Perth, Oct.5 (ANI): Revered coach Mick Malthouse claims he is unlikely to ever work full-time at an AFL club again, but says he's open to the idea of working with Australia's national cricket side as a consultant.
Collingwood's 38-point grand final loss to Geelong last week marked the end of Malthouse's distinguished 664-game coaching career, which yielded two flags with West Coast and one more with the Magpies.
The 58-year-old has all but ruled out a return to coaching in the future, and said even a less hands-on role at a football club wouldn't appeal to him if it's full-time.
But with Cricket Australia currently revamping their coaching structure in the wake of the Argus Report, Malthouse said he would consider taking up a part-time consultancy position with them if it was deemed a good fit by both parties.
"I'd love that. I don't know whether it would be on the agenda (but) it would certainly be something I would consider," the Herald Sun quoted Malthouse, as saying in Perth as he launched his new book The Ox is Slow but the Earth is Patient.
"I certainly won't be involved in a football club. I see that chapter's finished right now. Put it this way, I don't see myself doing one particular thing only. I need a range of things to get my teeth into. I don't think I could go cold turkey on work ethic. I need to keep involved and keep myself busy," he added.
Malthouse said he felt "comfortable" about both his exit from Collingwood and the handover arrangement that has now seen Nathan Buckley take over as coach. (ANI)
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