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{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1972)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Nathan Buckley
| image = Nathan Buckley 2017.jpg
| caption = Buckley with Collingwood in March 2017
| fullname = Nathan Charles Buckley
| nickname = Bucks
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|07|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Adelaide]], South Australia
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = {{SANFL Por}} ([[SANFL]])/[[Southern Districts Football Club]]
| draftpick = Zone selection, {{AFL BB}}
| height = 186&nbsp;cm
| weight = 91&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Australian rules football positions|Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| years1 = 1993
| club1 = {{AFL BB}}
| games_goals1 = {{0}}20 {{0}}(21)
| years2 = 1994&ndash;2007
| club2 = {{AFL Col}}
| games_goals2 = 260 (263)
| games_goalstotal = 280 (284)
| sooyears1 = 1993
| sooteam1 = [[Queensland Australian rules football team|QLD]]/[[Australian rules football in the Northern Territory|NT]]
| soogames_goals1 = 1 (0)
| sooyears2 = 1995–1997
| sooteam2 = [[The Allies (Australian rules football)|Allies]]
| soogames_goals2 = 3 (6)
| soogames_goalstotal = 4 (6)
| nationalyears1 = 1998–1999
| nationalteam1 = [[Australian International rules football team|Australia]]
| nationalgames_goals1 = 4 (10)
| coachyears1 = 2012–2021
| coachclub1 = {{AFL Col}}
| coachgames_wins1 = 218 (117–99–2)
| coachstatsend = 2021
| repstatsend = 1997
| statsend = 2007
| careerhighlights = '''AFL'''
*[[Brownlow Medal]]: 2003
*[[Norm Smith Medal]]: 2002
* [[AFL Coaches Association awards#Champion Player of the Year Award|AFLCA Champion Player of the Year]]: 2003
*7× [[All-Australian team]]: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
*[[AFL Rising Star]]: 1993
* [[Herald Sun Player of the Year]]: 1998
* [[Australian Football League]] Life Member: 2006
* [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]: Inducted 2011

'''Collingwood'''
* 6× [[Copeland Trophy]]: 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003
* [[R.T. Rush Trophy]] (2nd B&F): 1997
* [[J.J. Joyce Trophy]] (3rd B&F): 2001
* [[Bob Rose Trophy]] (Best Finals Player): 2003
* [[List of Collingwood Football Club captains|Collingwood captain]]: 1999–2007
* [[Collingwood Football Club]] Hall of Fame: Inducted 2004 
* [[Collingwood Football Club]] Life Member: 2004 
* [[Collingwood Football Club#Team of the Century|Collingwood Team of the Century]]

'''SANFL'''
*{{SANFL Por}} Premiership player: [[1992 SANFL Grand Final|1992]]
*[[Magarey Medal]]: 1992
*[[Jack Oatey Medal]]: 1992
*[[John Cahill Medal|Port Adelaide <small>(SANFL)</small> Best and Fairest]]: 1992

'''Representative''' 
* [[Jesaulenko Medal]]: 1997
* Captain of the Allies: 1997
* International Rules 1998-1999

'''Coaching'''
*[[AFL Coaches Association awards#Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award|AFLCA Coach of the Year]]: [[2018 AFL season|2018]]
}}

'''Nathan Charles Buckley''' (born 26 July 1972) is a former professional [[Australian rules football]] coach, player and commentator.

He is listed by journalist [[Mike Sheahan]] as one of the top 50 players of all time.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080310025812/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=55909 Mike Sheahann's top 50 players]. Afl.com.au (2006-03-06). Retrieved on 2012-09-07.</ref> Buckley won the inaugural [[AFL Rising Star award|Rising Star Award]], in [[1993 AFL season|1993]], then went on to become one of the game's elite, captaining Collingwood between [[1999 AFL season|1999]] and [[2007 AFL season|2007]],<ref name=HonourRoll>Collingwood Football Club. [http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/club/history/honour-roll Honour Roll]. Retrieved 21 July 2013.</ref> winning the Norm Smith Medal for best player afield in the 2002 Grand Final despite playing in the losing team, only the third player in history to do so, the [[Brownlow Medal]] in [[2003 AFL season|2003]], winning Collingwood's Best and Fairest award, the [[Copeland Trophy]], six times<ref name=HonourRoll/> and named in the Collingwood Team of the Century. Buckley was selected in the [[All-Australian Team]] seven times and captained the [[Australian international rules football team]] against Ireland.

In [[2004 AFL season|2004]] Buckley became an original inductee into the Collingwood Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/hall%20of%20fame/tabid/8157/default.aspx Hall of Fame – Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531221850/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/hall%20of%20fame/tabid/8157/default.aspx |date=31 May 2012 }}. Collingwoodfc.com.au (2004-04-03). Retrieved on 2012-09-07.</ref> He retired at the conclusion of the [[2007 AFL season]] before serving as Collingwood assistant coach for seasons [[2010 AFL season|2010]] (including being assistant coach in the 2010 premiership team) and [[2011 AFL season|2011]], and as senior coach in [[2012 AFL season|2012]]<ref name=HonourRoll/> which he served until stepping down mid-way through the [[2021 AFL season|2021]] maintaining an overall positive career coaching record.

