Exclusive Buckley training vision

[Big W]

Check out Nathan Buckley at training last week. Fast forward to 3:48. Check out how he one touches the ball in the rain! He looks sharp, I think he will return by the split round...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLtinku8VKw

 

[PieLebo87]

Nathan Buckley

Nothing lasts forever.

Nathan Buckley, you are a superstar, you are going to, possibly, be a good coach, if not in a senior position then definitely as an assistant. Some say/think you can coach a team to a Premiership because of your vast knowledge of our magical game. But who cares right now?

I hope you read this, because I would want this ahead of everything else at the moment, not for the Collingwood FC, not for a Premiership, not for wins, nothing. Just simply for you to run out on to the 'G and lead your team in battle.

You are, debatebly the greatest player to ever play for this supreme club. I believe that that shouldn't stop. You're aging body doesn't have long to go before it falls behind your mentality. Make the most of it!

My point is that Nathan Buckley should forget about focusing about his recovering hammy, forget about who he will coach, where he will be after he retires, I think he should aim at playing as much AFL football as possible. People say he should just play as a FF, some say he wont make it past this year. I think he should aim for 2 years, possibly 3. Even as a midfielder for part of the time this year. THEN as a FF next year, maybe year after. We all speak of his supreme mentality to visualise plays, read them with ease, gather a possession, will be a great coach in years to come, even coach Captain Jet! But right now, he is in the same boat as Pendlubury, Buckley is the same as a Thomas, he is still a player, everyone needs to enjoy this the most because we will never see him again, no player will ever run out for the Collingwood FC and have the same match dominance as a midfielder as Nathan Buckley.

When I said;

Just simply for you to run out on to the 'G and lead your team in battle

I meant that so many more people, both Collingwood and non-Collingwood supporters, will attend to watch the great man, the magician in action. Just to watch you play because it has been a privilege to live in an era when Nathan Buckley played.

I think I should stop babbling on. My simple point is, focus on playing as much AFL games for the fans, because I dread the day I dont see N Buckley wearing #5 out on the MCG. So I want to see it as much as possible before anything, before N Buckley is an assistant coach, or a coach. I just want us to sing the club song as many times as possible with Nathan Buckley being an instrumental PLAYER in that win.

You are already a champion, play to enjoy our great game and entertain the fans because nothing lasts forever.

 

[Stakerz]

Great post mate, absolutely true.

 

[DJ Black @ White Blood]

Re: Nathan Buckley

Nothing lasts forever.

Nathan Buckley, you are a superstar, you are going to, possibly, be a good coach, if not in a senior position then definitely as an assistant. Some say/think you can coach a team to a Premiership because of your vast knowledge of our magical game. But who cares right now?

I hope you read this, because I would want this ahead of everything else at the moment, not for the Collingwood FC, not for a Premiership, not for wins, nothing. Just simply for you to run out on to the 'G and lead your team in battle.

You are, debatebly the greatest player to ever play for this supreme club. I believe that that shouldn't stop. You're aging body doesn't have long to go before it falls behind your mentality. Make the most of it!

My point is that Nathan Buckley should forget about focusing about his recovering hammy, forget about who he will coach, where he will be after he retires, I think he should aim at playing as much AFL football as possible. People say he should just play as a FF, some say he wont make it past this year. I think he should aim for 2 years, possibly 3. Even as a midfielder for part of the time this year. THEN as a FF next year, maybe year after. We all speak of his supreme mentality to visualise plays, read them with ease, gather a possession, will be a great coach in years to come, even coach Captain Jet! But right now, he is in the same boat as Pendlubury, Buckley is the same as a Thomas, he is still a player, everyone needs to enjoy this the most because we will never see him again, no player will ever run out for the Collingwood FC and have the same match dominance as a midfielder as Nathan Buckley.

When I said;

Just simply for you to run out on to the 'G and lead your team in battle

I meant that so many more people, both Collingwood and non-Collingwood supporters, will attend to watch the great man, the magician in action. Just to watch you play because it has been a privilege to live in an era when Nathan Buckley played.

I think I should stop babbling on. My simple point is, focus on playing as much AFL games for the fans, because I dread the day I dont see N Buckley wearing #5 out on the MCG. So I want to see it as much as possible before anything, before N Buckley is an assistant coach, or a coach. I just want us to sing the club song as many times as possible with Nathan Buckley being an instrumental PLAYER in that win.

You are already a champion, play to enjoy our great game and entertain the fans because nothing lasts forever.

