Nathan Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football senior coach, player and commentator. Born on 26 July 1972 in suburban Adelaide, he spent much of his youth in the Northern Territory and was drafted by the Brisbane Bears in the 1991 AFL draft. He won the inaugural Rising Star Award in 1993, captained Collingwood from 1999 to 2007, won the Norm Smith Medal in the 2002 Grand Final despite playing in the losing team, and won the Brownlow Medal in 2003 and Collingwood's best and fairest award, the Copeland Trophy, six times. He was selected in the All-Australian team seven times and is in the Collingwood Team of the Century. After retiring in 2007 he was assistant coach of Collingwood in 2010 and 2011 and its senior coach from 2012 until he stepped down in 2021.
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Buckley was selected in the All-Australian Team seven times
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Nathan Buckley was born in suburban Adelaide, South Australia
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is a former professional Australian rules football senior coach, player and commentator
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He retired at the conclusion of the 2007 AFL season
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captaining Collingwood between 1999 and 2007
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