Keyword "Nathan Buckley" - List of latest news (70 results)

22/04 Bulldogs’ $800k twist leaves club in ‘despair’

The Western Bulldogs are “despairing” at the lack of improvement in Jamarra Ugle-Hagan’s situation, with rising speculation over where he’ll play his footy in 2026.

17/04 Brisbane Lions gun Dayne Zorko, coach Chris Fagan in on-field ‘blow up’

Lions coach Chris Fagan has given a blunt explanation for his animated sideline talk with former captain Dayne Zorko on Thursday night.

07/04 ‘Never wanted to show weakness’: AFL great’s issue with telling vision of Christian Petracca

Four-time premiership player and former Demons player Jordan Lewis says Christian Petracca should have saved his post-game frustrations for “behind closed doors” last Friday night.

01/04 Eddie McGuire divulges private secret after AFL great Andrew Krakouer’s death

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains the name and images of deceased persons.

09/03 Giants and Pies coaches clash in heated bench exchange

AFL coaches Adam Kingsley and Craig McRae have both played down their heated off-field discussion during Sunday’s clash between GWS and Collingwood.

08/03 AFL greats sledge Jack Ginnivan over pre-game ritual

Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan pre-game ritual before Friday night’s win over the Sydney Swans garnered a few chuckles from commentators.

07/10 ‘St Kilda would not, could not have done it’: Max King’s eight-year deal stuns Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes

St Kilda have shown the faith in Max King, signing the 206cm key forward to six-year extension, despite still having two years remaining on his current contract in the biggest contract in club history.

23/09 AFL in secret Katy Perry Grand Final entertainment drama

Katy Perry and the AFL have reportedly disagreed on the pop star’s song choice for her blockbuster show at the Grand Final.

18/09 ‘Disgraceful’: Buckley’s sad confession of disrespectful behaviour

Collingwood legend Nathan Buckley has shared regrets about “disgraceful” behaviour during his footy career.

16/09 St Kilda’s ‘godfather offer’ to try and poach rival skipper

St Kilda is reportedly preparing to throw together a “godfather offer” in an attempt to lure Essendon skipper Zach Merrett.

07/09 Footy world divided over Nathan Murphy’s social media post

Social media users have been left scratching their heads after a former Collingwood’s star huge personal news.

04/09 Nathan Buckley reveals girlfriend’s secret health battle

Nathan Buckley has opened up about girlfriend Brodie Ryan’s secret health battle with epilepsy.

09/05 'A truly national competition': The NT makes its case for its own AFL side within a decade

A newly released business case says an NT team would need federal government support, but argues it would boost the territory's economy by $116 million each year and improve liveability, health and social outcomes.

07/05 AFL’s $2.2m plan to ‘copy’ US sports championship tradition

The AFL is working on a plan which would see every player who featured even once for each year’s premiership team, in both AFL and AFLW, given a premiership ring.

04/05 Collingwood’s Lachie Schultz in the spotlight over ‘rabbit punch’ to Blake Acres

Collingwood recruit Lachie Schultz is set to come under scrutiny from the MRO for a brain fade strike to Carlton’s Blake Acres during Friday night’s clash.

18/04 AFL great Nathan Buckley forced into ‘difficult’ move after divorce

Three years on from his separation from wife Tania, AFL great Nathan Buckley has been forced to make some “difficult” decisions related to his football career.

25/03 Nathan Buckley’s ‘challenge’ for Nick Daicos amid ‘questions about his buy-in’

Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has urged Nick Daicos to improve his tackle numbers as the focus intensifies on the club’s star players.

16/03 ‘Aged 25 years’: Forgotten AFL player unrecognisable with new look

With Round 1 underway after Opening Round, the AFL season is officially in full swing and fans are finally getting a good look at their favourite players in action after a long pre-season.

10/03 ‘Collingwood bashing’ response way off mark after Giants loss

Former Brisbane Lions captain Tom Rockliff has told the footy world to “chill out” after Collingwood’s loss to the Giants in Round Zero.

09/03 Blue’s strike to ‘set an example’ for AFL tribunal

The Match Review Officer’s grading of a George Hewett off-ball strike will “set an example” for the rest of the AFL season, according to triple premiership Lion Jonathan Brown, as the Carlton on-baller faces a nervous wait.

05/03 ’Pretty s**t’ act amid Webster’s horror bump

St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster is fronting the AFL Tribunal with many tipping one of the longest bans in recent memory after his horror bump on North Melbourne’s Jy Simpkin.

05/03 Abbey Holmes lands prestigious AFL gig on All-Australian panel

Former AFLW player turned commentator Abbey Holmes has joined the AFL All-Australian selection panel and will also vote on the league’s Rising Star Award.

01/03 ‘Ridiculous’: Storm erupts over AFL rule timebomb

The AFL’s most divisive issue looks more confusing than ever after a bump on Thursday night left AFL greats without answers.

16/10 Collingwood secure deal for highly-rated young Docker

The 2023 AFL Trade Period is on the home straight with some big deals still expected in the closing days.