Ok Pie Lebbo i agree with a lot of this but a couple of questions

1- Nathen i hope you are reading this, why cant you hold a media conference or do a exsclusive interview and let us know when will yo be back, what is going on with your hammies and what are your intentions for the next 1 or 2 years.

2 - Bucks has been a fantastic player for the pies over the years but i believe certainly not a super ledgend. I could name 5 or 6 players above Bucks. Bucks is a long serving loyal and hard player for the club.

3 - Im not sure how valuable he is if he comes back in 2 or 3 weeks time and sits in the forward packet and only plays half a game. Sure his skills are unreal but his hammys are not going to allow him to out run any of our young players, so maybe its time to move on and have bucks in the box with MM.

 

[PieLebo87]

Re: Nathan Buckley

Ok Pie Lebbo i agree with a lot of this but a couple of questions

1- Nathen i hope you are reading this, why cant you hold a media conference or do a exsclusive interview and let us know when will yo be back, what is going on with your hammies and what are your intentions for the next 1 or 2 years.

2 - Bucks has been a fantastic player for the pies over the years but i believe certainly not a super ledgend. I could name 5 or 6 players above Bucks. Bucks is a long serving loyal and hard player for the club.

3 - Im not sure how valuable he is if he comes back in 2 or 3 weeks time and sits in the forward packet and only plays half a game. Sure his skills are unreal but his hammys are not going to allow him to out run any of our young players, so maybe its time to move on and have bucks in the box with MM.

1; I understand where you're coming from, but why? Where is there a need for it? As it says in you're 3rd point. You sort of indicated that he isn't the most valuable player so what does it matter? Should Rusling also hold a press conference? I do agree that we do deserve SOMETHING from him, and if nothing has happened in 2-3 weeks, Id be disappointed if we dont hear anything, but its not needed.

2; Opinion, no way will I diss your opinion. And I cant even comment, Im almost 20, the CFC has been around for over 120 years. But Buckley is safely one of the greatest players to ever represent the CFC.

3; His presence ALONE is invaluable to, not only the younger players, but the whole club itself. And Buckley, himself, wouldnt even step out on the field, unless he thought that he can offer as much as the other 18 players stepping out. Buckley is a proud man, and if he is selected, you can be certain, he will be in the top 10 or so on the field. Otherwise he isn't 100% and wouldnt be playing anyway.

 

[DJ Black @ White Blood]

Re: Nathan Buckley

1; I understand where you're coming from, but why? Where is there a need for it? As it says in you're 3rd point. You sort of indicated that he isn't the most valuable player so what does it matter? Should Rusling also hold a press conference? I do agree that we do deserve SOMETHING from him, and if nothing has happened in 2-3 weeks, Id be disappointed if we dont hear anything, but its not needed.

2; Opinion, no way will I diss your opinion. And I cant even comment, Im almost 20, the CFC has been around for over 120 years. But Buckley is safely one of the greatest players to ever represent the CFC.

3; His presence ALONE is invaluable to, not only the younger players, but the whole club itself. And Buckley, himself, wouldnt even step out on the field, unless he thought that he can offer as much as the other 18 players stepping out. Buckley is a proud man, and if he is selected, you can be certain, he will be in the top 10 or so on the field. Otherwise he isn't 100% and wouldnt be playing anyway.

MMM im cool with all of that, i guess your almost 20 and im almost 40 so i guess ive had about 20 years more of (pain) just joking and 20 more years of watching the pies and past players. There is no dought he is a role modell to all of the yougn kids out there today. I can not believe when and if he plays again he will be 100% but then again maybe Bucks at 80% is like anyone else at 100% out there today. Can i just drop a few names Picken, Daics, Millane, Wearmouth, Banks, Carmen (only short time but a real champion) Manasa

 

[Medhurst Magic]

Re: Nathan Buckley

Nothing lasts forever.

Nathan Buckley, you are a superstar, you are going to, possibly, be a good coach, if not in a senior position then definitely as an assistant. Some say/think you can coach a team to a Premiership because of your vast knowledge of our magical game. But who cares right now?

I hope you read this, because I would want this ahead of everything else at the moment, not for the Collingwood FC, not for a Premiership, not for wins, nothing. Just simply for you to run out on to the 'G and lead your team in battle.

You are, debatebly the greatest player to ever play for this supreme club. I believe that that shouldn't stop. You're aging body doesn't have long to go before it falls behind your mentality. Make the most of it!

