CHANNEL 7 reporter Mark Stevens wants Carlton coach Mick Malthouse to “look me in the eye” after being ignored in press conferences.

It is well known that Malthouse is no fan of the media and post-match press conferences in particular.

On Friday night he made no effort to hide his disdain with questions from Stevens after the Blues were beaten by Geelong.

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When asked if he was happy with Sam Rowe’s game on Tom Hawkins, Malthouse said “he didn’t play on him”, adding “that’s your comment” when Stevens noted the pair had been engaged in several one-on-one contests during the night.

Statistics show the pair were matched up for 27 minutes of game time.

A month ago the pair faced off in a testy press conference days after Malthouse was involved in a heated exchange with Channel 7’s Cameron Ling.

Malthouse stormed out when Stevens asked if he’d had a tough week, asking sarcastically “Have I murdered someone?”.

media_camera Malthouse with Carlton skipper Chris Judd. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

Stevens says Malthouse should have answered his question about whether Carlton should have moved the ball quicker in the hope of pinching victory on Friday night.

“Chris Judd said yesterday, ‘We blew it in the last minute by not taking risks and going sideways’. For Mick to dismiss that is ridiculous,” Stevens said on Channel 7’s Game Day.

“Since 1999 I’ve covered a lot of press conferences, that one was bizarre.

“I’m disappointed he didn’t look me in the eye.

“Coaches need to be professional right through to the fifth quarter and I don’t think that happened on Friday night, and I think it’s an issue for Carlton more than myself.”

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It’s understood the Blues have not spoken to Malthouse about any issue with Stevens and have not been contacted by the AFL or Channel 7.