'Family was disappointed with humanity'

Bitter ... Mick Malthouse won't be forgiving or forgetting any time soon. Source: Wayne Ludbey / News Limited

The bitter fallout from Mick Malthouse's Collingwood departure continues, with the veteran AFL coach saying the saga left his family bitterly disappointed.

Malthouse will be the centre of attention on Sunday when he coaches Carlton for the first time against his old club in their MCG blockbuster.

He left Collingwood after they lost the 2011 grand final, having earlier agreed to a contentious succession plan engineered by club president Eddie McGuire.

Nathan Buckley took over as coach and Malthouse was supposed to stay on in a coaching director role, but negotiations broke down.

After he left Collingwood, Malthouse said his family thought he would not coach again.

"They were bitter in many respects, the way it (his time at Collingwood) finished," Malthouse told the Carlton website.

"They were really done with football, really quite disappointed with humanity if you like.

"I like to build things on friendship and they go along with that ... when it's broken, it's broken - and badly broken."
Malthouse's wife Nanette said she was dreading the match.

"I will just be glad for it to be over," she said.

"It's all everybody talks about ... I'd like to go and hide away somewhere."

Malthouse also said on Tuesday that Sunday's match would not be about him, but had no problem if the media's focus took pressure away from his players.

"If I draw the attention and it helps my team, so be it," he said.

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On Monday night, Malthouse also said he had no plans to reconcile with McGuire, who had indicated the Magpies would eventually want to honour their former coach.

That prompted McGuire to say he did not understand why Malthouse remained upset.

"Hand on my heart, I have no idea what he's on about,'' McGuire told Channel Nine.

Carlton defender Michael Jamison said the drama surrounding the match would not affect his new coach.

"Mick's been around long enough not to let emotion get in the way of preparation," he said.

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