My point is that Nathan Buckley should forget about focusing about his recovering hammy, forget about who he will coach, where he will be after he retires, I think he should aim at playing as much AFL football as possible. People say he should just play as a FF, some say he wont make it past this year. I think he should aim for 2 years, possibly 3. Even as a midfielder for part of the time this year. THEN as a FF next year, maybe year after. We all speak of his supreme mentality to visualise plays, read them with ease, gather a possession, will be a great coach in years to come, even coach Captain Jet! But right now, he is in the same boat as Pendlubury, Buckley is the same as a Thomas, he is still a player, everyone needs to enjoy this the most because we will never see him again, no player will ever run out for the Collingwood FC and have the same match dominance as a midfielder as Nathan Buckley.

When I said;

Just simply for you to run out on to the 'G and lead your team in battle

I meant that so many more people, both Collingwood and non-Collingwood supporters, will attend to watch the great man, the magician in action. Just to watch you play because it has been a privilege to live in an era when Nathan Buckley played.

I think I should stop babbling on. My simple point is, focus on playing as much AFL games for the fans, because I dread the day I dont see N Buckley wearing #5 out on the MCG. So I want to see it as much as possible before anything, before N Buckley is an assistant coach, or a coach. I just want us to sing the club song as many times as possible with Nathan Buckley being an instrumental PLAYER in that win.

You are already a champion, play to enjoy our great game and entertain the fans because nothing lasts forever.

Great Post mate, beautifully written

 

[PieLebo87]

Re: Nathan Buckley

MMM im cool with all of that, i guess your almost 20 and im almost 40 so i guess ive had about 20 years more of (pain) just joking and 20 more years of watching the pies and past players. There is no dought he is a role modell to all of the yougn kids out there today. I can not believe when and if he plays again he will be 100% but then again maybe Bucks at 80% is like anyone else at 100% out there today. Can i just drop a few names Picken, Daics, Millane, Wearmouth, Banks, Carmen (only short time but a real champion) Manasa

I want to hear about Darren Milane, I didnt see enough but he was my favourite all time Magpie with Rowdy. You said you're 40, so you saw him play, can you give an insight into how he played? What effect he had on his teammates? The club?

 

[DJ Black @ White Blood]

Re: Nathan Buckley

I want to hear about Darren Milane, I didnt see enough but he was my favourite all time Magpie with Rowdy. You said you're 40, so you saw him play, can you give an insight into how he played? What effect he had on his teammates? The club?

He was a ledgend, i new him personally so im a bit byassed. On the field he was tough as guts back then there was no ducking your head or shirting contact. He was the funniest guy you could ever meet. The funny thing was to meet him off the field he wasnt one of these im shit hot because i play for collingwood, He rarly mentioned it. He reminds me of bucks but he wasnt as serious as bucks. He would do things like run laps of victoria park with a brick in each hand at training. He was unreal kick and just so fit. Back then the game wasnt as quick,it was more knock the shit out of everyone and show your strength in packs. He played the wings and floated into the forward line. He wasnt the most skillfull player but his strength meant he usally ended up with the ball after the bounce or kick out of the centre. He just loved the club and lived for that premiership. I sometimes wonder if he was just put on this earth to win it for us. Think he had about 25 touches in the grand final, and that was playing with one hand because he had a broken thumb on the other. He ended with the ball at the end of the game. He proudly droped his dacks in a pub in London to show us all the magpies tatoo then brought us all a beer. His year after the grandfinal was a shocker and in a way was a bit of a let down. Him and Banks were like brothers in fact the hole team was. He would be the first person to pick up a yougn kid after the game or sign autographs. He loved a drink and a good time and im spewing there wasnt anyone around when he needed them most (someone to drive him home that night) He is definately watching the pies from up there and most probably saying, shit Daz its just a game lets get out there and smash em and if we lose lets head to a pub or nightclub.

 

[Optimax]