==Playing career==
=== Early career ===
Nathan Buckley was born in suburban [[Adelaide, South Australia]], on 26 July 1972.<ref name="All I Can Be">{{cite book | last = Buckley | first = Nathan | title = All I Can Be | publisher = Penguin | location = Melbourne | year = 2008 | page = 8 | isbn =978-1742281711}}</ref> His family travelled around Australia quite frequently, and by the age of 12, Buckley had been to all major states on the Australian mainland. He grew up supporting [[Melbourne Football Club]].<ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY">{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Nathan%2BBuckley/13123|title=NATHAN BUCKLEY|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>

Buckley spent the majority of his football-developing years (aged around 10–17) in the [[Northern Territory]], and thus he has occasionally been regarded as a [[Northern Territory|Territorian]]. He rebelled at the age of 14, opting to play tennis rather than football, but then his father Ray sent him to boarding school at Victoria's [[Salesian College (Rupertswood)|Salesian College]] in [[Sunbury, Victoria|Sunbury]] to rekindle his enthusiasm in a footy environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nathan Buckley |url=http://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/nathan-buckley/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Collingwood Forever |language=en-US}}</ref> He played his junior football at the [[Nightcliff Football Club]], representing the Northern Territory at school level in 1983 and 1984, and first played senior football at [[Southern Districts Football Club|Southern Districts]] in Darwin.<ref>[https://www.aflnt.com.au/about/hall-of-fame/2012/nathan-buckley-legend#:~:text=The%20tiny%20kid%20who%20moved,Football%20Club%20in%201989%2F90. NATHAN BUCKLEY - LEGEND], aflnt.com.au. Accessed 18 June 2024.</ref><ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/> He completed his schooling at [[St John's College, Darwin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darwin's St John's Catholic College has produced five Norm Smith medallists|url=https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/darwins-st-johns-catholic-college-has-produced-six-north-smith-medallists/news-story/b08b70caab18b6358ac4015b2fc219b2|access-date=18 June 2024|website=ntnews.com.au}}</ref> While at St John's, he played school football alongside a number of other future [[Australian Football League|AFL]] players including [[Scott Chisholm (footballer)|Scott Chisholm]], [[Ronnie Burns (footballer)|Ronnie Burns]], [[Andrew McLeod]] and [[Michael Long (footballer)|Michael Long]]. He also played alongside various members of the famous [[Rioli family|Rioli]] family during his time at St John's.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

He also played [[cricket]] for the "PINTS" social club, alongside [[Michael Tunn]] from [[Triple J]]. He also played at the [[Ainslie Football Club]] in the [[Canberra]]-based [[ACTAFL]] for a season alongside [[James Hird]] when he was 13.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-09 |title=The James Hird-Nathan Buckley Canberra connection |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7290582/the-james-hird-nathan-buckley-canberra-connection/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU}}</ref> During his one year living in Canberra, he attended [[Daramalan College]]. In [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football#State of Origin, 1977-99|State of Origin]] he was considered of Northern Territory origin and was selected for a combined Queensland/Northern Territory team and [[The Allies (Australian rules football)|The Allies]] (a composite team representing several states including the Northern Territory).<ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

===Port Adelaide (SANFL)===
Buckley's footballing talents were noticed from an early age. He joined [[South Australian National Football League]] (SANFL) club [[Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)|Port Adelaide]] where, in 1992, he won his only senior premiership as well as the [[Magarey Medal]] (the [[South Australian National Football League|SANFL]]'s league best and fairest), the [[Jack Oatey Medal]] (best on ground in the SANFL Grand Final), and his club best and fairest.<ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/> While playing for Port Adelaide he studied Town Planning for two years at the [[University of South Australia]].{{cn|date=June 2024}}

===Brisbane Bears===
In the [[1991 AFL Draft]] struggling [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) club [[Brisbane Bears]] drafted him through its Northern Territory state zone. Buckley challenged the [[AFL Draft|AFL draft system]] and sparked controversy by initially resisting a move to Brisbane. His dreams were to play in [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]] due to its culture in the sport, therefore felt the Bears were an undesirable career option. However, AFL draft rules prevented him from playing with another AFL club and so remained in the SANFL.<ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

Buckley signed with the Bears for the [[1993 AFL season]] as part of a deal between Buckley and the Bears that allowed him to go to the club of his choice the following season. Brisbane hoped his time in Queensland would be long enough to change his mind. Buckley immediately demonstrated his potential, playing 20 games, kicking 21 goals and impressing with his general play. He was the inaugural winner of the [[AFL Rising Star award|Norwich Rising Star Award]] and finished a close second in the Bears' best-and-fairest award.<ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

