Michael Raymond Malthouse (born 17 August 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). (wikipedia)
Cast your mind back last year, a point is scored, you in your position might use that time and go, 'Gee, someone on the wing is getting slaughtered', you'd take a breath and watch with interest what was to happen next.
The new rules are now eight games old and we'll have a look at another four games on the weekend, of which we participate in one of them, and we'll judge it at the end of the year.
I think the kid has proven that he can play football, but it's two games and let's let him get into his career before we start making him into something he's not. We'll be guarding against that.
We were told 30 (seconds) we might give them a bit of grace. Get rid of it. Don't give them any grace or don't give them anything and let them take a minute.
He went into the game with an injured hand and perhaps that played on his mind.
The only forum I know of is the coaches' conference. We're not given a fair say. Under those circumstances, you wonder why we react the way we do.
Chris Tarrant is probably the most frustrated player in the competition and he has every right to be.
Tonight was just to get the players through, get back to Melbourne, assess where we're at and then make decisions.
You watch the crowd yell play-on. They get involved.
At this time of year, what we want him to do is get some game time and that is what he did.