Re: Nathan Buckley

He was a ledgend, i new him personally so im a bit byassed. On the field he was tough as guts back then there was no ducking your head or shirting contact. He was the funniest guy you could ever meet. The funny thing was to meet him off the field he wasnt one of these im shit hot because i play for collingwood, He rarly mentioned it. He reminds me of bucks but he wasnt as serious as bucks. He would do things like run laps of victoria park with a brick in each hand at training. He was unreal kick and just so fit. Back then the game wasnt as quick,it was more knock the shit out of everyone and show your strength in packs. He played the wings and floated into the forward line. He wasnt the most skillfull player but his strength meant he usally ended up with the ball after the bounce or kick out of the centre. He just loved the club and lived for that premiership. I sometimes wonder if he was just put on this earth to win it for us. Think he had about 25 touches in the grand final, and that was playing with one hand because he had a broken thumb on the other. He ended with the ball at the end of the game. He proudly droped his dacks in a pub in London to show us all the magpies tatoo then brought us all a beer. His year after the grandfinal was a shocker and in a way was a bit of a let down. Him and Banks were like brothers in fact the hole team was. He would be the first person to pick up a yougn kid after the game or sign autographs. He loved a drink and a good time and im spewing there wasnt anyone around when he needed them most (someone to drive him home that night) He is definately watching the pies from up there and most probably saying, shit Daz its just a game lets get out there and smash em and if we lose lets head to a pub or nightclub.

Pants was my old mans faviourite player he always told me he was as hard as iron and as smooth as silk a fantastic player to watch sad i cant remeber him playing.

That was well written DJ very good read

 

[DJ Black @ White Blood]

Re: Nathan Buckley

A brother's pain

July 31, 2005

Sean Millane's football career is built on a tragic legacy, writes Paul Kennedy.

The emptiness keeps growing,

The hurt and sorrow too.

I look, but you're not with me,

I don't know what to do.
- Sean Millane, 1991, a song for Darren.

On a day when you'd rather cuddle your car heater, Sean Millane fronts his football team in a concrete suburban change room and implores it to win.

Fellas, it's our last chance.

The coach paces back and forth with a limp (knee surgery keeps him off the field) and he talks as he would play: in blunt, powerful bursts. Protect each other. We lose and finals are out.

At age 37, hair black, he looks as strong as he was in his prime. The winters have stolen a touch of his pace but tragedy hasn't pinched his youthfulness.

Just as the sun doubts it will triumph over storm clouds, Millane privately frets his team can't win without him playing.



It is a concern shared at St Paul's East Bentleigh Football Club, in division one of the Southern Football League.

"We'll miss Molly," a watcher whispers.

"Molly" Millane hobbles to the boundary, to stand under apprehension and rain. His gamble to post a small man at full-forward spurns hope. The little fellow kicks three before the ball is weighed down by mud.

Molly urges at the break.

This next bit, fellas. It's our year on the line.

Had Sean Millane played this day, he would have encircled his arm with black electrical tape as he has for the past 14 years.

"It's a trigger point for me," he said. "When you're not travelling that well, I look at it. Y' know. Wake up, you've gotta do something."

His devotion to the memory of his late brother, Collingwood team-of-the-century wingman Darren, who died at age 26 in a car crash in 1991, is remarkable.

These days, onlookers question why Sean wears parallel armbands, unaware his father Bob died three years ago.

Sean began believing in symbolism when he held the ball aloft after Dandenong's 1991 VFA premiership, just as Darren had famously done after Collingwood's triumph the year earlier.

Years later, Sean celebrated playing his 100th game on Darren's birthday, August 9.

Also, his career with Australia Post began on Darren's birthday, long-service entitlements kicking in on the anniversary of his brother's death.

"Everything coincides," Sean said. "It's amazing."

Sean's life is a tribute to Darren. He still lives in Noble Park with his mother Denise, a vibrant woman, who has also aged remarkably well.

Sean sleeps in Darren's old bungalow, with pictures of his idol, Magpie No. 42, on the walls.

"I always wanted to be like Darren."

In mourning, Sean and Denise often visited the Tunnel nightclub, where Darren spent his final hours. The proprietor was a friend, who later named a spot in the downstairs bar "Pants' (Darren's nickname) Corner".

"I went there more because it brought back good memories," Sean said. "I had to grow up a hell of a lot. Countless nights I'd cry myself to sleep. I'd lock myself away and I'd just listen to music and cry myself to sleep.

"It's something you never get over."

A huge crowd attended Darren Millane's funeral in October 1991 and thousands of death notices appeared in newspapers.

Friends worried the Magpie would be remembered more for his staggeringly high alcohol reading (0.32) than his Copeland Trophy. History also credits him for playing the 1990 final series with a broken thumb, a remarkable act of courage.

He has been called the greatest captain the black and white army never had.

Eddie McGuire and Jim Main tried to protect Darren's reputation as a "loveable larrikin" in the book Pants.

It included an interview Millane gave Inside Football, explaining why he so often slept at teammate Craig Kelly's inner-city pad.

"Well, I live in Noble Park and if you have a couple of drinks on a Saturday night, the responsible thing is not to drive home."

Millane's fatal mistake left a younger brother with everlasting shades of regret.

