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Nathan Buckley disputes rumors that he’s “losing the players,” saying instead that it’s “harder to connect.”
Although he doesn’t think he has lost any players, Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley acknowledged that it has been “harder to connect” during a challenging season.
The coach, who is not under contract, hopes to stay in his position until 2022, but he is unsure of his future after a 3–9 start to the season.
According to a Foxfooty.com.au report from April, some important players were upset with Buckley because they felt that he was “not the coach he was in 2018 or 2019” and that they had “grown weary of the emphasis on emotional connection.”
According to a Herald Sun story from last month, senior players had complained that the team had “little spark, little energy.”
Speaking on Monday night’s AFL 360 show, Buckley stated that a variety of factors affected the relationship within his playing group.
When it gets “harder to connect,” he proposed that it “takes two to tango.”
On Fox Footy, Buckley stated, “My coaching style is fairly entrenched and in the last three or four years it’s largely based on that relationship piece, and getting to know the individuals.”
“I believe that can be easier or harder depending on the various circumstances that are going on in your environment. Undoubtedly, a lot on people’s minds can close down the environment and make it more difficult to connect. In this case, it takes two to tango—the giver and the recipient, as well as vice versa.
However, I find the concept of losing the players intriguing since it affects player to player relationships in addition to coach-player relationships. Assistant coaches play crucial roles, and staff members have significant roles as well.
It is therefore not merely the link that binds an individual to the rest of the group; rather, it is the group among itself, and we have never doubted that.
“Our young guys are learning how important it is to give to each other and to be open, vulnerable, and genuine, to build those relationships which we know has an impact on the field. We’ve always felt that we’re a very strong group, and we’ve got a very different group now.”
In his tenth season as coach, Buckley reaffirmed his desire to stay in the position.
“I consider myself fortunate to have spent as much time as I have with the football team. He stated on Fox Footy, “I’m constantly pinching myself, grateful for the opportunities the club has given me, and I’m constantly challenged by what’s presented to us in the short term.
“After taking the win-loss out of it, I’m still excited to join the club and take on the next challenge. Melbourne is our opponent on Monday; they’re playing well right now. This week of preparation to see what we can do to stop them excites me.
“And as long as that passion lasts, I’m game, but the truth is that the end result will be best for the football team, and everyone has their own schedule, so it just needs to take its course. As we’ve stated from the beginning, we’ll make that decision when the time is right; the club will be involved, and I believe I’ll be involved as well.”
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The Collingwood coach made a disclosure regarding Nick Daicos prior to the AFL finals.
During the first week of the playoffs, Craig McRae isn’t discounting the 20-year-old’s spectacular comeback.
Craig McRae, the coach of Collingwood, has stated that he does not rule out Nick Daicos making a comeback for the Magpies in their qualifying final in two weeks. Collingwood defeated Essendon by 70 points on Friday night, 16.5 (101) to 3.13 (31) to secure their first minor premiership since 2011.
The Pies emerged from the game unscathed, though Jamie Elliott, the forward, was substituted as a precaution after suffering a corked glute. Captain Darcy Moore (hamstring) and forward Beau McCreery (suspension) will both make a comeback in the opening week of the playoffs after taking a week off before the finals.
Although Daicos wasn’t anticipated to be accessible until far into September, a lot has happened in the last few days. The youthful prodigy sustained a leg injury three weeks prior, and if the Pies advance to the preliminary round, his initial return to action schedule would allow him to play.
Daicos, however, is reportedly “ahead of schedule” in his recuperation, and McRae hinted on Friday night that he might even get a chance to play in the first round of the playoffs. When asked about Daicos’ health, McRae said, “Definitely is a word that we don’t want to use because we want to put ceilings on things.” “At this stage, I’d say he’s he’s up against it, but he’s progressing well.”
Jarrod Wade, the high performance manager at Collingwood, stated on Tuesday: “Nick Daicos is progressing ahead of schedule with his knee injury rehabilitation. The young midfield player has begun working out in the gym, on a bike, and in a swimming pool. In the coming two weeks, he is anticipated to begin running.”
Following a hamstring injury sustained in round 22 against Geelong, Wade stated that Moore is “making strong progress.” “(Moore) is back to around 80-85 per cent running speed and could participate in match simulation in the bye week before finals,” Wade stated. “Moore is on track to be available for selection for the first week of finals.”
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