Nathan Buckley [merged]

[one-eyed]

Ch 7 news had Malthouse happy to have Buckley as an assistant.


Edit: here's the article about it on the AFL site

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/80862/default.aspx

[WA Tiger]

Yeah read that.. , looks like Eddie has done it ... yet again. Mick you are week if this happens and scared.

[big tone]

Steven Wright on the RFC site...

North Melbourne chief executive Eugene Arocca spoke at length about his club's desire to sound out Nathan Buckley on his coaching intentions at the launch, but Wright would not be drawn on individual applicants for the Tigers' senior coaching role. 

"We've got a process in place and we'll go through that process. Whatever Nathan decides to do that's a matter for him, but we'll go down the path and we're sure that we'll get the best coach at the end of the day," he said.

"We've got a number of candidates and they're all, on paper, very good and we're about to go through the interview process now where we'll talk to them all individually.

"We're going through a process and that process takes a bit of time, but we'd be looking in probably eight weeks time to have a decision by then. Certainly we're well and truly down the track."

Wright said the club hadn't yet trimmed the applicants down to a final list.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/80851/default.aspx

I know we don't want to make a rushed decision but does another 8 weeks seem like a long time? Fair enough if Bucks or any other candidate would like to know a little sooner so they could make alternative plans. It's already been nearly 5 weeks!

[3rogerd]

interesting turn of events.
pies might end getting who they want all the rest is byplay.

[cub]

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What has this guy actually done - Please explain

[Infamy]

Ch 7 news had Malthouse happy to have Buckley as an assistant.


Edit: here's the article about it on the AFL site

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/80862/default.aspx

Not sure why he would, if Bucks comes on as an assistant it means Malthouse is getting phased out of the senior job
If anything, bringing Buckley in as succession planning should mean Malthouse goes somewhere else offering longer term security.

[Hellenic Tiger]

interesting turn of events.
pies might end getting who they want all the rest is byplay.

Won't happen. Collingwood is not big enough for either Malthouse or Buckley in the coaching of that club. One will go without doubt. With Collingwood at 10-5 you would say Bucks might be the one coming to RFC I hope.

Furthermore the players seem to want Mick yet Pert and some others on the board seem to want Bucks thus leaving Ed in an attempt to be peacemaker trying to forge a Mick/Bucks partnership. Depending on how this ends up could be Eddie's Waterloo in the future.

[one-eyed]

Bucks didn't reveal much last night on Ch 7 after the game last night. Basically said he's meeting with North to just "touch base" on where he stands but he won't be discussing things through the media. He wants to keep things behind closed doors.

[one-eyed]

From the Age..

Tigers chief executive Steven Wright said the Kangaroos' aggressive pursuit of Buckley would not add any urgency to the three-stage process his club has devised to filter through a list of candidates.

"We've got a process and everyone will go through that process," Wright said.

"Out of that decision, what Nathan decides to do, that's a matter for him, but we'll go down that path and I'm sure we'll get the best coach at the end of the day."

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/roos-sweat-on-buckley-meeting/2009/07/17/1247337266256.html

[Hellenic Tiger]

Again North are looking like fools.
In fact they remind me of us in 2004 just going after Wallace and thats it as it was the right choice according to the Casey and Miller ticket with a board election looming.
Seems very unprofessional of North to put an ultimatum on him. Bucks is intelligent and driven and very professional saying publically he will go through a process. He will go through his process and his way. If North fail to snare him they have put all their eggs in the one basket and all the other "good applicants" will be well and truly at the business end with our process. Furthermore the successful candidate who does successfully get the North job will know that they were second best in the knowledge that Bucks was the preferred candidate. Bucks being professional can also see this and would understand this too. Furthermore why would he want a job at a financially stricken club with not many fans not much going for it not much identity and not much character who play 1 game a season in front of 45000 at the dome and the others are in near empty stadiums with less atmosphere than a satellite on Neptune when he can coach the Tigers and at least have some passion and atmosphere at the games with huge crowds at the G against big 4 clubs and huge potential in stark contrast to the Sh1tboner spirit that evokes very minimal passion. Furthermore being driven I feel he would want to beat 15 candidates going for the Richmond job knowing he would want everyone to know he is the best applicant that would just add to his aura rather than going to a nobody club who will boost their profile with him there. Its the old Looney Tunes Spike the Dog and Chester the Dog sucking up to him.

Even his prediction in the HSun of him tipping the Roos by 20 was done mindfully to flatter North with him having their meeting this weekend rather than anything else as he has stated that our list is better than theirs.

[cub]

You know what - F him he is a Skunk lover - Don't want him. Pizz off bucks fizz.

[mightytiges]

You know what - F him he is a Skunk lover - Don't want him. Pizz off bucks fizz.

Not a fan CUB 

Our first premiership coach was a former Collingwood captain and we went back-to-back  . For us Bucks needs to go through our interview process. If he doesn't then que sera sera but if he does and comes through out on top then well and good.

[TigerTime]

imo jade should be looked at, he has what it takes , and is young and has the players ears


we dont want a celebrity to coach us , we just want a coach

[mightytiges]

Seems very unprofessional of North to put an ultimatum on him.....If North fail to snare him they have put all their eggs in the one basket and all the other "good applicants" will be well and truly at the business end with our process. Furthermore the successful candidate who does successfully get the North job will know that they were second best in the knowledge that Bucks was the preferred candidate.

Spot on Tucky  . North have cornered themselves if Bucks says no to them. We also have the jump on North as far as the other candidates go. Even Rocca admitted that on Friday.

[Infamy]

imo jade should be looked at, he has what it takes , and is young and has the players ears


we dont want a celebrity to coach us , we just want a coach

He is getting looked at you moron, he's applied for the job and is part of the process

We don't just want a coach either, we want a great coach, we want our next premiership coach
I couldn't care less if they were high profile or not, as long as they are the best person for the job, that's all that matters
Not the best Richmond person, not the best available person, just the best person for the job

There are two things that will determine if we succeed, first that we follow the process, secondly that the criteria set for the process are correct. If we get these two things right then we will be fine.