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The latter half of the AFL season typically produces more coaching rumours than any other time of year, most of which is unfounded, speculative gossip.
You only had to watch Footy Classified’s self-proclaimed ‘news-breakers’, Caroline Wilson and Craig Hutchison, last night to realise that, despite all their speculation on the subject of Nathan Buckley’s future, they have no idea what is going to happen and are merely guessing.
How their guesses, albeit educated guesses, make accurate journalism is questionable.
Nathan Buckley has been tight-lipped about his future in 2010, other than stating earlier in the season that it is his goal to coach at senior level, in some capacity.
The rest of the chatter surrounding him is circumstantial hearsay created and printed by journalists and footy ‘experts.’
James Hird urged Buckley in the Herald Sun to go to the Tigers and bring them back from the brink. Mick Malthouse is harassed at press conferences, fielding questions about his willingness to work with his former captain.
North Melbourne’s desire to obtain the Brownlow winner is no secret, but just how close Buckley is to signing with them is a mystery.
The Tigers don’t reveal too much other than continually repeating the club line that their ‘three-step’ approach will be applied to any and all candidates. All of this material is analysed to produce likely future scenarios, all of which are as likely as each other with the deafening silence coming out of the Buckley camp.
Where Bucks will go, only he knows.
We can guess wildly about his ambition, his preferred pathway to head coaching and his personality, but none of this makes solid evidence.
When he makes that decision, that will be the real news.
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