The latest Chris Judd saga has only ignited the long-running feud between Carlton and Collingwood. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun
FOOTY'S most famous feud has erupted as Carlton and Collingwood trade verbal blows over Chris Judd.
The furore over third-party agreements has lit a powder keg, with Pies president Eddie McGuire trading angry texts with Carlton counterpart Stephen Kernahan on Saturday.
But McGuire's campaign to strip the Blues of their Visy deal -- thus hampering ex-coach Mick Malthouse -- is the tip of the iceberg.
The war of words is set to continue until the Round 2, when new Blues coach Malthouse will take on a Magpies side he once said he could never coach against.
McGuire yesterday lashed Malthouse for his inconsistency over the Judd deal, arguing he had made a complete reversal of his position when he was at Collingwood.
"It's interesting; Mick's view might have changed because two years ago he was as angry about the Judd deal as anyone, but when you change those polo tops you barrack for your side," he said.
McGuire told the Herald Sun yesterday he still had deep respect for Malthouse, but conceded their relationship was not what it once was.
"I have had a wonderful relationship with Mick. It is probably not that any more," he said.
"But I have issued a number of invitations for Mick and his family to come back to the club and will continue to.
"I know I did as much as I could to support Mick and be there for him, and he delivered the ultimate (in a premiership) for us.
"Collingwood versus Carlton has always been a good rivalry. Those who don't barrack for them say it's not as strong, but it has been for everyone involved.
"(Round 2) will be great with the added juice of Mick coaching against us for the first time and the things said in the last 12 months. It's all the fun of the fair."
The cross-town rivalry had dwindled recently, but the new heat to the match-up is multi-faceted and takes in:
CARLTON chief executive Greg Swann's clip at McGuire on Saturday about the Judd deal, joking he had to look at the AFL letter to "see if it was signed by Eddie or Adrian (Anderson)".
COLLINGWOOD'S belief it was deeply insensitive of Malthouse to taunt his old club that he was "absolutely" after Travis Cloke while the Pies were preparing for a final and recovering from the death of John McCarthy.
MALTHOUSE'S Round 3 criticism of Buckley's game plan, which went down like a lead balloon at the Magpies.
THE view from Collingwood that Malthouse actively went out of his way to belittle Buckley during his last year in charge.
THE Malthouse family's anger towards Collingwood at his departure, expressed in daughter Christi Malthouse's book.
When McGuire said Malthouse "wouldn't have a friend" at Collingwood early in the year, Malthouse's daughter Danielle Kearney hit back with "I don't know how Eddie McGuire sleeps at night #lies" on Twitter.
McGuire said yesterday his anger over the Judd saga was only about having a level playing field.
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