Christi Malthouse (born 1976) is an Australian journalist.
Career
Malthouse was a journalist for
Network Ten and is the daughter of
Mick Malthouse
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).
After finishing his playing career, Malthou ...
, former
Australian rules football player and the former coach of the
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.
Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...
,
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football L ...
,
Collingwood and
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Me ...
s in the AFL. In addition to her boundary-riding role for Ten's
Australian Football League coverage, Christi has also been a sports presenter for ''
Ten News
''10 News First'' is an Australian television newscast, produced by Network 10. The network's ninety-minute long news program airs at 5pm each evening covering local, national and world news, including sport and weather. Weekend editions are p ...
'' and appeared on shows such as ''
9am with David and Kim
''9am with David & Kim'' is an Australian morning show which premiered on Monday 30 January 2006 on Network Ten. It aired live from 9am - 11am weekdays, and was hosted by musician and former '' Getaway'' reporter David Reyne and former ''Nation ...
'' as a health and fitness reporter, and ''
Before The Game
''Before the Game'' was an Australian rules football comedy panel television show which aired on Network Ten on 1 March 2003 until 27 September 2013. The show was hosted by Andrew Maher with regular panelists Mick Molloy, Dave Hughes, Anthony ...
''. She also hosted the football lifestyle show ''Beyond the Boundary''.
Malthouse went on maternity leave in late 2008. She returned in 2009, but didn't return to Ten's AFL coverage. She remained the main fill-in for
Stephen Quartermain on
Ten News Melbourne Sport.
In May 2010, Malthouse left and joined the
Nine Network and currently presents sports updates on the ''
Sunday AFL Footy Show''. Malthouse has also provided the commentary for the
AFL video game series.
Publishing
In 2012, Malthouse wrote a biography of her father, ''Malthouse: A Football Life''.
Personal life
On 18 November 2007, Malthouse married personal trainer Dean Casamento. Together they have three children, Zac, Lillia and Grace
References
External links
Saxton profile
1976 births
Living people
Australian rules football commentators
10 News First presenters
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