FRANK Costa has slammed Mick Malthouse, claiming Neil Balme left Collingwood because the Magpies coach was a "control freak".

{"In a week when Malthouse has been under siege over his verbal altercation with St Kilda's Stephen Milne last Friday, the Geelong president again took aim at the Magpies'

coaching succession plan yesterday, the Geelong Advertiser reports.Former captain Nathan Buckley will replace Malthouse as senior coach at the end of next season, which Costa

has already said this year would cause instability among the playing group."}

Well, the top teams are really gunning fro one another, On, & Off Field.

Have you noticed how Collingwood have fielded a bigger, tougher, Taller selected team this season & tried to intimidate & rough up the opposing sides.

I haven't noticed Malthouse doing this sort of thing to this degree before. It happened to them, by Leigh Mathews coached sides of the Brisbane Lions.

Edited April 15, 201015 yr by dee-luded

I love how Costa really enjoys needling the pies and other arrogant teams.

I wonder how Balme felt about the comments.