16/10 Buckley says Collingwood made huge Grundy mistake

Brodie Grundy’s contract situation has proven a major and lasting issue for the Collingwood Football Club.

11/10 Collingwood cult hero kept massive secret before sudden exit

Former Collingwood vice captain Taylor Adams first reached out to Sydney before the AFL Grand Final, the Swans say.

05/10 Collingwood axe cult hero after grand final victory

Delisting season is in full effect, and as clubs around the league announce their various list changes, one Collingwood cult player has gotten ahead of the curve and broken the news of his own delisting.

03/10 ‘Set play’: Wild theory Collingwood won AFL Grand Final with ‘deliberate’ rule breach

Eagle eyed footy fans believe Collingwood may have deliberately broken a rule in a stroke of tactical genius that helped them win the AFL Grand Final.

02/10 Bombers’ ‘20k short’ deal could blow up Ben McKay move

Essendon’s current offer for free agent Ben McKay may not be enough to trigger the first-round compensation that will see North Melbourne accept his exit, reports the Herald Sun’s Jon Ralph.

01/10 ‘Openly sobbing’: Buckley’s emotional GF reveal

Collingwood legend and former coach Nathan Buckley revealed he was “openly sobbing” in the stands at the MCG after the Magpies’ premiership win on Saturday five years after so many of those players suffered grand final heartbreak.

25/09 AFL legend Ben Cousins steps out with special guest in Brownlow Medal return

Ben Cousins returned to the Brownlow Medal on Monday night, marking his first appearance at the event in Melbourne since he won the prestigious award in 2005.

25/09 ‘Can’t tackle him’: Magpie‘s ‘massive influence’

Collingwood star Jordan De Goey is built for finals and looms as the trump card in Saturday’s grand final according to former coach Nathan Buckley, who says it may be “too soon” for him to present the premiership cup should the Magpies win.

24/09 Magpies ‘praying’ for Adams’ return

Collingwood captain Darcy Moore says his deputy Taylor Adams remains a “bubbly” presence around the club as he fights hard to overcome a hamstring strain in time for the Grand Final.

22/09 G-string dress haunted AFL WAG ‘for years’

A Melbourne WAG was “harshly criticised for years” after wearing a G-string dress to the Brownlows in 2001 – but could we see the iconic look make a red carpet comeback at tonight’s star-studded event?

21/09 ‘Means everything’: Eddie McGuire returns to Collingwood for first time since 2021

Eddie McGuire has detailed his first return for a Collingwood function since he resigned as club president in 2021 as he was inducted as a life member of the club’s Past Players Association.

20/09 Richmond’s secret meeting in coach hunt exposed

Richmond’s hunt for a new senior coach looks to be heading down a certain path after a meeting between a leading candidate and club powerbrokers.

13/09 Demon’s dad slams ‘absolutely disgusting’ Brayden Maynard call

Melbourne great Shaun Smith has slammed the “absolutely disgusting” decision to clear Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard’s suspension in a seething social media post.

11/09 ‘Duty of care’ call questioned in Maynard debate

Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley declared the “colours of the guernseys” should not determine Magpie Brayden Maynard’s fate at the AFL tribunal as he faces being rubbed out for the rest of the finals.

10/09 Nathan Buckley opens up on marriage breakdown in vulnerable interview

Collingwood great Nathan Buckley has opened up on the traumatic breakdown of his marriage and the effects it has had on him as an individual looking for happiness in a vulnerable interview with News Corp.

09/09 ‘Unprecedented’: Tribunal intervention stuns AFL world as Pie now ‘landmark case’

Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard has been sent directly to the AFL Tribunal after an “unprecedented intervention” from new AFL footy boss Laura Kane.

26/08 Dons’ $3m ‘elephant in the room’ trade reality as tough calls loom

Hawthorn legend Jordan Lewis says Essendon is now in a position where it doesn’t have to “overpay” players amid uncertainty around star midfielder Darcy Parish and others’ futures.

21/08 ‘Hold the AFL to account’: Buckley wants ‘dudded’ Crows to take ‘unholy mess’ to court

AFL great Nathan Buckley has called on Adelaide to “hold the AFL to account” over the Ben Keays goal debacle that “robbed” the Crows of playing finals in 2023.

14/08 ‘He’s no fool’: Secret bonus reason Hardwick joining Gold Coast Suns

Three-time premiership coach Damien Hardwick is set to be unveiled as the new Gold Coast Suns coach as early as next week, Fox Footy’s Jon Ralph has revealed.

08/08 ‘That’s atrocious’: Wayne Carey’s scathing Nathan Buckley slap

Wayne Carey has taken a swipe at Collingwood legend Nathan Buckley as the explosive fall-out to West Coast’s loss to Essendon continues to rage.

06/08 Nathan Buckley slams work rate of Brownlow medallist

Nathan Buckley has long been known as a straight shooter and he didn’t miss his target during commentary on Sunday.

24/07 Nathan Buckley’s footy comeback over in nine minutes after hamstring injury

Collingwood great Nathan Buckley drew a big crowd to the small town of Darnum on Sunday as he laced up the boots for his first game of footy in 17 years.

