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one-eyed:
Is Collingwood copying everything in Richmond's flag win?

Mick Stirling
SportingNews.com
16 November 2017

Collingwood’s attempt to replicate Richmond’s success by mimicking the Tigers’ every move of the past 12 months is continuing, with reports Nathan Buckley has relaxed his attitude and handed more control to his assistant coaches.

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The Magpies appear to be hoping lightning will strike twice after finishing the season in 13th position, the same spot from where the Tigers started their premiership journey.

An extensive internal review has swept through the Holden Centre, similar to what went on at Punt Road one year ago, resulting in a clean out of assistant coaches while the senior coach has been shown strong support.

Now Buckley seems to be modeling his personal approach on Richmond counterpart Damien Hardwick.

“I can feel, just walking in over the last week, (Buckley) is much more relaxed and not as full on and overbearing as he has been in that coaching role over the past few years,” midfielder Tom Phillips told SEN Breakfast on Thursday.

“He has definitely taken a bit of a step back and has really started trusting and relying on the great assistant coaches we have coming in.”

Hardwick has talked often of taking a step back after trying to be in control all the time, delegating to his assistants and bringing fun back into Tigerland.

"The reality was, I was the biggest problem of all," Hardwick said when he reflected on Richmond’s finish to 2016.

"That was the hardest self-reflection to come up with but it was certainly the truest one."

It seems Buckley has listened closely and is prepared to change his approach if he is to get through what is undoubtedly a last chance at Collingwood.

“That delegation, even if you ask Bucks himself, he is starting to realise that and is really enjoying that role of stepping back and overlooking things,” Phillips said.

“It is pretty positive at the moment. The whole reshaping and the new system with that delegation is going to pay dividends.”

This time there’s something different about hearing the same things repeated in the pre-season.

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one-eyed:
Well if the Pies are copying us, they've now lost their best small forward for the start of next season.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/jamie-elliott-ankle-injury-collingwood-forward-to-have-delayed-start-to-2018-due-to-surgery/news-story/756c41cc39c13f4a1ad0993149262819

tdy:
The problem with copying us is Hardwick had played finals 3 if the last 4 years before this year proving the players were learning. Buckley has just taken them backwards. They haven't improved.

mightytiges:

--- Quote from: tdy on November 17, 2017, 07:16:03 PM ---The problem with copying us is Hardwick had played finals 3 if the last 4 years before this year proving the players were learning. Buckley has just taken them backwards. They haven't improved.

--- End quote ---
Yep, Bucks would've been sacked long ago if Eddie wasn't their Prez.

wayne:
Another small problem is that they don't have the best player in the comp, the best backman in the comp, another gun Brownlow Medallist midfielder and a gun forward.

They have Chris Mayne  :lol

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