===Collingwood Football Club===
During his first season, Buckley's arrangement with the Bears became common knowledge. At the end of the contract he attracted strong interest from all Melbourne-based clubs, chiefly [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]], [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] and [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]. However, it was Collingwood that successfully arranged a trade deal acceptable to all parties. Unknown to other AFL clubs and to the AFL itself, Collingwood and Brisbane had already agreed to make the trade happen.<ref name="Nathan Buckley's Collingwood debut">{{cite web|url=https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/nathan-buckleys-debut-in-black-and-white/|title=Nathan Buckley's Collingwood debut|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref> Collingwood selected ten players on its list who were "untouchable", and the Bears could take any two players outside this list, as well as Collingwood's first round draft pick, in exchange for Buckley. The move saw Buckley move to Collingwood in exchange for [[Craig Starcevich]], [[Troy Lehmann]] and the Magpies' first-round draft pick (no. 12, future double-premiership player [[Chris Scott (Australian footballer)|Chris Scott]]).<ref name="Nathan Buckley's Collingwood debut"/><ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

Buckley was adamant that the move was the right career direction, with the belief he had more chance of winning a premiership with Collingwood{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}. Ironically, Brisbane would go on to win three premierships during Buckley's playing career to Collingwood's none, with Brisbane even beating Collingwood in two consecutive [[AFL Grand Final]]s in [[2002 AFL Grand Final|2002]] and [[2003 AFL Grand Final|2003]]. In his first season with Collingwood, the Magpies were eliminated by the [[West Coast Eagles]] by two points in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]].<ref name="forever.collingwoodfc.com.au">{{cite web|url=https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/nathan-buckley/|title=Nathan Buckley|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

From here, Buckley would be a consistent performer for Collingwood. As well as winning a [[Brownlow Medal]] in 2003, he finished in the top three twice before the turn of the century. He was also named [[Copeland Trophy|Collingwood's Best and Fairest]] six times in 10 years (including one tied),<ref name=HonourRoll/> as well as six consecutive years in the [[All-Australian Team]] from [[1996 AFL season|1996]] to [[2002 AFL season|2002]].<ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/><ref name="forever.collingwoodfc.com.au"/>

In [[1999 AFL season|1999]], Buckley suffered a broken jaw playing against [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] in Round 2. He returned in Round 8 to help Collingwood to their first win of the season and their first in 13 matches. Collingwood finished the season last for only the second time in their history (the other being in [[1976 VFL season|1976]]). Buckley competed in the last game at Collingwood's long-time home ground [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]] against one of their main rivals, the [[Brisbane Lions]].<ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/><ref name="forever.collingwoodfc.com.au"/>

====Collingwood captain====
In 1999, senior coach [[Tony Shaw (Australian rules footballer)|Tony Shaw]] made Buckley the Collingwood captain, replacing the still-active [[Gavin Brown (footballer)|Gavin Brown]] who was to mentor Buckley in the role until retirement. Throughout the late 1990s/early 2000s Collingwood had several major changes in personnel. [[Eddie McGuire]] became president of club in [[1998 AFL season|1998]] and [[Mick Malthouse]] was appointed coach in [[2000 AFL season|2000]].<ref name=AFLGuide2005>{{cite book | last = Lovett | first = Michael | title = AFL Record Guide to Season 2005|isbn=0958030065 | publisher = [[Australian Football League]] | location = Melbourne | year = 2005 | pages = 90–93, 736}}</ref> Collingwood finishing 15th in 2000 and ninth in [[2001 AFL season|2001]], with Buckley starring in both seasons. In Round 2, 2001, Buckley set a record by amassing 46 disposals, the highest total since quarters were shortened to twenty minutes in [[1994 AFL season]], this remained the record until Round 10, [[2009 AFL season|2009]], when surpassed by [[Dane Swan]] (48 disposals).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/nathan-buckley/|title=Nathan Buckley|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

In 2002, Collingwood made the AFL Grand Final for the first time during Buckley's tenure at the club. In one of the great individual grand final performances, Buckley won the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground, the first time since 1989 that a player from a losing side had won the award. The fact that Collingwood was so close in the end had to do with his dominance against the vaunted Brisbane midfield, including captain Michael Voss.
In 2003, Buckley received his highest individual honour, the [[Brownlow Medal]] in a three-way tie with fellow South Australian-born players [[Mark Ricciuto]] ([[Adelaide Crows|Adelaide]]) and [[Adam Goodes]] ([[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]). The following Saturday Buckley played in his second losing grand final, with Collingwood losing to the Brisbane Lions. Buckley was his team's leading ball winner, with 24 disposals.<ref name=AFLGuide2005/><ref name="forever.collingwoodfc.com.au"/><ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

After perhaps the best season of his stellar career in 2003, the Magpie skipper endured 2004 and 2005 seasons he would rather forget. He started the season in usual domineering fashion in the opening three rounds, but missed seven of the next eight matches with hamstring problems. When he returned, he appeared to play under duress, spending more time across half-forward or half-back. Buckley was honoured with life membership of the [[Collingwood Football Club]] in 2004. During the 2006 season, Buckley was awarded AFL Life Membership after playing his 300th official AFL match since his debut in 1993 (comprising 268 premiership matches, 24 pre-season matches, four State of Origin matches and four International Rules matches).<ref name="forever.collingwoodfc.com.au"/><ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

Buckley was rested twice during the season, once for the match against West Coast at Subiaco in Round 7, and again in the Round 21 clash against Carlton. At the end of the 2006 season Buckley indicated the possibility of him standing down as captain of the club, saying that [[James Clement]] might be a likely choice for the position.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} Clement later said he did not wish to become captain. Collingwood President [[Eddie McGuire]] played down any rumours of Buckley standing aside.<ref name="forever.collingwoodfc.com.au"/><ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

