Malthouse: AFL risks killing footy with crazy rules
From the stand rule to 6-6-6 and nominating rucks, Mick Malthouse believes the AFL has tinkered with the rules too much and it is already keeping fans away from the game. Here’s his plan to fix it.
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Malthouse: Why these guns can become matchwinners
Coaching great Mick Malthouse has outlined several players who he believes can become consistent matchwinners. Are there any from your club?
Malthouse: Carlton’s issue is a lack of leadership
Last year the Blues fell away badly when Patrick Cripps was out. Now we find out if anything has changed. Plus, Mick Malthouse looks at Essendon’s issues.
Malthouse’s expansion fears: AFL standard ‘quite horrible’
Mick Malthouse believes the system is broken. From weak youth talent pools, free agency making the rich richer and shallow lists, something has to change before the AFL expands.
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The Swan tag which won Pies a premiership
Coaching great Mick Malthouse analyses the role of taggers in modern football and remembers the day Dane Swan — known for his ball-winning prowess — shut down one of the AFL’s best players to help Collingwood win a flag.
Damning recruiting just the start of Dees’ issues: Malthouse
Every Victorian club has a pocket they own, a brand they live by or a spirit that drives through the club – except for Melbourne. After another wasted season, Mick Malthouse asks what the Demons actually stand for?
Malthouse: Steele the key to Pies flag
The return of Steele Sidebottom is timely for a Collingwood team missing several stars. He’s already an established midfield star but Mick Malthouse believes he can become the main man in the Pies’ flag quest.
Malthouse: Do teams still need power forwards?
Power forwards are footy’s superstars, setting the game alight with big bags of goals. They have become almost obsolete in 2020, but they don’t have to be — if coaches listen to Mick Malthouse.
Malthouse: Clarko’s very own line in the sand
They’re the the oldest side in the competition and the golden era looks done. Alistair Clarkson has never wavered from his proven game plan of ball retention, but these are different times, writes Mick Malthouse.
Malthouse: Only six AFL players are true ‘champions’
A Brownlow Medal doesn’t guarantee champion status, according to Mick Malthouse. The master coach lays out his champion criteria and names the six current players who fit the bill. And explains why Nat Fyfe misses out.
Malthouse: How will Tigers ‘get out of this mess’?
Richmond has won only two games and now has a string of injuries and players not joining the hub. How can they turn their season around? Mick Malthouse on the teams that can play finals and win the flag.
2020 ‘virtually a non-season’: Malthouse
Mick Malthouse isn’t dancing around the asterisk debate, declaring if it wasn’t for the big dollars from the broadcast rights, a season so heavily compromised wouldn’t go ahead. Is he right?
Promise plenty, deliver nothing: Why aren’t Dees, Dons better?
Melbourne and Essendon are very similar. They’ve both got so much potential without a lot of return. But why aren’t these clubs better? Mick Malthouse asks and answers the tough questions.
Malthouse: Which clubs will prosper in 17-game year?
The 2020 season is no longer a marathon, it’s a sprint, and some clubs will thrive. Mick Malthouse has revisited his pre-season tips and made a few changes, and identifies the players he expects to fire in a year that’s far from normal.
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