"I was actually supposed to go out (the night Darren died)," Sean said. "I didn't end up going. I should've been there.

"Had I been there, things may have been different and it's something that has played on my mind for many years. Still does at times. When you're down, you think (about it). It might be silly but your mind takes over at times."

Had Darren been alive today he would be turning 40 this year, his charisma perhaps demanding media millions like his pal McGuire.

Sean Millane did not follow his brother into the big league, though he played a handful of Collingwood reserves games in 1987 and some practice matches for the Brisbane Bears in 1991.

"They were looking for another Darren."

He could not produce Darren's speed and vertical leap but had courage and a formidable will.

Sean would later captain Dandenong and was named in its team of the century. When the club folded, he crossed to Frankston and earned enormous respect when he recovered from a knee reconstruction within six months.

Victorian honours, a best and fairest and more than 200 games kept the few that did not warm to his self-confidence a silent minority.

Millane is highly competitive.

Many players would have retired after such a fine state league career (and so many injuries) but Millane went on to coach Seaford in the Mornington Peninsula league. Club officials said his professionalism took the team to a grand final in his first season.

A year later, Millane ran water bottles to the club's successful under-18 team on grand final day. It was a selfless gesture few others would offer. It illustrated how much the game meant to him.

"I've always had a good rapport with young blokes. It really does keep me young. I just turned 37 but don't feel it."

Some spectators taunt Millane, his black armbands giving him up as a sentimentalist, which a few interpret as weakness.

They could not know Darren's death was not the only tragedy haunting Sean. Three years ago his father Bob, a generous but gritty man, committed suicide.

"That was hard," he said. "Dad was what you'd call old school. He gave everything and he got very little back.

"Mum and Dad had split up and I was all Dad had.

"He leant on me and said to me, 'I'm gunna do this and do that.' It was like that for three years."

Bob was depressed and spent time in jail for a cannabis conviction.

"That was minor. He was set up in a sense. It wasn't a good situation."

Bob also had remarried. "And there were troubles there," Sean said.

Sean remembers the months leading to his father's death.

"When it finally happened, we'd just beaten Oakleigh Districts. He'd caught up with a heap of old friends and he was the happiest I'd seen him for ages.

"I remember looking at him, thinking he's gunna get over this and then bang, gone.

"Ultimately, he never did get over Darren."

Sadly, Sean's resolve was tested once more when Denise's mum, his grandmother Gwen Rooke, died days before the Seaford 2000 grand final.

"She lived with us for 10 years and was one of my best mates. When she went, that really got me as well."

Gwen Rooke's father (Sean's great-grandfather) was thought to be a Titanic survivor. He claimed to have drunk two bottles of whisky the night the ship went down, which kept him warm enough to survive a long wait for rescuers. A picture of the ship adorns the Millanes' Noble Park lounge room.

"All (three family deaths) have taken considerable tolls on me but in a sense also made me who I am today. John (his brother who lives in Queensland) and I share a special bond."

Sean's mother is his heroine and best friend. Denise can still be seen at most games Sean plays, as proud as if he were a first-gamer.

AT St Paul's East Bentleigh, the opposition, Clayton, slogs back into the game. Molly's side gallantly hangs on.

A seemingly sleepy umpire wears the coach's contempt.

Open your eyes. Open your eyes.

With three minutes to go, his team is overtaken, its finals' chance shot.

Millane fumes. His surgeon has recommended he retire.

"I'm not comfortable with him saying that," he said. "There's always next week. It keeps me going. I never wanna stop."

In tougher times, he misses his mate Pants.

"We always said we'd play a year together when Darren finished (at Collingwood)."

But he doesn't dwell on it.

"I'll always be Darren's brother and I'm proud of that. But I've made a name for myself and I'm proud of what I've achieved.

"My philosophy in life is, the world turns. It's not gunna stop for me."

Back in the change room, he readdresses his shivering, beaten players, his game's critique as honest as a five-goal wind.

There will be no third consecutive grand final appearance for St Paul's, despite Millane's will.

But there will be training on Monday night.

And I want everyone there.

Those needing assistance can reach Suicide Helpline Victoria on 1300 651 251, Lifeline on 131 114 (both 24-hour lines), SANE on 1800 688 382 or Kids Help Line on 1800 551 800.


This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2005/07/30/1122144055338.html

 

[Optimax]

That was a very very good article DJ really showed the love darren family have for him, yet it is also very sad the problems the family has had to deal with since darren left. Thanks for posting it