COLLINGWOOD was on the cusp of creating "a mini dynasty" after back-to-back Grand Final appearances in 2010 and 2011, departed coach Mick Malthouse believes.

Under the club's succession plan devised by president Eddie McGuire, Malthouse, the club's 2010 premiership coach, was replaced by Nathan Buckley after the club lost the 2011 Grand Final to Geelong.

For various reasons, Buckley took the option of overhauling the list and moving on a number of the club's 2010 premiership players on in the proceeding seasons.

"I think when Nathan Buckley took that job over, that was his side. He had to do what he wanted to do with it," Malthouse told SEN on Wednesday morning.

"I thought the club was on the verge of being a mini dynasty, if you like, because it was one of the youngest premiership sides in recent history."

The average age of Collingwood's premiership side was 24 years and 57 days, making it even younger than 1993's famed 'Baby Bombers', at 24 years and 106 days. 

Heath Shaw, Darren Jolly, Alan Didak, Dale Thomas, Sharrod Wellingham, Ben Johnson, Heritier Lumumba and Chris Dawes were some of the players who left the club in the following seasons after the Grand Final win. 

Malthouse said he saw no reason to move those players on, but respected Buckley for backing his instincts and having his own blueprint. 

"That's each to his own and that's the prerogative of the coach," Malthouse said. 

"I thought we had a pretty good side. Look, Heath Shaw won the best and fairest at Greater Western Sydney last year, [Sharrod] Wellingham played in a Grand Final last year, [Heritier Lumumba's] on the up. 

"So if you want players out, you put players out, you bring players in to make it your own side, and that's your prerogative.

"Whether or not it's the right thing, history will show whether it be right or it be wrong."