The Collingwood Museum is proud to be hosting a magnificent new exhibition honouring one of the greatest figures in the Club's history, Nathan Buckley.
'Nathan Buckley - Magpie Legend' showcases one of the largest single-player collections ever exhibited in Australian football. It includes important items such as his 2003 Brownlow Medal, his 2002 Norm Smith Medal, all six of his Copelands and all-Australian awards, and a vast range of guernseys, training tops and other memorabilia from his extraordinary career.
The exhibition has been made possible by Buckley's decision to permanently donate a large number of his most important items - including the Brownlow - to the Collingwood Football Club. He has also loaned us a number of other items to help flesh out different parts of his story.
Together with an extensive collection of items already held in the Club's archives, this has created a rich and deep exhibition that will captivate Magpie fans of all ages - but especially those who loved and admired 'Bucks' during his 14 years in the black-and-white stripes.
Highlights of the exhibition include:
- A magnificent portrait done by one of Australia’s leading portrait painters, Robert ‘Alfie’ Hannaford;
- Buckley’s 2003 Brownlow Medal and the accompanying certificate;
- Buckley’s 2002 Grand Final guernsey, and the Norm Smith Medal he won while wearing it;
- A range of other guernseys worn by Buckley, from the 1990s through to the end of his career;
- All his Copeland Trophies and All-Australian awards;
- His Collingwood Life Membership and Australian Football Hall of Fame certificates;
- Match balls from his 200th and 250th games;
- Various other trophies and awards, including his Coach of the Year award from 2018;
- Five pairs of boots from different years, plus a variety of other player clothing, including jackets, shorts, socks, training tops and a kitbag;
- Items from his time with the Australian team for the International Rules series against Ireland, and also his brief stints with Williamstown in the VFL;
- A range of supporter merchandise and memorabilia, illustrating just how popular he was with Magpie fans;
- The jumper he wore while playing for the Northern Territory Football League representative team against Geelong in 1992;
- A superb action painting by Jamie Cooper; and
- Four different video packages, plus photographic slideshows highlighting different aspects of Buckley’s career.