Nathan Buckley
Collingwood and Brisbane Bears · “Bucks”
AFL career
280 games284 goals
- Debut
- R1 1993 v NTH27 Mar 1993
- Most recent
- PF 2007 v GEE21 Sept 2007
Coaching career
218 games117 wins99 losses2 draws
- First
- R1 2012 v HAW30 Mar 2012
- Most recent
- R13 2021 v MEL14 June 2021
Stats
2007 | COL | 5 | 12.4 | 5.4 | 17.8 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 77 | 81 |
2006 | COL | 21 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 22.2 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 100 | - |
2005 | COL | 11 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 20.9 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 96 | - |
2004 | COL | 15 | 14.8 | 6.5 | 21.3 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 91 | - |
2003 | COL | 24 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 27.1 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 107 | - |
2002 | COL | 21 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 23.0 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 96 | - |
2001 | COL | 20 | 18.4 | 7.9 | 26.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 101 | - |
2000 | COL | 21 | 21.8 | 7.8 | 29.5 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 117 | - |
1999 | COL | 17 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 29.6 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 111 | - |
1998 | COL | 18 | 22.6 | 6.9 | 29.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 111 | - |
1997 | COL | 22 | 20.6 | 4.4 | 25.0 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 95 | - |
1996 | COL | 21 | 18.8 | 5.0 | 23.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 94 | - |
1995 | COL | 21 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 21.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 78 | - |
1994 | COL | 23 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 22.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 84 | - |
1993 | BRB | 20 | 17.4 | 5.6 | 22.9 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 88 | - |
Bio
Arriving in the AFL as a highly touted recruit from Port Adelaide with a Magarey Medal already to his name, Nathan Buckley made an immediate impact with the Brisbane Bears in 1993, winning the Rising Star award. His tenure in Queensland was brief and controversial; determined to play in Melbourne, he requested a trade after just one season, eventually landing at Collingwood in exchange for players and picks. The move established him as the face of the Magpies for the next 14 years, where he set a new benchmark for preparation and professionalism while shouldering the immense expectations of the league's biggest supporter base.
On the field, Buckley was the complete midfielder, renowned for his penetrating kicking, contested ball-winning ability, and capacity to kick crucial goals. His individual accolades were exhaustive, highlighted by a shared Brownlow Medal in 2003 and a Norm Smith Medal in 2002, where he famously became one of the rare players to be judged best afield in a losing Grand Final. Despite captaining the club for nine seasons and consistently carrying the midfield, a premiership flag remained the only honour to elude him, cementing his legacy as one of the game's greatest players never to win a premiership.
Profile
- Born
- 26 July 1972 (age 54y 87d)
- Birthplace
- Adelaide, SA
- Height
- 186 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
Teams
Coaching
- Collingwood (Senior Coach)2012–2021218 games (W117 L99 D2), 53.7%
Honours
- Brownlow Medal2003
- 2nd
- 1998
- 3rd
- 1999
- Top 10
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001
- Norm Smith Medal2002
- Hall of Fame2011
- All-Australian(7×) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
- Rising Star Award1993
- AFLCA Champion Player2003
- Collingwood B&F(6×) 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003
- 2nd
- 1997
- 3rd
- 2001
- Top 10
- 2002, 2004, 2006
- Collingwood captain(9×) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Bio
1 revisionArriving in the AFL as a highly touted recruit from Port Adelaide with a Magarey Medal already to his name, Nathan Buckley made an immediate impact with the Brisbane Bears in 1993, winning the Rising Star award. His tenure in Queensland was brief and controversial; determined to play in Melbourne, he requested a trade after just one season, eventually landing at Collingwood in exchange for players and picks. The move established him as the face of the Magpies for the next 14 years, where he set a new benchmark for preparation and professionalism while shouldering the immense expectations of the league's biggest supporter base.
On the field, Buckley was the complete midfielder, renowned for his penetrating kicking, contested ball-winning ability, and capacity to kick crucial goals. His individual accolades were exhaustive, highlighted by a shared Brownlow Medal in 2003 and a Norm Smith Medal in 2002, where he famously became one of the rare players to be judged best afield in a losing Grand Final. Despite captaining the club for nine seasons and consistently carrying the midfield, a premiership flag remained the only honour to elude him, cementing his legacy as one of the game's greatest players never to win a premiership.