Nathan Buckley [merged]

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Well it's official....

Buckley declines offer to coach North Melbourne
By Ben Broad 9:19 PM Mon 27 July, 2009

NORTH Melbourne confirmed late on Monday night that Nathan Buckley had declined its offer to become the club’s next senior coach.

North had met Buckley and his management several times over the past month and had given the former Collingwood champion until Monday to make his decision.

But the Kangaroos have confirmed that the Brownlow Medallist would not be pursuing the senior coaching role.

Instead, he is likely to pursue one of a host of other options still open to him, including staying on in the media.

Later this week Buckley, who is intent on entering a coaching career in the future, is set to meet Richmond regarding its senior coaching position.

However many will see his decision to turn down the Roos as a pre-cursor to him accepting an assistant coaching role at his former club, Collingwood.

Buckley has been tipped to join the Magpies’ coaching panel as part of a succession plan to one day take over from current coach, Mick Malthouse.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/81509/default.aspx

[Stripes]

Hutchy and Caro stating that Collingwood has asked all the players to a media conference tomorrow. They speculate that Bucks will be announced as an Assistant coach but I think they are wrong. I'm guessing that the announcement will be that Mick's contract has been extended.

Looking forward to hearing what the next installment of this will be 

Stripes

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Hutchy and Caro stating that Collingwood has asked all the players to a media conference tomorrow. They speculate that Bucks will be announced as an Assistant coach but I think they are wrong. I'm guessing that the announcement will be that Mick's contract has been extended.

Looking forward to hearing what the next installment of this will be 

Stripes

We must have heard differently.  They were discussing the topics side by side and as far as I heard they said the announcement tomorrow will be Malthouse re-signing, not Bucks.

[3rogerd]

i think you will find MM will sitting put.

[one-eyed]

Tony Jones on the late Ch 9 news just said it's expected Buckley will rejoin the Pies now that he has rejected North and it's Collingwood's "wish"  for Buckley to be announced as their assistant coach tomorrow morning (Tuesday). Buckley has murkied the waters by agreeing to talk to Richmond later in the week.

So still nothing definite yet.

[Ramps]

Buckley seems to be a process type person, the perfectionist in him is coming out, his ego is telling him, do the Richmond process, beat the other candidates. In the end though itll come down to logic or ego or both, anyway, North supporters have had there notions of being a great club slammed, the shinboner spirit club is nothing more than a crap club that cant compete with big clubs. Thats why they are the first ones chucked out by Buckley.

[Ox]

everyone rates buckley for every reason other than the necessary one - his coaching ability.

lmao@ Paying this dog top dollar - how richmond,indeed.

[Ramps]

everyone rates buckley for every reason other than the necessary one - his coaching ability.

lmao@ Paying this dog top dollar - how richmond,indeed.

I dont rate Buckley as high as I rate someone like Hardwick. Id rather pay Hardwick 1/2 the cost of Buckley and put the rest into more development coaches than to appoint Buckley.

[WA Tiger]

Interesting times ahead now one would think, I still see Hardwick as our man or Hinkley, other than that we will be either dumbfounded or surprised at the decision.

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Pies close on dream double
Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson | The Age | July 28, 2009

COLLINGWOOD players will today learn that Mick Malthouse has been re-appointed as senior coach of the club until the end of 2011, and the Magpies appear to have secured his former captain Nathan Buckley as a senior assistant for the same two-year term.

Collingwood’s players have been summoned to a meeting at 9.30am today, when the club will tell them that Malthouse has been re-appointed for 2010 and 2011.

Buckley last night officially knocked back a generous long-term offer to be senior coach of the Kangaroos, who believe the ex-champion will join Malthouse as his assistant and presumed coach in waiting.

Last night’s Collingwood board meeting broke up with club insiders hopeful the Magpies could announce a Malthouse-Buckley alliance until the end of 2011, with Buckley expected to take over the reins when Malthouse finishes.

Late last night, Buckley had not notified Richmond of any intention to cancel a scheduled interview for the Tigers’ coaching job. The interview was to have been held in the next 24 hours.

When scrutinised on 3AW last night, Buckley said he expected to talk to Richmond ‘‘at this stage’’.

The re-signing of Malthouse removes the former Richmond premiership player from calculations at Tigerland, where he may have entered the picture if he was not secured by Collingwood; the Tigers are determined to stick to the process laid out last month, which will not be completed for some weeks.

Full story at:
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/pies-close-on-dream-double/2009/07/27/1248546678369.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

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Pull of the Magpies proves too much for Buckley to resist
Stephen Rielly | July 28, 2009 | The Australian

Buckley, who had been openly and aggressively courted by North with a four-year, $2.8million offer, informed the club yesterday of his decision to take instead his first coaching step as an assistant, back in the familiar black and white.

Similarly, Richmond, which had also been talking to Buckley about its senior coaching position and was scheduled to meet him this week, was hearing last night that the 2003 Brownlow medallist had accepted the offer to join Mick Malthouse, an arrangement constructed and seemingly consummated by president Eddie McGuire, not Malthouse. "Hopefully we'll have something to announce shortly," McGuire said yesterday.

The Tigers had not received official notice from Buckley, however, who said last night on Melbourne radio that he would be speaking with them in the next couple of days.

He spoke enthusiastically of their future, in light of Sunday's victory over Essendon, but also of the pull of Collingwood which North sources indicated yesterday had been decisive.

"I thought (the Tigers') youth and their speed was pretty exciting. When (Trent) Cotchin and (Brett) Deledio play as well as they did, and they are up and running and you see a couple of young forwards in (Jack) Riewoldt and (Jayden) Post so early in their careers, it's a great sign," Buckley said.

"Obviously (the Magpies are) a consideration, it's an ongoing process. It's been an option right along and it's not one I have discounted at any stage. It's one others have discounted for me. I have kept an open mind throughout the whole year."

Scott and Hardwick are also on Richmond's list, with both scheduled to be interviewed by the Tigers this week. As was Buckley, who had said on the weekend that he was considering five options; senior opportunities at North and Richmond, assistant coaching roles at Collingwood and elsewhere or another year in the media.

Full article at:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25844755-5013406,00.html

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Magpie's dream team - Michael Malthouse and Nathan Buckley  .......... oh please with the joke of a headline Mike 
Mike Sheahan | Herald-Sun | July 28, 2009

Despite the widespread expectation of a Malthouse-Buckley reunion, Buckley and Richmond continue to talk as if he will participate in its coaching process.

He confirmed a meeting last night and said: "You go through the first step first and then you worry about the next step after that."

Buckley said he had been excited by what he saw from the Tigers in their win over Essendon on Sunday.

Richmond's head of football, Craig Cameron, said last night: "As far as I'm aware, we're still meeting with Nathan later in the week.

"We're expecting to have a chat with him to see if that's the path he wants to go down.

"There's no tokenism on our side."

Full article at:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25843915-661,00.html

[WilliamPowell]

N Buckley has certainly shown his mettle by taking the soft option

What a relief 

everyone rates buckley for every reason other than the necessary one - his coaching ability.

Totally agree []())([].

[Tigermonk]

Richmond should cancel the meeting with Nathan Buckley cause his got intentions of wanting to be at Richmond ever.
A person offered a senior AFL coaching position would jump on it as there are many 10+ year better assistant coaches out there waiting to just grasp any senior coaching job offered to them.
They know how hard it is to break the barrier.
Buckley is wasting everyones time & just finding out whats going on inside other clubs so to help Collingwood get ahead.

[TigerTimeII]

buckley always was an outside player