BREAKING NEWS: Former Collingwood football Head Coach Mick Malthouse whom manage Collingwood over 12 seasons and He coached the Magpies in five Grand Finals, including the 2002, 2003, 2010 (drawn and replayed), and 2011 deciders and he also won the McClelland Trophy (awarded to the minor premier/top team at the end of the home-and-away season) under his leadership in 2010 and 2011 send a massage to Collingwood Current Head Coach Craig McRae Concerning………READ MORE
BREAKING NEWS: Mick Malthouse Sends Powerful Message to Collingwood Coach Craig McRae
Former Collingwood football head coach Mick Malthouse has once again made headlines, this time with a heartfelt and insightful message directed at current Magpies senior coach Craig McRae. The message, shared through close club circles and later confirmed by sources, reflects both pride in Collingwood’s past and confidence in its present leadership.
Malthouse, who managed Collingwood across 12 defining seasons, remains one of the most influential figures in the club’s modern history. During his tenure, he coached the Magpies in five AFL Grand Finals—2002, 2003, 2010 (drawn and replayed), and 2011—cementing Collingwood as a perennial powerhouse of the competition. His crowning achievement came in 2010, when Collingwood broke a 20-year premiership drought, a season that still resonates deeply with the club’s faithful.
Under Malthouse’s leadership, Collingwood also claimed the McClelland Trophy in 2010 and 2011, awarded to the minor premiers at the conclusion of the home-and-away season—further proof of the sustained excellence the club achieved during his reign.
In his message to Craig McRae, Malthouse reportedly praised the current coach’s ability to modernise Collingwood’s football philosophy while preserving the club’s hard-edged identity.
“Collingwood has always been about resilience, belief, and unity,” Malthouse said. “What Craig has done is embrace those values and translate them for a new generation. That’s no easy task, and he deserves enormous credit.”
Malthouse also offered words of encouragement amid the relentless pressure that comes with coaching one of the AFL’s biggest clubs.
“The Collingwood job is unlike any other,” he added. “The scrutiny is constant, but so is the support. Stay true to your people, back your system, and the club will always stand tall.”
Craig McRae, who has been widely lauded for reconnecting the Magpies with their supporter base and fostering a fearless, attacking style of play, is understood to have received the message with deep appreciation. Those close to the club say McRae views Malthouse’s words as a significant endorsement from a coach who helped shape Collingwood’s modern identity.
For Magpies fans, the exchange is a powerful reminder of the club’s rich legacy—one that links past triumphs with present ambition. As Collingwood continues its pursuit of sustained success, the bridge between eras, symbolised by Malthouse’s message to McRae, reinforces a simple truth: at Collingwood, history, expectation, and belief are forever intertwined.
