The stakes are sky high for coach Nathan Buckley ahead of Collingwood’s Friday night clash with Carlton, according to Kane Cornes.
“It would be catastrophic for Nathan Buckley and signal the end of his coaching career,” Kane has written for sen.com.au.
“If the Pies lose tonight, it’s a fair assumption that they’ll be 0-6 to start this season. No coach who has missed the finals for the last four years and starts the season with six straight losses can survive that record.
“The fall out from tonight’s game at the MCG is colossal…
“Who is going to rise to the occasion and who will crumble under the pressure?
“Can under-fire Pies skipper Scott Pendlebury turn back the clock and produce a trademark performance? I’d love to see Buckley split his time between midfield and deep forward the same way Brownlow Medallist Dustin Martin does his best work.
“Will Adam Treloar respond to his critics over his disposal and get his side over the line with a game breaking display?
“Or will it be the young Blues, led by Patrick Cripps and the games most exciting youngster Charlie Curnow, hammering the first nail into Buckley’s coaching coffin?”
Kane Cornes believes a loss to the Blues tonight would spell disaster for the Collingwood coach. What does Bucks have to do this year to keep his job?
— AFL Nation (@AFLNation) April 6, 2018
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