{"id":397566,"date":"2024-05-27T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T11:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=397566"},"modified":"2024-05-27T12:04:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T12:04:28","slug":"buckley-remains-coy-on-tasmania-coaching-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=397566","title":{"rendered":"Buckley remains coy on Tasmania coaching future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/collingwood-magpies\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Collingwood\">Collingwood<\/a> coach <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/nathan-buckley\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Nathan Buckley\">Nathan Buckley<\/a> has refused to shut the door on coaching the AFL&#x27;s 19th side, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/tasmania\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Tasmania\">Tasmania<\/a> Devils, when they enter the league in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Buckley was axed as Pies coach at the end of the 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has taken a step back from roles inside clubs, opting to focus on his media commitments.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff<strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/motorsport\/f1-news-2024-martin-brundle-shut-down-kylian-mbappe-bodyguard-monaco-grand-prix-gridwalk\/2d95a480-5368-467e-90f6-456e8496e807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>F1 legend&#x27;s brutal rejection of Mbappe bodyguard<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/state-of-origin-qld-maroons-team-list-2024-game-one-players-selection-billy-slater\/74cd8da6-0344-45f0-94f8-f00d79fc1c47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Slater&#x27;s ominous clue about bizarre bench pick<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/olympics\/georgie-campbell-death-news-equestrian-paris-2024\/b9d628b9-0bbb-40d8-a844-509f5e0ebdbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Top horse rider dead at 36 after tragic event fall<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, with his everyday roles on the radio and television, the question has already been thrown around on whether he would consider the gig if it was offered.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>When asked by Kane Cornes if Buckley would like to be the inaugural Tassie Devils coach on Monday, he didn&#x27;t give a straight answer.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"19f7a40a-25b4-4157-ade0-54c7f5f394dc\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/19f7a40a-25b4-4157-ade0-54c7f5f394dc\" alt=\"Stephenson&#x27;s lack of effort is a concern for Buckley.\" data-width=\"4196\" data-height=\"2797\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Tassie is a beautiful state, isn&#x27;t it?&quot; Buckley said on SEN Radio.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Beautiful countryside. It&#x27;s at one with nature. There&#x27;s a lot that Tassie has going for it.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Cornes asked if that answered meant a &quot;yes&quot;, but Buckley still avoided a straight response.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Still plenty to go under the bridge, I would&#x27;ve thought,&quot; Buckley said.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"a433800f-733b-4ef3-99cf-0a4e4ce645e3\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a433800f-733b-4ef3-99cf-0a4e4ce645e3\" alt=\"Nathan Buckley\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tasmania was granted the league&#x27;s 19th license, announcing their name, colours and logo earlier in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Richmond CEO Brendon Gale has already notified the Tigers that he&#x27;ll be heading down south to lead the Devils once they enter the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The club still has a long while to build the side up, but will naturally be looking to appoint a coach as early as possible to make the move and begin building a competitive culture.<\/p>\n<p>Buckley&#x27;s experience as a senior coach saw him lead the Pies to a grand final in 2018.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has refused to shut the door on coaching the AFL&#x27;s 19th side, Tasmania Devils, when they enter the league in <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=397566\" title=\"Buckley remains coy on Tasmania coaching future\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":397568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397566"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=397566"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":397571,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397566\/revisions\/397571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/397568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=397566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=397566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=397566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}