Mick Malthouse

Who is Mick Malthouse?

Michael "Mick" Malthouse is a former Australian rules footballer and current Australian Football League coach. Although his playing career included a premiership for Richmond in 1980, he is best known for his long coaching career at four clubs. He is the current coach of the Carlton Football Club and is second on the all time list of most games as a coach.

After beginning as a coach with Footscray in 1984, Malthouse became the most successful coach in the history of the West Coast Eagles, holding several club coaching records including the most grand final appearances, most premierships, as well as the highest win ratio. The 1992 AFL Grand Final win was the West Coast Eagles' first ever premiership and the first AFL premiership won by a team from outside Victoria.

Malthouse then coached Collingwood to grand finals in 2002, 2003, 2010 and 2011; with success in the 2010 Grand Final Replay, leading Collingwood to its first premiership since 1990.