Following serious hamstring problems, Buckley played his first game of 2007 playing for the [[Williamstown Football Club|Williamstown Seagulls]] in the [[Victorian Football League|VFL]] on 18 August 2007.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Buckleys-comeback-will-be-via-VFL/2007/08/15/1186857584998.html Buckley's comeback will be via VFL], ''The Age'', 15 August 2007.</ref> He was judged best on ground, gathering 29 possessions and kicking four goals.<ref name="forever.collingwoodfc.com.au"/><ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

He returned to the Collingwood side the following week and played in the club's two remaining home-and-away games and all three finals, including its 18-point semi-final win against West Coast in extra time, and its five-point loss against [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] in the preliminary final where he was sitting on the bench in disappointment when the final siren sounded. Three weeks later, on 5 October 2007, Buckley announced his retirement.<ref>[http://collingwoodfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5586/Default.aspx?newsId=52179 Buckley calls it a day – Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103100/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5586/Default.aspx?newsId=52179 |date=6 July 2011 }}. Collingwoodfc.com.au (2007-10-06). Retrieved on 2012-09-07.</ref><ref name="forever.collingwoodfc.com.au"/><ref name="NATHAN BUCKLEY"/>

==Coaching career==
===Collingwood Football Club===
After months of speculation, Buckley signed a 5-year deal with the [[Collingwood Football Club]] and in July 2009, Collingwood Football Club President [[Eddie McGuire]] produced a succession plan in which senior coach Malthouse was to hand over the coaching reins to club legend and assistant coach Buckley at the end of the 2011 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2021/06/24/exposing-the-myth-of-collingwoods-succession-plan/|title=Exposing the myth of Collingwood's succession plan|date=23 June 2021|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/sacked-podcast-mick-malthouse-reveals-never-before-heard-details-about-his-collingwood-sacking/news-story/a6622ba66e1a5607e0007850c6b9148c|title=Sacked podcast: Mick Malthouse reveals never before heard details about his Collingwood sacking|date=6 July 2019|access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/the-presidents-eddie-mcguire/|title=The Presidents: Eddie McGuire|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> He was the assistant coach under senior coach Malthouse for the [[2010 AFL season|2010 season]], including being part of the club's coaching panel in the club's [[2010 AFL Grand Final|2010 Premiership]] victory, and in the [[2011 AFL season|2011 season]]; he then became senior coach in 2012,<ref name=HonourRoll/> having taken over from [[Mick Malthouse]], as part of the planned transition under the two year succession plan, initially signing for a period of three years as senior coach of the Collingwood Football Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/81524/default.aspx|title=Pies' double act|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016043445/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/81524/default.aspx|archive-date=16 October 2009|website=Australian Football League|last1=Witham|first1=Jennifer|date=28 July 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>

Collingwood under Buckley began the [[2012 AFL season|2012 season]] shakily, losing to Hawthorn in round 1 and being thrashed by Carlton in Round 3. However, they recovered to win their next ten matches and finish the home-and-away season in fourth place with a record of 16–6. They were defeated by Hawthorn in the Qualifying Final before bouncing back to defeat West Coast in the semi-final. However, they lost comfortably to eventual premier Sydney in the Preliminary Final at ANZ Stadium to bring an end to the 2012 season.<ref name="The coaches: Nathan Buckley">{{cite web|url=https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/the-coaches-nathan-buckley/|title=The coaches: Nathan Buckley|access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref>

2013 started poorly for the Magpies under Buckley, slumping to a 5–4 record after 9 games. They couldn't quite find the consistency of previous seasons and finished the year in sixth place with a 14–8 record. They played Port Adelaide in their Elimination Final at the MCG and slumped to a shock 24-point loss, which caused Buckley to call into question the club's culture.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/buckley-questions-collingwoods-culture-20130908-2tdlj.html|title=Buckley questions Collingwood's culture|first1=Greg|last1=Buckle|first2=Roger|last2=Vaughan|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=8 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="The coaches: Nathan Buckley"/>

Buckley's contract was extended until the end of 2016 by Collingwood in early March 2014;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/buckley-resigns-for-two-years-20140303-340mr.html|title= Buckley re-signs for two years|first=Michael|last=Gleeson|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=3 March 2014}}</ref> however, Collingwood produced a poor performance in round 1 and lost to 2013 grand finalists Fremantle by 70 points. They ended up missing the finals to finish 12th at the end of the 2014 season partly due to an injury crisis.<ref name="The coaches: Nathan Buckley"/> Collingwood's 2015 season under Buckley fell into two distinct halves. After round 11 (with a bye in round 12), the Pies' record was 8-3, including a gutsy win against Essendon on Anzac Day on the 100th centenary of the Gallipoli landing. They were fourth on the ladder. Post-bye Collingwood won just two of the remaining 11 games and finished out of the finals again, 12th on the ladder with an overall 10-12 record. A lop-sided fixture and injuries contributed, but Buckley came in for criticism too.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/aug/26/collingwoods-nathan-buckley-last-coach-standing-but-dead-man-walking|title=Collingwood's Nathan Buckley: last coach standing, but dead man walking?|first=Jack|last=Kerr|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=26 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="The coaches: Nathan Buckley"/> During this period Buckley was rebuilding Collingwood's playing list extensively. Buckley's personal connection with young GWS star [[Adam Treloar]] helped secure the player for Collingwood in the 2015 trade period.

