I think should the Pies win again this year Malthouse would be CRAZY to go elsewhere.
Also -
1. If we win and Buckley takes over and wins everyone will say he has done it with Mick's team. If we don't win next year they all claim that Mick was the best coach ever and we would've won it with him. How does he lose?
2. He has already said several times that he was not a great Father to his kids because of his football commitments and doesn't want to make the same mistake with his Grandkids.
3. If he does win again this year he will also be at his peak of Marketability. He will be in demand as a speaker, a commentator and a columnist. If Paul Roos went to coach Carlton or Hawthorn who would fill his role at Foxtel??? Mick would be perfect.
In my opinion, Mick will LOVE having his ego stroked, we all do, and will listen to numerous offers shortly after the Finals. But I doubt he will be at Collingwood next year but I also doubt he will be anywhere else. I think he is 58yo so if he does go to another Club you'd assume it'd be for a minimum of 4-5 years. So he'll be 63ish when he retires? I know that is normal but geez, it's a bloody stressful job.
The ONLY way I see him coaching elsewhere is if his EGO gets the better of him and he can't help but stay in the spotlight.
