Sadly the media are all about clicks now and having a different opinion to the masses. Take his remarks with a grain of salt. The fact we are now posting about his ordinary take on things would be exactly what he is after to remain relevant without any fear of repercussions.

I thought Buckley was a near certainty when the coaching job became vacant. Then these things happened.

Welcome to the Dee’s Kingy

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

I’m so pleased with the positive comments on here. I was dreading reading this thread but needn’t have been. Seems almost everyone is embracing this appointment 🥳

It’s only been a couple of hours, we’re still kicking the tyres, but to anyone who’s receiving this news with negative thoughts please consider this…

I was arguably Goody’s #1 fan. I was shattered when he was sacked and couldn’t imagine warming to any other coach. At the time I despised the new coach and I didn’t even know who it was, such was my heartbreak. So…

If I can get behind our new coach from day dot, anyone can. And not just get behind him but support him and have full trust in him, welcome him wholeheartedly.

Here’s the thing… he’s our coach whether folks like it or not. B!tcching and moaning won’t change that.

Before his appointment, when the interviews were still underway, of course there were negative and positive comments about all the candidates and that’s perfectly normal. But the nanosecond Steven was given the job, the negativity needs to stop because it immediately becomes unproductive and a waste of time and energy. It won’t change anything.

GOOD LUCK KINGY!!!

The fact of the matter is that it's a game of win and loss, and how you go about it in the end matters for supporters. I'm more impressed that nothing had leaked, and also the fact that they looked past the media optics and selected a coach based on presentation and thoughts.

Buckley’s Manager and Bank Manager know the truth.

He will be the highest paid Coach in the AFL imo.

What I am most looking forward to is Luke Jackson coming to us for pick 24, being paid 100k per annum*

*and in a completely unrelated development LJ becomes a major landholder owning 10000 acres of prime residential land in the sunbury growth corridor, with a nominal value of $25 million.

11 minutes ago, demon36 said:

Nice one Brad and team Well handled.

Brad Green gets a lot of negative comments on this site but credit where it’s due.

Well done. Time to give him some flowers D’landers.

Hate to say i told you so.

There's been a boat race alright. But whilst everyone was looking for it in the Yarra it was happening in the Derwent.

On a pirate ship loaded with loot and the AFL emblem on the mainsail

Buckley - process moved “too quickly” for him.

Any slower and he would be a senior citizen.

1 minute ago, Chook in Perth said:

Hate to say i told you so.

There's been a boat race alright. But whilst everyone was looking for it in the Yarra it was happening in the Derwent.

On a pirate ship loaded with loot and the AFL emblem on the mainsail

Yeah but which players are we trading in chooksta

3 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

What I am most looking forward to is Luke Jackson coming to us for pick 24, being paid 100k per annum*

*and in a completely unrelated development LJ becomes a major landholder owning 10000 acres of prime residential land in the sunbury growth corridor, with a nominal value of $25 million.

Players being offered plots of land out Cranbourne way, you’re hearing it more and more

Every time we win I’ll be standing up shouting “King Wicked!”

Sorry it’s a 90s school saying

Just now, demoncat said:

Players being offered plots of land out Cranbourne way, you’re hearing it more and more

We could offer them a car park at Caulfield?

3 hours ago, OhMyDees said:

Having a 10 year coach isn’t a prerequisite in my view and anyway we don’t have King probably until the GF weekend anyway. We would have lost nothing by waiting.

We could have lost everything by waiting.

What do you think every other guy on the short-list would have done once they figured out it was Buckley's job if he wanted it, but they were going to get dicked around till the end of the month to find out?

We'd have been left with no one except Buckley, who would probably still have half an eye on Tasmania anyway.

Then come his GF timeline (and after more time for the AFL to get their hooks in) what if he turned it down?

We'd be back to square one. Probably even worse than square one cause who from our short list would want to come back, having already been told we didn't want them?

We have made the right call.

Edited September 12, 2025Sep 12 by JTR

1 minute ago, adonski said:

Yeah but which players are we trading in chooksta

Shannon Byrnes and Tom Gillies

Sam McCure can't hide away from the fact that he said he'd be shocked if Buckley wasn't the coach round one next year

Just now, Chook in Perth said:

Shannon Byrnes and Tom Gillies

Well they did say King's gameplan would be different!

I just heard The King on tv, he comes across as a little too affable for mine, was hoping for a hard [censored] guy.

Best wishes to him.

6 minutes ago, JTR said:

We could have lost everything by waiting.

What do you think every other guy on the short-list would have done once they figured out it was Buckley's job if he wanted it, but they were going to get dicked around till the end of the month to find out?

We'd have been left with no one except Buckley, who would probably still have half an eye on Tasmania anyway.

Then come his GF timeline (and after more time for the AFL to get their hooks in) what if he turned it down?

We'd be back to square one. Probably even worse than square one cause who from our short list would want to come back, having already been told we didn't want them?

We have made the right call.

Imagine if we did this. Ha ha the media reaction would have been hilarious.

We can never win in the media’s eyes but personally I don’t give a rats arce what they think.

2 minutes ago, bluey said:

I just heard The King on tv, he comes across as a little too affable for mine, was hoping for a hard [censored] guy.

Best wishes to him.

What’s he gunna do? Give the journo a spray?

14 minutes ago, Chook in Perth said:

Hate to say i told you so.

There's been a boat race alright. But whilst everyone was looking for it in the Yarra it was happening in the Derwent.

On a pirate ship loaded with loot and the AFL emblem on the mainsail

Sorry but if you’re coaching for the money, you’re in it for the wrong reasons.

I’m glad we dodged that bullet

4 minutes ago, bluey said:

I just heard The King on tv, he comes across as a little too affable for mine, was hoping for a hard [censored] guy.

Best wishes to him.

The “hard-[censored] coach = results” view is stuck in the 1950s. Performance is driven by connection, precision, and trust—not intimidation. To suggest losing comes down to a coach being “too soft” is reductionist at best. The evidence is clear: consistent outcomes come from psychological safety and clarity, not dogma.

I look forward to the usual suspects crapping on in due course…

6 minutes ago, bluey said:

I just heard The King on tv, he comes across as a little too affable for mine, was hoping for a hard [censored] guy.

Best wishes to him.

You do realise it was a media address and not halftime in a match, right?

5 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

What’s he gunna do? Give the journo a spray?

At the very least could have flipped him the bird

Bluey's made a blue again. What did you think of the latest Naked Gun, bluey? I might trust you a bit more on comedy than footy.

“Shoddy process” says SM. Tossa makes my blood boil. Shoddy journalist in my book.