AFL premiership coach Mick Malthouse has suffered minor injuries while chasing away home invaders from his apartment in Melbourne.

Malthouse, 72, who now commentates for ABC Sport, was in his apartment when three men tried to enter about 12:30am on Thursday.

Malthouse chased the men into an alleyway, where he was allegedly assaulted. He said the masked men had been carrying a crowbar and a screwdriver, and that one of the men had attempted to stab him in the chest. 

“Officers were called to the property following reports of a group of men trying to gain access about 12.30am,” a police statement said.

“A resident of the property chased the offenders to a nearby laneway, where he was assaulted.

“The offenders fled on foot.”

ABC Sport content director Tim Verrall said he had spoken with Malthouse and his wife, Nanette, and while they were both shaken by the incident, they are now doing fine.

Malthouse won three premierships as a coach, leading West Coast to their first two crowns in 1992 and 1994, then securing Collingwood a flag in 2010.

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