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The siren sounds, the Sherrin's bounced, a player grabs the ball,
And through the sea of arms and legs, a champion stands tall.
He has a bounce, and looks around, for teammates free in space,
He sees no one, and time is scarce, his mind begins to race.
Another bounce, a twist and turn, the crowd watch in delight,
As their hero sees the goalposts, and then kicks with all his might.
A big drop punt flies off his boot, it looks destined for a score,
And sure enough, the ball sails through, the crowd all start to roar.
The flags are waved, the players jog, back to the centre square,
The opposition drop their heads, they wish that he was theirs.
But this man's ours, in black and white, he plays for Collingwood,
Compared to other players, Nathan Buckley's just too good.
As long as he is one the ground, the Magpie fans have hope,
The worship him the same way as some people do the Pope!
He does all those little extra things, that make good players great,
Whilst playing for the club that everybody loves to hate.
He has no faults at all (although he came from Adelaide)
And constantly he shows us all how footy should be played.
And on the rare occasion when he hasn't played that good,
He's prepared to cop it on the chin just like a champion should.
As Magpie fans we're spoilt, to see this champion of the game,
But pretty soon he'll be retired - and it just won't feel the same.
So as a great career comes to a close, I think it's pretty safe to say,
That Nathan Buckley is the greatest Pie that ever played.
And through the sea of arms and legs, a champion stands tall.
He has a bounce, and looks around, for teammates free in space,
He sees no one, and time is scarce, his mind begins to race.
Another bounce, a twist and turn, the crowd watch in delight,
As their hero sees the goalposts, and then kicks with all his might.
A big drop punt flies off his boot, it looks destined for a score,
And sure enough, the ball sails through, the crowd all start to roar.
The flags are waved, the players jog, back to the centre square,
The opposition drop their heads, they wish that he was theirs.
But this man's ours, in black and white, he plays for Collingwood,
Compared to other players, Nathan Buckley's just too good.
As long as he is one the ground, the Magpie fans have hope,
The worship him the same way as some people do the Pope!
He does all those little extra things, that make good players great,
Whilst playing for the club that everybody loves to hate.
He has no faults at all (although he came from Adelaide)
And constantly he shows us all how footy should be played.
And on the rare occasion when he hasn't played that good,
He's prepared to cop it on the chin just like a champion should.
As Magpie fans we're spoilt, to see this champion of the game,
But pretty soon he'll be retired - and it just won't feel the same.
So as a great career comes to a close, I think it's pretty safe to say,
That Nathan Buckley is the greatest Pie that ever played.
Good old Bucks
