And among the contenders for the long-term position are Hawthorn mastercoach Alastair Clarkson, former St Kilda and Fremantle mentor Ross Lyon and Port Adelaide assistant Michael Voss.
But Cornes has suggested the Magpies entertain the idea of a succession plan involving Mark Williams and Sam Mitchell. Williams guided Port Adelaide to the 2004 premiership and is now a Melbourne development coach, while Mitchell started as a West Coast assistant and is now at the helm of Hawthorn s VFL affiliate, Box Hill.
Sam Mitchell addresses his Box Hill charges. (Getty) I just wonder whether Mark Williams is worth ringing. Actually, I know that he s worth ringing, Cornes said on SEN.
One bye round down, two to go. This weekend actually gives us seven matches which, not too long ago, was a full suite. The only problem is the AFL have made like a uni student with leftover takeaway and tried to ration it from Thursday to Monday. It doesn’t work. I was ready to get […]
2018 preliminary final Mason Cox will forever be the hero, but this was surely Buckley s greatest accomplishment as the Magpies stopped what appeared to be an unstoppable Richmond. The Tigers say they had hit the wall and learnings from 2018 have helped them time their run for the past two premierships, but for Collingwood it was a preliminary final upset for the ages. Buckley had gone from zero to hero, leading Collingwood to a grand final only 12 months after most in the football world suspected his time was up. Â Â
2017 contract extension One finals win from six seasons in charge is hardly cause for celebration, and as the 2017 season slipped away countless media types declared Buckley was gone. Journalist Tony Jones said it was a matter of time and Kane Cornes said they should rip the band-aid off in July. They were far from alone, although a comprehensive full-club review led by Geoff Walsh somehow saved Buckley, who was re-signed for two years after cruelling Mel
Nathan Buckley s new girlfriend Alex Pike was seen dropping in to his home in Melbourne, no doubt to help the AFL star through after he stepped down as coach of Collingwood.