Magpies coach Nathan Buckley says he has nothing but respect for former mentor Mick Malthouse. Picture: Nicole Garmston Source: Herald Sun
COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley admits to having some empathy for Carlton coach Mick Malthouse ahead of Sunday's blockbuster MCG clash.
But he doesn't expect the same from Malthouse in return.
"I do feel for Mick in some ways,'' Buckley said yesterday.
"I understand he has said himself that he doesn't want it to be about him, but it's pretty hard to avoid given his recent connection with the club and then going to the arch enemy."
"Try as he might, he won't be able to avoid that, but that happens on the other side of the fence.
The real action is going to be on the field come game day and the players can't help but pick up there's going to be a lot of eyes watching.'
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Asked if he thought Malthouse might feel empathy towards him, Buckley said: "No.''
But Buckley, still chasing his first win as coach against Carlton after two losses last year, has played down suggestions of a rift.
"There's plenty of people keen to drum that up and to try to make it an adversarial relationship,'' he said.
"I've got nothing but respect for Mick.
"I learnt a lot from him, played under him for a number of years as his captain and worked under him as an assistant coach in the plan to eventually become senior coach.
"We've had many frank discussions, not in recent times, (but) we've had many frank discussions about that situation."
Buckley did not expect there would be any pre-game acknowledgment between the two coaches on Sunday.
"I very rarely go to any of the opposition coaches on game day,'' he said.
"I caught up with Mick at the coaches' AGM last week, I will see him ... at the Peter MacCallum breakfast and I am sure watching the TV shows, I will see plenty of his head between now and Sunday.''
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Buckley inadvertently brought a laugh to the press conference yesterday when asked if he and Malthouse had had recent conversations.
"He's the coach of Collingwood,'' he said of Malthouse before correcting himself.
"He was ... (now) he's the coach of Carlton.
"I haven't spent a great deal of time with the coach of Carlton in my time as the coach of Collingwood.''
Dayne Beams (quad) will miss Sunday's clash and could be absent for another fortnight.But Buckley is confident Ben Reid (concussion) and Ben Johnson (thigh) will be right to play against the Blues, while Heath Shaw (illness) is a certain starter.
The Magpies coach refused to rule out Dale Thomas, who missed yesterday's session, but played 75 per cent of last week's VFL match.
Asked if Thomas was still a chance to play, he said: "Absolutely.''
Clinton Young, Alex Fasolo, Paul Seedsman and Andrew Krakouer are also in the mix.
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