Being a mad Collingwood supporter I was naturally
struck by Mick Malthouse and feedback he has given as a coach to his players. I
have subjectively always thought of Mick Malthouse as a pretty remarkable coach
and man.
The speech that comes to mind is the 2011 post grand
final speech that was telecast on ‘The Club – CTV’ on Foxtel. (The link to the
speech) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmSogVno50E
The speech includes some ‘goosebump’ lines and astonishingly
Malthouse does not hesitate in saying that some players were not putting in
their all in the grand final. I guess this is not surprising in that Malthouse
coached all the way up until the end.
“You never
plan to lose. You never; it’s like I say to players, when you’re having a shot
for goal, close your eyes and imagine you kicked a goal. You never imagine you
kick a point. I never even thought remotely I’d be up here saying bad luck. Was
it bad luck? Did people come out of the trench? I don't know. I know a few did.
Maybe a couple didn't. Maybe a few didn't.”
Malthouse further
emphasised a club moving forward at Collingwood but also reminded his players
to remember how much it hurt to lose a grand final.
"Will there be regrets? Of course there
will. I am not about to tell you about it, you know it yourself. Only you will
know if there was something missing, a short-cut taken. Those who will go on in
life have to learn from some of this stuff. It takes you forwards or it takes
you backwards. Don't kid yourselves, this will be a nightmare. It will stay
with you for a long, long time."
This speech
is confirms for me the calibre of the coach and the man that is Mick Malthouse.
My admiration for Mick goes beyond the bias of the team that I follow but is
further into a respect that I hold for his ability to teach and how he holds
himself during this.
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