Full name Brian Buckley Name Brian Buckley Positions Ruckman Years Club Weight 83 kg | Height/Weight 185 cm / 83 kg Died August 2, 2014 Role Footballer, born 1935 | |
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Date of birth (1935-08-03)3 August 1935 Date of death 2 August 2014(2014-08-02) (aged 78) Children Mark Buckley, Stephen Buckley | ||
Original team(s) Coburg under-17s | ||
Brian Buckley (3 August 1935 – 2 August 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Buckley came to Carlton as a ruckman, but ended up spending much of his time in the back pocket. He played in their 1962 Preliminary Final victory but missed the Grand Final win the following week through injury.
Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Port Melbourne acquired his services as captain-coach in 1966 and he immediately steered the club to a premiership. Buckley's Port Melbourne made the 1967 Grand Final, but could not overcome Dandenong. The encounter, which is regarded as one of the controversial and violent premiership deciders in history, almost ended in the second quarter when Buckley threatened to lead his team-mates off the field in protest against the umpiring.
Two sons, Mark and Stephen, later played at Carlton.
Buckley died on 2 August 2014 after a long period of ill health.