Nathan Charles Buckley 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. Buckley won the inaugural Rising Star Award, in 1993, then went on to become one of the game's elite, captaining Collingwood between 1999 and 2007, 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, winning Collingwood's Best and Fairest award, the Copeland Trophy, six times 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 Buckley became an original inductee into the Collingwood Hall of Fame. He retired at the conclusion of the 2007 AFL season and became a commentator for the Seven Network.
Buckley served as Collingwood assistant coach for seasons 2010 and 2011 and as senior coach in 2012 which he served until stepping down mid-way through the 2021 maintaining an overall positive career coaching record.
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Some of their strengths
Nathan Buckley has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Energetic, Intelligent, Creative, Imaginative, Confident, Extroverted, and Passionate.
Bold and Confident
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Nathan Buckley is someone who is a bold, confident, energetic, and optimistic person, who is able to combine personal warmth and charisma with intelligence. A person who is known for being diligent and strong.
Constant and Serious
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Nathan Buckley well know them as someone who can be determined, unmoving, and firm, like a rock or a high mountain.
Altruistic and Innovative
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Nathan Buckley as someone who is altruistic, inventive, energetic, and socially-conscious.
Who is inventive, open-minded and inquisitive, optimistic and cooperative, and who loves working together with others.
Communicative and Intelligent
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Nathan Buckley is someone who tends to have a desire to communicate with others, either verbally, through written form, or otherwise, and to have a knack for understanding art, beauty, and aesthetics.
They are also someone who is confident and creative, and who has a love for starting new projects, inventing new things, and giving back to the community.
Creative and Leadership-oriented
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Nathan Buckley tends to be someone who is a natural leader, with determination, motivational powers, and who takes obligations seriously. Who has charisma, a sense of humor, and who tends to attract attention.
Some of Nathan Buckley's challenges
While Nathan Buckley has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Nathan Buckley can be Status-seeking, Indecisive, Arrogant, Rebellious, Emotionally Distant, Unrealistic, and Anxious.
Arrogant and Status-seeking
One of Nathan Buckley's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as arrogant and status-seeking.
Nathan Buckley must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs.
Anxious and Inflexible
Nathan Buckley is someone who can be high-strung, impatient, and inflexible, who can be "penny wise and pound foolish", have poor listening skills, and who can be intolerant of people who share a different world view.
Domineering and Stubborn
Finally, Nathan Buckley also can be too rebellious, not respond to criticism well, and be too emotional and extreme about things.
