of coaching in 2013 to coach the Blues and serve it up to his former master Eddie McGuire. Oh, and try and bring an underperforming Blues list back into the top eight also.
9:59am
Chad Bennett said | 9:59am | Report comment
Good morning, Roar Nation.