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Simon Buckley

Simon Buckley

Melbourne / Collingwood
Midfielder · Wing Left Retired
Career games
47
Debut
2007
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Player Information

Height 190 cm
Date of Birth 18-Apr-1987
AFL Debut 2007

Player bio

A career in numbers

Simon Buckley made his AFL debut for Melbourne in 2007 and played 47 games, including 21 for Melbourne between 2007 and 2009 and 26 for Collingwood between 2011 and 2012.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups in 2012 was left wing. Across his recorded games, he averaged 17.9 disposals and 4.4 marks per game. He played 6 games in his debut season, averaging 10.3 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 297 disposals, from 14 games in 2008 at an average of 21.2 per game. 2008 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete disposal records.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20081429721.21
20111324318.69
20121322517.31
About these season figures

Compared 4 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2012 18
Collingwood COL
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
W
174-54
GIANTS Stadium INT INT 27 13 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 0 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 69% 62% 85 52 55 495 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 4 16 -- -- -- -- -- 5 55.6% 0 0 8.4 1 4 5 1 —
2012 16
Collingwood COL
Geelong @ GEE
W
110-79
MCG MID WL 27 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 75% 39 21 22 74 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- 1 50% 0 0 -0.7 3 2 0 0 —
2012 15
Collingwood COL
Carlton vs CAR
L
62-85
MCG MID WL 27 15 12 3 6 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 2 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 88% 73% 102 65 68 430 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 4 16 -- -- -- -- -- 9 75% 0 1 8.9 2 6 5 2 —
2012 14
Collingwood COL
Fremantle vs FRE
W
107-78
MCG MID WL 27 19 11 8 6 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 5 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 88% 90% 106 85 87 417 4 1 0 2 0 100 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 -- 2 100% 50% 5 12 -- -- -- -- -- 9 81.8% 0 1 14 3 9 4 3 —
2012 13
Collingwood COL
West Coast vs WCE
W
85-82
MCG MID WL 27 22 12 10 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 5 16 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 85% 64% 99 60 70 406 4 1 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 2 13 -- -- -- -- -- 8 66.7% 0 0 6.1 7 11 3 0 —
Latest 5 of 47 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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