Malthouse also says he won't be motivated by a sense of revenge against Collingwood if he takes up the vacant Blues job.

He doesn't need to seek revenge. Rats and the boys took care of it for him this season. I'm sure he enjoyed watching every minute of those two glorious wins by Carlton this year. Should he get/accept the coaching position he won't need to worry about getting the blue boys to make "Eddie Everywhere" squirm. They've already done that before he even put one foot in the place. Emotion is already out of the way on that front. Just has to focus on making every team squirm - every week.

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Top4 is minimum in 2013. No matter what!

Interesting interview by Mick just after his forced retirement.


http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=cA_qw13W ... Wcyc&gl=AU

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Mathouse is in to win a flag.... nothing less.

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From what I gather those who make the decisions are not really interested in doing a proper due diligence ...... again.

They know MM is available next year. MM knows it is CFC or no one. So all they have to do is agree on terms.

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Where's the nearest the pin thread?

Malthouse, 3 years, $1.25M a year.

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After seeing MM being interviewed by BT, It looks like a sure thing................. otherwise he would have just done a Roos and said a flat out NO

looks good in navy blue, the white hair set it off!

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Hey Yazz, the navy blue makes any one look good

FFS even Cameron Cloke looked like a footballer in the Navy Blue, too bad he wasn't up to it - but we have the best outfit in the comp bar none

Can't argue with that!

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http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx



Maybe Jamison, Henderson and Laidler only played together in two games this season and the backline is better than Mick thinks? Has he really had a look at the list? The prospects developing (McCarthy, Watson)?

Maybe the coach this year was unable to develop a plan to slow the ball movement of the opposition from our forward line?

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With some or all of Bower, Thornton, White and Davies about to get the arse, Rowe coming back from a bout of cancer and Casboult unable to kick if his life depended on it, he might actually have a point.

Personally I'd get a key defender to develop in the draft, then look at maybe a key forward if one falls in our laps, but that's it. Need a legitimate succession plan to Waite if we wind up persisting with Hendo in defence and Rowe doesn't pan out, and we need a pool of three young key defenders now to support that. We only have two (McInnes has been great, but he's no key defender).

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First pick should be a key forward or inside midfielder with at least an adequate kicking technique.

Henderson/Jamison/McCarthy/Watson should be enough; I suppose it depends on where they see Henderson.

You have Waite who is injury prone/goes to ground/undisciplined/leads to the boundary.

Casboult can't kick.

Mitchell raw.

Rowe - who knows if he will get delisted then rookie listed.

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I think we have the talent on our list it just needs development. If you look at our list we have around 12 genuine KPP (not including ruck man). Thats a fair percentage of our list. Any we trade or delist should be replaced via free agency or the draft.

I have a gut feeling MM may want to keep Thornton. He may like him as a fwd/back up ruckman or even as a key defender. Some consistent game time, some belief and a specific role may see Thornton get back to the player he was.

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Personally I'd keep Thornton & Bower, put Henderson into the forwards group permanently, jettison Levi and see about getting Rowe on the rookie list. Davies & White wouldn't get their contracts renewed (and I would be thinking along the same lines with Duigan most likely). Then I'd shop Warnock around.

That then gives you an opportunity to secure one or two new talls in the draft.

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I'm along the same thinking. I real want us too develop within as much as possible. Bowers the only one I wouldn't keep. Kicking is just becoming vital and he is awful.

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

Disagree, it's not about quantity, it's quality. If anything, we are lacking in players who are genuine key position height that can play a number of roles. Why should we settle with what we have if what we have is just that little bit behind what the opposition can field? It's not simply about settling a position, it's being able to outplay, out complete the opposition. I'd don't want to finish second to Hawthorn, (for instance) I want to be in a position to be able to better them.

We are too introspective in all areas.

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Paf. I reckon Rowe, Henderson, Watson, Casboult, Mitchell are all big enough. They just need to be able to play to their potential. One or two would be great but they don't grow on trees.

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Perhaps he could try shutting the @#$%&! up and get on with the business of getting the job without the blow by blow narrative.
Its going to be a long year in Summer Bay with Mick taking the starring role.

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