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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.     2017 contract extension One finals win from six seasons in charge...

Buckley will leave Collingwood Football Club midway through the AFL season as the winds of change continue to sweep through the club

Responsible for producing some of the finest players to grace the game, the Northern Territory is poised to launch a daring bid for its own AFL team.

Member of the AFL Hall of Fame "The indigenous rounds over the next two weeks are a celebration and I know the indigenous players love this round because they represent their community and, what's special, uncle Sydney (Jackson) is going to be celebrated. "What a great way to recognise history and culture and football is a form of art, anyway. "We have different players from different areas around Australia, bringing different skills and talent and the freakish ways they play the game. It's the art of football. "Selecting this side is helping to celebrate that art. "Look at the forward l...

Liam Durkin WHILE there are a number of high profile names coaching senior football teams across Gippsland this season, few people seem to give much limelight to those taking on the much harder job of coaching the team directly below them. Like many others brave enough to put their hand up to coach the reserves in country football, Aaron Wilson, Jack Brincat and Jimmy Grant will be taking the reins of Moe, Newborough and Hill End in the grade affectionately known as the twos, magoos, scoobs and scooby-doos. As far as football teams go, the reserves well and truly belong in a class of their ow...