Garlett and Robinson were innocent parties in a city street brawl earlier this month at 5am on a Sunday morning, with the pair later compounding their disciplinary lapses by lying about Robinson's involvement in the incident.
Robinson was fined $5000 by the Blues and was ruled out for the rest of the season with a fractured eye socket suffered in the brawl.
Garlett was fined $2500 and was ruled out of senior selection the round after the incident. The small forward has been unable to earn a recall to the senior team since.
Both players are set to come out of contract at the end of this season, further clouding their futures at the club.
Malthouse told reporters on Wednesday morning that his players were a forgiving bunch, but they would demand that Garlett and Robinson live up to the stricter set of on and off-field standards now expected at Visy Park.
"Clearly they've mucked up in that culture-come-discipline area," Malthouse said.
"They can't just say, 'Oh look, we're sorry' and no action is taken.
"I would say that those two young blokes feel that there's a dye been set and they've got to now join in with what the rest of the players are doing.
"It's not going to be easy, it's not an easy task to be out there and then to have to come back in.
"The players are very forgiving, but I don't think they're going to lower their standard. They want those two young men to actually come into that standard and rise with it, not be outside it."
Preview: Port Adelaide v Carlton
Malthouse said Garlett, who last played in the Blues' senior team in round 12, was "certainly in the mix" for a recall for this Friday night's clash against Port Adelaide.
He also foreshadowed that the Blues were set to unveil another debutant this Friday night but declined to name that player, saying the youngster had not yet been told himself.