In March 2016 Buckley was given a one-year contract extension to the end of 2017. Collingwood CEO [[Gary Pert]] denied the short contract reflected a lack of faith in Buckley, saying it reflected 'the current state of the industry'.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2016-collingwood-offer-oneyear-contract-to-coach-nathan-buckley-20160315-gnjl0t.html|title=Collingwood offer coach Nathan Buckley one-year contract|first=Michael|last=Gleeson|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=15 March 2016}}</ref> The Magpies' 2016 season commenced with a heavy 80-point loss at the hands of Sydney and what would be a career-ending injury for [[Dane Swan]]. Collingwood rallied the following week, producing an extraordinary 1-point comeback win over Richmond. But the season was again one of failure overall, with injuries to senior players and poor form of others being a factor. They ended 12th on the ladder again with a 9-13 record. Buckley took some heart from a strong finish to the season. Many assumed Buckley would be sacked, but Collingwood honoured his contract extension and Buckley made himself personally accountable for the side's upcoming 2017 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2017/02/01/buckley-i-take-responsibility-for-collingwoods-2017-season/|title=Buckley: I take responsibility for Collingwood's 2017 season.|website=[[Sports Entertainment Network|SEN]]|date=1 February 2017}}</ref> Poor performance continued into early 2017, with the Magpies losing four of the first five games and being 5-10 after fifteen. Again Collingwood finished the season strongly, with four wins and a draw from the final seven games. They finished 13th on the ladder with a 9-12-1 record.<ref name="The coaches: Nathan Buckley"/>

At the end of Collingwood's [[2017 AFL season|2017 season]] on 28 August 2017, Buckley was given a two-year contract extension by the club after it undertook a review of the entire football club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/collingwood-to-extend-contract-for-coach-nathan-buckley/news-story/57cc6ec31661079fbdfc80b7c4146835|title=Collingwood to extend contract for coach Nathan Buckley|first=Patrick|last=Smith|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=28 August 2017}}</ref> In the [[2018 AFL season|2018 season]], despite another injury crisis, Buckley still managed to coach Collingwood to their first Grand Final since 2011. [[2018 AFL Grand Final|Collingwood lost that Grand Final]] to the [[West Coast Eagles]] by a margin of 5 points with the final score West Coast 11.13 (79) to Collingwood 11.8 (74).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/west-coast-beat-collingwood-to-win-2018-afl-grand-final-20180929-p506uj.html|title=Eagles overcome Pies in grand final thriller|date=29 September 2018|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="The coaches: Nathan Buckley"/>
Collingwood's improved performance under Buckley earned him another 2-year contract extension to the end of 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/nathan-buckley-signs-contract-extension-with-collingwood-20190228-p510s0.html|title=Nathan Buckley signs contract extension with Collingwood|first=Peter|last=Ryan|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=28 February 2019}}</ref> This form continued into 2019, Collingwood finished fourth on the ladder with a 15-7 record and defeated top-of-the-ladder Geelong in the first week of the finals. But the Pies missed the Grand Final following a heart-breaking 4-point loss to the GWS Giants in the Preliminary Final.

Through the [[COVID-19]]-affected [[2020 AFL season|2020 season]] Collingwood were forced into numerous interstate hubs. The club was fined after Buckley and assistant coach [[Brenton Sanderson]] breached COVID protocols during their stay in Western Australia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/collingwood-under-scrutiny-for-wa-hub-tennis-match-20200801-p55hlc.html|title=Buckley, Sanderson and Molik tennis match leads to Collingwood hub breach|first=Anthony|last=Colangelo|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=1 August 2020}}</ref> Collingwood produced a patchy year in terms of form, finishing 8th on the ladder with a 9-7-1 record. The Pies managed a stirring 1-point win over the Eagles in Perth in week 1 of the finals, but were eliminated the following week by Geelong. Buckley supported Collingwood following a tumultuous 2020 trade period which saw three senior players, including Treloar, depart for a modest compensation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/555921/i-show-care-buckley-on-treloar-fallout-and-is-a-bomber-in-his-sights|title=One took it personally, one professionally: Nathan Buckley on THAT trade period|first=Callum|last=Twomey|website=[[Australian Football League|AFL]]|date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

