Will be some interesting discussions RE Malthouse future in football.
He can walk into a St.Kilda job tonight if he wants it. The fact that Craig chose Melbourne over us leaves us with a spare spot on the books available for Mick if he wants to come home.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/124505/default.aspx
Mick quits CollingwoodMICK Malthouse has announced that he won't be at Collingwood in any capacity in 2012.
Under the succession plan conceived by Magpies president Eddie McGuire in 2009, the veteran coach was to have moved into a director of coaching role for the next three seasons as Nathan Buckley assumed the senior coaching position.
But in his post-match media conference after Collingwood lost the Grand Final by 38 points to Geelong, Malthouse revealed that he would not be fulfilling his contract.
"I think the role by name sounded pretty good, but in reality I'm not 100 per cent sure that I would be of value to the football club," Malthouse said.
"In fairness to everyone at the football club, I think they need a fresh start.
"And I can't give them that fresh start from my position in that role.
"I think those that are at the football club need a bit of space to go in the direction that they feel is going to take the club forward.
"I could be selfish and stay on. I could be demanding and stay in the role and force it to be something … but I just don't see any point.
"I just don't see any way that I can be of value."
Malthouse said he'd been weighing up his decision for some time and made up his mind around six weeks ago, despite McGuire trying to convince him to stay.
"Ed would like to think that I'd stay on, and that's the way he is, he wants to do the right thing by everyone," he said.
"I appreciate that, and maybe I'm letting him down, but I know I'm not letting the club down this way."
