Having seen the replay of Sunday's game a couple of times now, with its many shots of Ratten and Malthouse, I couldnt help but notice that while Malthouse uses a headphone set to communicate to his runners etc, Ratten uses an old-style black telephone.


Does anyone know if this is his personal preference, a lack of funds at Carlton, or just a case of the two MCG coaching boxes having different equipment?

Having seen the replay of Sunday's game a couple of times now...

I think Ratts gets more input from his assistants than sooky la la, so I would take it to mean that Ratts can probably hear them more without having to take the headset on and off.

It's easier to pick up the phone and when he cracks it with a passage of play, its better to smash the phone and a headset.

Makes for better release of frustration.

Headsets are for girls ... sorry sexists remarks .. but they are poofy .. sorry again.

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The old phone has a big mouthpiece that obscures the mouth from prying eyes/cameras...

Hey spuddie, did Carlton still win on the replays?

I think Ratts gets more input from his assistants than sooky la la, so I would take it to mean that Ratts can probably hear them more without having to take the headset on and off.

It's easier to pick up the phone and when he cracks it with a passage of play, its better to smash the phone and a headset.

Makes for better release of frustration.