BlueJean wrote:
Rocky Henderson wrote:
Malthouse caused immense damage and we've had some terrible drafts.
In what way? Don’t make a statement without backing it up with an explanation. Don’t assume we all know because we don’t.
The bloke at least knows how to coach. He did it for more than 30 odd years.
Some coaches may not win the popular vote contest but when it comes to doing a job well they get results, irrespective of how “unfashionable” they are. You know what great leaders do...it’s selecting the right person for the job regardless of what others in the room might think, because at the end of the day, that leader got into a position of power because they have a history of making the right decision and seeing the forest for the trees.
That would be great if the leaders were chosen for the right reason.
When Malthouse went to Collingwood, he wanted Buckley replaced as the leader. Not because Buckley wasn't a good leader but because Buckley had loyalty from the playing group and Malthouse wanted to remove any power Buckley possessed.
If was for no reason other than ego. The board refused to replace him so Malthouse actively undermined Buckley until he had his way.
Buckley and others openly tell the stories of how Malthouse would get Buckley up in front of the players and put a black mark on the whiteboard. He would ask Buckley what colour the mark was. Buckley said black. Malthouse said it was white.
Malthouse said the colour was whatever he said it was and Buckley wasn't to think otherwise. That was his approach. He wanted total power and he would walk over anyone to get it. He was a shit bloke with a shit approach.
It's the same reason he wanted to remove Judd and replaced him with Murphy. Pick a young, impressionable person who will be influenced by the coach and wont have his own opinion. It's exactly why he told Mark Neeld to dump the leaders at Melbourne and replace them with Grimes and Trengove. Not only did it cause a wedge with the players but it placed enormous pressure on 2 young players who didn't get over it.
Malthouse was a selfish, egotistical narcissist IMO so please don't talk up his virtues without talking to the coaches and players he [REDACTED] over first.