Mick Malthouse has been named the new coach of Carlton. PICTURE: GETTY IMAGES
NORTH Ballarat, St Kilda, Richmond, Footscray, West Coast Eagles, Collingwood and now Carlton.
This is the football journey of three-time premiership coach and new Carlton coach Michael Malthouse.
Carlton has announced Malthouse will fill the vacancy left by the sacked Brett Ratten.
The Malthouse story began in Ballarat.
Growing up in Wendouree, he stepped out as a junior with Wendouree West and then the North Ballarat Roosters.
He is today hailed as one of Ballarat's sporting greats, being a member of the Ballarat Sports Hall of Fame and North Ballarat Football Club Hall of Fame.
THE MICHAEL MALTHOUSE STORY
1953
Born Ballarat, August 17 (son of Ray and Marie)
1970
North Ballarat Football Club senior debut in Ballarat Football League (23 games)
1972
VFL/AFL debut with St Kilda (53 games) - Ballarat in St Kilda zone
1976
Joined Richmond (VFL/AFL) 121 games
1980
Richmond premiership player
1983
Retired as VFL/AFL player
1984-1989
Footscray senior coach (135 games)
1985
AFL Players Association Coach of the Year
1990-1999
West Coast Eagles senior coach (243 games)
1991
All-Australian coach
AFL Players Association Coach of the Year
1992
West Coast Eagles premiership coach
1994
West Coast Eagles premiership coach
1995
Named on half back flank in North Ballarat Football Club's top 22 of BFL era (1952-1995)
2000-2011
Collingwood senior coach (286 games)
2005
North Ballarat Football Clun hall of fame inductee
2007
Ballarat Sports Hallf of Fame inductee
2008
Australian international rules coach
2010
Collingwood premiership coach
All-Australian coach
Australian international rules coach
AFL Coaches Association Coach of the Year
1984-2011
Coached 662 games - 385 wins, 271 losses, 6 draws