ANALYSIS: End of the road for Nathan Buckley, Collingwood's beloved nearly-man
There was more than a tinge of pain in Buckley's voice when he spoke of how close he has come to a premiership, both as a player and coach, and how he has to come to terms with the fact his 20-plus-year career will end without a flag.
Instead, Buckley has become Collingwood and the modern AFL's nearly-man, defined by the missed opportunities that will haunt him no matter how "fulfilling the journey itself" has been. Simply getting to Collingwood in the first place, back in 1993, was a struggle as Buckley was forced to spend an uncomfortable year with the Brisbane Bears before the Pies exploited a contractual loophole and won the bidding war for the rising star's services.
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