Of course they would be discussing every possible scenario with the afl in regard to this. Grandstanding in front of the media like Mcguire
and Kennett would do is not going to help. Not everyone is a show pony
Buckley is in his 9th year as coach and has survived seasons where supporters and media have called for his sacking, Clarkson coached a premiership side in his 5th year and during his early years there were calls from supporters to get rid of him, Hardwicke coached Tigers to a flag in his 8th year as coach after quite a few years of the media suggesting should go and constant calls for his sacking from supporters.
The point is each club had boards who were prepared to back their coaches and dismiss outside noise.
Probably the same moves that Buckley made after quarter time and that Clarkson made during the whole game, then again it may have been the same tactics that Simpson employed against Gold Coast.