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Collingwood: The era that was A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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Before looking forward, it’s worth recapping the era that has just closed at Collingwood.
If you had to pick a starting point for it, it was back in 2009.
Eddie McGuire hastily concocts the succession plan, with many of the finer details to be ironed out later. Share
In 2010, Collingwood grows to be a powerhouse, but experience a hiccup in the grand final, escaping with a draw. They convincingly win the replay.
The case against reappointing Nathan Buckley A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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I’m struggling to reconcile the leeway Nathan Buckley has enjoyed in the media.
In each of his first six years as coach, the club declined. In the latter four of those six, Collingwood missed the finals. In Buckley’s seventh year (2018), he coached Collingwood to a grand final loss, but since has gone backwards again.
Defending Buckley, Kane Cornes said that the AFL system got rid of coaches too quickly. Ten years is too quickly? Really? Others urged Collingwood to re-sign Buckley because he is the “best available”. Well, that’s true if you limit the pool exclusively to current coaches with long-term experience who are uncontracted.