After a poor start to the [[2021 AFL season]], calls began to rise for Buckley to be sacked.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2021/04/12/six-talking-points-from-round-4-of-the-afl/|title=Six talking points from Round 4 of the AFL|website=[[The Roar (website)|The Roar]]|last1=Salter|first1=Liam|date=April 12, 2021|access-date=April 12, 2021}}</ref> The resignation of McGuire from his position as club president earlier in the year was viewed as potentially putting Buckley's position in danger, since he had been one of Buckley's staunchest supporters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/what-does-eddie-s-departure-mean-for-nathan-buckley-20210210-p5717d.html|title=What does Eddie's departure mean for Nathan Buckley?|website=The Age|last1=Gleeson|first1=Michael|last2=Niall|first2=Jake|author-link2=Jake Niall|last3=Ryan|first3=Peter|date=February 10, 2021|access-date=April 12, 2021}}</ref> On 9 June 2021, Buckley announced that he would step down as senior coach, effective after the Round 13, 2021 [[King's Birthday match (AFL)|Queen's Birthday match]] against {{AFL Mel}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/628359/buckley-s-bombshell-pies-coach-to-step-down-mid-way-through-the-season|title=BUCKLEY'S BOMBSHELL: Pies coach to step down mid-way through the season|publisher=AFL.com.au|first=Callum|last=Twomey|date=9 June 2021|accessdate=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/954805/buckley-to-step-down-after-478-games-as-player-and-coach|title=Buckley to step down after 478 games as player and coach|publisher=Collingwood Football Club|date=9 June 2021|accessdate=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/nathan-buckley-to-step-down-as-collingwood-coach-20210609-p57zd3.html|title='Time for something new, fresh': Buckley steps down as Pies coach|date=9 June 2021|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-09/nathan-buckley-to-step-down-as-collingwood-coach/100200680|title=Nathan Buckley steps down as Collingwood coach, ending 10 seasons in charge of the AFL club|newspaper=ABC News |date=9 June 2021|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/nathan-buckley-quits-collingwood-coach-stands-down-midway-through-2021-afl-season/live-coverage/3b1667e6ec19a3a2e38758b20caadef7|title=Nathan Buckley quits: Collingwood coach stands down, list situation facing replacement|date=9 June 2021|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> Collingwood won the match by 17 points; it was their fourth win of the season. Buckley was replaced by assistant coach [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Robert Harvey]] as caretaker senior coach of the Collingwood Football Club for the rest of the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/collingwood-coach-nathan-buckley-reportedly-preparing-to-step-down/news-story/f89b19d9cec9a06f5356af05ec1dfb16|title=Why Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is quitting mid-season|newspaper=News.com.au|date=9 June 2021|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref>

==Media==
Buckley has made several appearances on [[The Footy Show (AFL)|''The Footy Show'']] as a panelist.

He was the central character in an advertising campaign by [[wireless broadband]] provider Unwired.

Following his retirement as a player, Buckley was a commentator for the Seven Network and radio station [[3AW]] for the 2008-09 seasons.

He made an appearance as a celebrity racer at the [[2008 Australian Grand Prix]] in [[Melbourne]], in which he came second overall.

Beginning in 2022, Buckley will present the live program ''Best on Ground'' on [[Fox Footy]] as well as commentating matches for the network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2022-fox-footy-new-shows-on-the-couch-change-nathan-buckley-latest-schedule-afl-360/news-story/7bb59e6e241105361f8528ca8f79daf5|title=New shows, new stars: Fox Footy unveils 2022 TV line-up|last=Zita|first=David|website=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|date=2 March 2022|access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref>

Buckley joined [[On the Couch (Australian TV series)|On The Couch]] with [[Garry Lyon]] and [[Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)|Jonathan Brown]] every Monday night.

In January 2022, Buckley appeared as a contestant on the [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian season 8)|eighth season]] of [[Network 10]]'s ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Australia]],'' ultimately finishing in third place behind winner [[Dylan Lewis]] and runner-up [[Brooke McClymont]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=REVEALED: The I'm A Celeb contestants for 2022 |url=https://www.newidea.com.au/im-a-celebrity-australia-2022-contestants |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=New Idea |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nathan Buckley {{!}} I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! |url=https://10play.com.au/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/celebrities/season-8/nathan-buckley/pa220103ovquk |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=10 play |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-30 |title=I'm A Celebrity 2022: Australia Has Crowned Their Next King Of The Jungle |url=https://10play.com.au/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/articles/im-a-celebrity-2022-australia-has-crowned-their-next-king-of-the-jungle/tpa220130ugkfh |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=10 play |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Buckley was involved in the AFL "[[Laws of Australian Football|Laws of the Game]]" or Rules Committee until he controversially resigned.<ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/sport/buckley-resigns-from-afl-laws-committee-20070505-gdq2ek.html Buckley resigns from AFL laws committee – The Sydney Morning Herald]. smh.com.au (2007-05-05). Retrieved on 2021-06-15.</ref>

On 31 December 2002, Buckley married Tania Minnici.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} On 4 December 2020, Buckley and wife Tania jointly announced they have separated after 18 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite news|date=4 December 2020|title=Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley and wife Tania announce separation|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/collingwood-coach-nathan-buckley-and-wife-tania-announce-divorce/news-story/64d152069af972dba6c3406d53b974e9|newspaper=[[news.com.au]]}}</ref> Buckley and Minnici have two sons; Jett Charles, who was born on 22 December 2006 and Ayce Dominic, who was born on 21 September 2008.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Buckley has been in a relationship with girlfriend Alex Pike, who herself broke up with her husband of nearly 19 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/collingwood-coach-nathan-buckley-goes-public-with-glamorous-new-girlfriend-alex-pike/news-story/61f9548dbf2f2eefdc1e4714564145a6|title=Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley goes public with glamorous new girlfriend Alex Pike|date= 26 May 2021|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/marriage/nathan-buckleys-girlfriend-alex-pike-posts-message-to-exhusband/news-story/410f7565e494c27b3bdbcd72edb50228?amp|title=Buckley's girlfriend's emotional post to ex|newspaper=News.com.au|date=18 January 2022|last1=Scanlan|first1=Rebekah}}</ref>

Buckley has also moved into [[harness racing]] and is the owner of the Group One winner Hurricane Jett, a pacer named after his oldest son and trained by highly successful trainer and Collingwood supporter Jayne Davies.

