Nathan Buckley

Nathan Buckley
Nathan Buckley as a celebrity racer at the 2008 Australian Grand Prix
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Charles Buckley
Nickname(s)	Bucks
Date of birth	(1972-07-26) 26 July 1972 (age 44)
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Original team(s)	Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	Zone selection, Brisbane Bears
Height / weight	186 cm / 91 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1993	Brisbane Bears	020 0(21)
1994–2007	Collingwood	260 (263)
Total		280 (284)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1993	QLD/NT	1 (0)
1995–1997	Allies	2 (6)
International team honours
1999	Australia	2 (10)
Coaching career³
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2012–	Collingwood	114 (61–53–0)
³ Coaching statistics correct as of 2016.
Career highlights
Club Brownlow Medal: 2003 7× All-Australian team: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 6× Copeland Trophy: 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 Norm Smith Medal: 2002 Collingwood captain: 1999–2007 Collingwood Team of the Century AFLCA Champion Player of the Year: 2003 AFL Rising Star: 1993 Magarey Medal: 1992 Jack Oatey Medal: 1992 SANFL premiership player: 1992 Port Adelaide (SANFL) best and fairest: 1992 Representative Jesaulenko Medal: 1997 Captain of the Allies: 1997
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Representative

Nathan Charles Buckley (born 26 July 1972) is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is currently the senior coach of the Collingwood Football Club.

He is listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as one of the top 50 players of all time. Buckley won the inaugural Rising Star Award, in 1993, then went on to become one of the game's elite, captaining Collingwood between 1999 and 2007, winning the Norm Smith Medal for best player afield in the 2002 Grand Final despite playing in the losing team, only the third player in history to do so, the Brownlow Medal in 2003, winning Collingwood's Best and Fairest award, the Copeland Trophy, six times and named in the Collingwood Team of the Century. Buckley was selected in the All-Australian Team seven times and captained the Australian international rules football team against Ireland.

In 2004 Buckley became an original inductee into the Collingwood Hall of Fame. He retired at the conclusion of the 2007 AFL season and became a commentator for the Seven Network. After months of speculation, the Collingwood Football Club signed Buckley as an assistant coach for seasons 2010 and 2011 and as senior coach in 2012 for three years.

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