15/07 Christian Petracca’s ‘little finger’ gesture raises eyebrows

Demons superstar Christian Petracca has explained why he flipped a “little finger” when the final siren sounded on Melbourne’s wild win over the Lions on Friday night.

14/07 Demons steal thriller with miracle comeback, Brisbane’s MCG curse continues

Melbourne have overturned a 28-point deficit to beat the Brisbane Lions by one point in one of the games of the season at the MCG on Friday night.

29/06 Eddie McGuire fumes commentators make light of Mason Cox’s eye protection

Former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has criticised Adelaide Crows midfielder Ben Keays for forcibly removing Mason Cox’s protective eyewear during a scuffle in their recent match at the MCG.

25/06 Ben Keays’ controversial act on Mason Cox in middle of brawl

Collingwood big man Mason Cox has had his $3000+ glasses ripped off his head as his side’s clash with Adelaide turned spiteful at the MCG.

05/06 Eagles delete Instagram post after taking shot at Jordan de Goey

Jordan de Goey has a date with the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday after the Collingwood star was directed straight through by Match Review Officer Michael Christian.

22/05 Hardwick ‘hand grenade’ sparks AFL coaching ‘merry-go-round’

Damien Hardwick’s shock departure from Richmond is expected to spark a coaching domino effect around the AFL.

22/05 AFL great rubbishes West Coast Eagles report

Collingwood great Nathan Buckley has hit back at a report over remarks he made with regards to the West Coast Eagles’ coach Adam Simpson.

16/05 ‘Pure gold’: young gun’s royal stitch-up after massive specky

Patrick Parnell flew high to snaffle one of the most spectacular marks of the year to date in the Crows’ thrashing of St Kilda in Round 9, and the 21-year-old thought for a second on Monday that he’d manage to snaffle a new set of wheels along with it.

11/05 ‘Don’t go there’: Eddie McGuire weighs in on Buddy Franklin booing saga

Eddie McGuire has condemned the booing of Buddy Franklin, labelling it “unsportsmanlike” and calling for fans to “stop targeting individual people”.

10/05 ‘If Buddy thinks it’s racist, it’s racist’: Only person who matters in booing furore

Indigenous AFL great Eddie Betts has explained there’s only one person who’s opinion really matters in the Buddy Franklin booing drama — and that’s Buddy Franklin.

08/05 Collingwood release statement as AFL rallies around Buddy Franklin

Collingwood have apologised to Buddy Franklin after the AFL champion was booed by fans at the MCG on Sunday afternoon.

28/04 ‘He’s a beast’: Fans stunned by AFL ‘bull’ as coach tells crowd to back off

Jason Horne-Francis has won the AFL’s “highest praise” after silencing his critics with arguably his career-best performance in Port Adelaide’s seven-point win over St Kilda on Friday night.

25/04 Nick Daicos is the best second-year player the AFL has ever seen

Nick Daicos entered the AFL under gargantuan expectations.

17/04 ‘All about me’: AFL greats slam Jade Gresham after being burned by teammate

Jade Gresham and Anthony Caminiti will be asking for explanations from each other this week.

17/04 ‘Made example of’: St Kilda’s Anthony Caminiti faces six week ban at AFL tribunal

Footy legend Garry Lyon feared Anthony Caminiti was “going to be made an example of” over his shocking hit on Collingwood’s Nathan Murphy.

03/04 Cats forward under fire for Maccas comment after brutal assessment

Dual All-Australian Kane Cornes believes reigning premier Geelong is playing like a team that’s “satisfied” after dropping its third-straight game to open the season.

17/03 AFL boss sticks by ‘harsh’ betting ban

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says the league doesn’t believe in “prohibition” when it comes to gambling despite a new edict banning staff from entering tipping competitions or placing social bets on games.

16/03 Nathan Buckley explains the footy name he just can’t get right

Nathan Buckley has revealed his biggest commentary stuff-up in an exclusive interview for news.com.au’s I’ve Got News For You podcast, and revealed which player in the league has the hardest name to pronounce.

16/03 ‘Mercy rule': Baffling start to AFL blockbuster

Charlie Curnow got away with murder as Carlton made a red hot start in 2023.

14/03 Seven confirms AFL shake-up with next big commentary star emerging

Channel Seven has locked in its replacement for Wayne Carey.

22/02 Shock shake up flips AFL commentary teams on its head

The 2023 AFL season will have a different flavour after a series of big moves have reshaped the commentary teams on radio and TV.

21/02 Daisy Pearce makes big switch, stops Friday night role with Channel 7

Popular footy commentator Daisy Pearce is reportedly set to leave her regular Friday night role with Channel 7.

19/02 Collingwood’s secret deal that saved Jack Ginnivan’s blushes

Jack Ginnivan’s bombshell admission this week has lit up the league ahead of the start of the 2023 AFL season.

11/02 Dangerfield opens can of worms with AFL trade period proposal

Patrick Dangerfield opened a serious can of worms when he asked a rather simple question to his social media followers.