On 24 September 2008, Nathan Buckley's autobiography, ''All I Can Be'', was published in Australia by [[Penguin Group]].

==Statistics==

===Playing statistics===
:<ref>{{cite web|url = http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nathan_Buckley.html |title = Nathan Buckley Statistics |website = AFL Tables}}</ref>
{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|
|Led the league for the season only
|-
|style="background:#b7e718; width:1em"|
|Led the league after finals only
|-
|style="background:#DD6E81; width:1em"|
|Led the league after season and finals
|}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1993 AFL season|1993]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BB}}
| 11 || 20 || 21 || 26 || 347 || 111 || 458 || 92 || 24 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 17.4 || 5.6 || 22.9 || 4.6 || 1.2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1994 AFL season|1994]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 23 || 22 || 21 || 376 || 136 || 512 || 102 || 27 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 16.3 || 5.9 || 22.3 || 4.4 || 1.2
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 21 || 13 || 18 || 335 || 115 || 450 || 76 || 28 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 16.0 || 5.5 || 21.4 || 3.6 || 1.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 21 || 29 || 16 || 395 || 104 || 499 || 105 || 28 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 18.8 || 5.0 || 23.8 || 5.0 || 1.3
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1997 AFL season|1997]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 22 || 20 || 15 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''453''' || 97 || 550 || 116 || 25 || 0.9 || 0.7 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''20.6''' || 4.4 || 25.0 || 5.3 || 1.1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 18 || 18 || 19 || 406 || 125 || 531 || 94 || 36 || 1.0 || 1.1 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''22.6''' || 6.9 || 29.5 || 5.2 || 2.0
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 17 || 21 || 8 || 378 || 125 || 503 || 84 || 35 || 1.2 || 0.5 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''22.2''' || 7.4 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''29.6''' || 4.9 || 2.1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 21 || 29 || 34 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''457''' || 163 || 620 || 123 || 50 || 1.4 || 1.6 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''21.8''' || 7.8 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''29.5''' || 5.9 || 2.4
|-style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 20 || 14 || 21 || 368 || 158 || 526 || 101 || 58 || 0.7 || 1.1 || 18.4 || 7.9 || 26.3 || 5.1 || 2.9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 21 || 15 || 19 || 351 || 133 || 484 || 79 || 98 || 0.7 || 0.9 || 16.7 || 6.3 || 23.0 || 3.8 || 4.7
|-style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 24 || 22 || 23 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''458''' || 192 || bgcolor="b7e718"| '''650''' || 102 || 89 || 0.9 || 1.0 || bgcolor="DD6E81"| '''19.1''' || 8.0 || 27.1 || 4.3 || 3.7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 15 || 12 || 10 || 222 || 97 || 319 || 75 || 48 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 14.8 || 6.5 || 21.3 || 5.0 || 3.2
|-style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 11 || 20 || 14 || 149 || 81 || 230 || 77 || 22 || 1.8 || 1.3 || 13.5 || 7.4 || 20.9 || 7.0 || 2.0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 21 || 26 || 15 || 318 || 148 || 466 || 154 || 59 || 1.2 || 0.7 || 15.1 || 7.0 || 22.2 || 7.3 || 2.8
|-style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Col}}
| 5 || 5 || 2 || 3 || 62 || 27 || 89 || 28 || 15 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 12.4 || 5.4 || 17.8 || 5.6 || 3.0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 280
! 284
! 262
! 5075
! 1812
! 6887
! 1408
! 642
! 1.0
! 0.9
! 18.1
! 6.5
! 24.6
! 5.0
! 2.3
|}

==Head coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Home and Away Season !! colspan="5"|Finals
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Drew!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Drew !!Win % !! Result
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2012 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2012 AFL season|2012]]
||16||6||0||{{winperc|16|6}}||4th out of 18||1||2||0||.333||<small>'''Lost to [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]] in [[2012 AFL finals series|Preliminary Final]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2013 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2013 AFL season|2013]]
||14||8||0||{{winperc|14|8}}||6th out of 18||0||1||0||.000||<small>'''Lost to [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] in [[2013 AFL finals series|Elimination Final]]'''</small>
|-
![[2014 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2014 AFL season|2014]]
||11||11||0||{{winperc|11|11}}||11th out of 18||—||—||—||—||—|—
|-
![[2015 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2015 AFL season|2015]]
||10||12||0||{{winperc|10|12}}||11th out of 18||—||—||—||—||—|—
|-
![[2016 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2016 AFL season|2016]]
||9||13||0||{{winperc|9|13}}||12th out of 18||—||—||—||—||—|—
|-
![[2017 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2017 AFL season|2017]]
||9||12||1||{{winperc|9|12|1}}||13th out of 18||—||—||—||—||—|—
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2018 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2018 AFL season|2018]]
||15||7||0||{{winperc|15|7}}||3rd out of 18||2||2||0||.500||<small>'''Lost to [[2018 West Coast Eagles season|West Coast]] in [[2018 AFL Grand Final|Grand Final]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2019 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2019 AFL season|2019]]
||15||7||0||{{winperc|15|7}}||4th out of 18||1||1||0||.500||<small>'''Lost to [[Greater Western Sydney Giants|GWS]] in [[2019 AFL finals series|Preliminary Final]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2020 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2020 AFL season|2020]]
||9||7||1||{{winperc|9|7|1}}||8th out of 18||1||1||0||.500||<small>'''Lost to [[2020 Geelong Football Club season|Geelong]] in [[2020 AFL finals series|Semi Final]]'''</small>
|-
![[2021 Collingwood Football Club season|COLL]]||[[2021 AFL season|2021]]
||4||9||0||{{winperc|4|9}}||resigned after round 13||—||—||—||—||—|—
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/Nathan_Buckley.html]||112||92||2||{{winperc|112|92|2}}|| ||5||7||0||{{winperc|5|7|0}}||
|-
|}

==Honours and achievements==
{| style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px #000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#fff;"
| colspan="2;" style="padding:3px; margin-bottom:-3px; margin-top:2px; font-family:Arial; "| '''[[Brownlow Medal]] votes'''
|-
! style="width:50%;"| Season
! style="width:50%;"| Votes
|-
| [[1993 Brownlow Medal|1993]]
| 14
|-
| [[1994 Brownlow Medal|1994]]
| 7
|-
| [[1995 Brownlow Medal|1995]]
| 7
|-
| [[1996 Brownlow Medal|1996]]
| 11
|-
| [[1997 Brownlow Medal|1997]]
| 13
|-
| [[1998 Brownlow Medal|1998]]
| 24
|-
| [[1999 Brownlow Medal|1999]]
| 20
|-
| [[2000 Brownlow Medal|2000]]
| 18
|-
| [[2001 Brownlow Medal|2001]]
| 14
|-
| [[2002 Brownlow Medal|2002]]
| 14
|-
|- style="background:#D9F9E9;"
| '''[[2003 Brownlow Medal|2003]]'''
| '''22'''
|-
| [[2004 Brownlow Medal|2004]]
| 4
|-
| [[2005 Brownlow Medal|2005]]
| 5
|-
| [[2006 Brownlow Medal|2006]]
| 5
|-
| [[2007 Brownlow Medal|2007]]
| —
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''178'''
|-
| colspan=2| <small>Key:</small>
|- style="background:#d9f9e9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Green / '''Bold''' = [[List of Brownlow Medal winners|Won]]</small><!--
<br/>* = joint winner</small>
|- style="background-color:#FFCCCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Red / ''Italics'' = [[Brownlow Medal#Ineligibility|Ineligible]]</small>
-->
|}

*'''Team'''
**'''SANFL'''
***'''[[List of SANFL premiers|SANFL premiership]] ({{SANFL Por}})''': [[1992 SANFL Grand Final|1992]]
*'''Individual'''
**'''SANFL'''
***'''[[Magarey Medal]]''': 1992
***'''[[Jack Oatey Medal]]''': 1992
***'''[[John Cahill Medal|Port Adelaide best and fairest (SANFL)]]''': 1992
**'''AFL'''
***'''[[Brownlow Medal]]''': 2003
***'''[[Norm Smith Medal]]''': 2002
***'''[[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]''': 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 (vc), 2001, 2003 (vc)
***'''[[Copeland Trophy]]''': 1994 (tied with [[Gavin Brown (footballer)|Gavin Brown]]), 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003
***'''[[Alex Jesaulenko Medal]]''': 1997
***'''AFLCA champion player of the year award''': 2003
***'''[[Herald Sun Player of the Year|Herald Sun player of the year award]]''': 1998
***'''[[AFL Rising Star|AFL Rising Star Award]]''': [[1993 AFL Rising Star|1993]]
***'''[[Australian international rules football team|Australian representative honours in]] [[International Rules Series]]''': 1999 (captain)
***'''[[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|State of Origin representative honours for the Allies]]''': [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football#1997|1997]]
***'''[[AFL Rising Star|AFL Rising Star nominee]]''': [[1993 AFL Rising Star#Nominations|1993 (round 7)]]
***'''[[List of Collingwood Football Club captains|Collingwood Captain]]''': 1999-2007
***'''[[Collingwood Football Club#Team of the Century|Collingwood Team of the Century – half-back flank]]'''

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929171402/http://afl.com.au/collingwoodfc/tabid/8170/playerId/13173/Default.aspx Nathan Buckley profile],  Collingwood Football Club website
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080929200914/http://nathanbuckley.penguin.com.au/ ''All I Can Be''] (site for Nathan Buckley's autobiography)

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