Collingwood legend Nathan Buckley 収容する／認めるs he has ‘no idea’ how his 団体／死体 will 対処する as he makes his footy 復帰 after 16 YEARS out of the game

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Collingwood 広大な／多数の／重要な Nathan Buckley has 認める his return to footy will be a leap into the unknown and 譲歩するd a 'shoddy' 準備 will not help his 事例／患者.

The AFL legend will play his first game of footy since retiring in 2007 when he will turn out for the Nilma Darnum 爆撃機s against Catani in the Ellinbank and 地区 league on Sunday.

Buckley is the 最新の former AFL player to feature in the Carlton 草案, a community football program in which former footballers play for a country team in Victoria.

'To say my 準備 has been shoddy is an understatement,' he told the 先触れ（する） Sun.

'The last couple of months I 港／避難所’t been able to 攻撃する，衝突する the pavement as much as I wouldn’t have liked.'

Nathan Buckley has come out of 退職 to 参加する The Carlton 草案 in Victoria

The former Collingwood 広大な／多数の／重要な will play for?Nilma Darnum 爆撃機s against Catani in the Ellinbank and 地区 league on Sunday

Buckley played the last of his 280 games 16 years ago and 認める he did not know what to 推定する／予想する from his 団体／死体.?

'Getting 攻撃する，衝突する and hitting 同様に, in the 取り組むs, it’s something I have no 概念 of how my 団体／死体 is going to 停止する to that,' he explained.

I’ll try and run out as much of the game as I can and 与える／捧げる wherever I can, have a few laughs and just enjoy 存在 on the footy ground.'

The 爆撃機s are on a 34-g ame winless streak and 港／避難所't tasted victory since （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Poowong at the end of July 2021.

This season they have twice come agonisingly の近くに to breaking their 干ばつ, losing to Trafalgar by five points and to the Lang Lang Tigers by eight points.?

And 爆撃機s 船長／主将 Oxley Huson is 希望に満ちた Buckley can make the difference for his 味方する.

'Hopefully he makes other people walk a bit taller and play a little bit out of themselves,' he said.

'It will be a 広大な／多数の／重要な lifter.'

The former Collingwood coach retired from playing 支援する in 2007 after 14 years in the AFL

Kane Cornes struggled on his return to footy as he played for Moyston Willaura in May

Cornes (second from left, 支援する 列／漕ぐ／騒動) had a 広大な／多数の／重要な day with his new チーム仲間s and にもかかわらず the result was 十分な of 賞賛する for the Moyston Willaura football club

Four-time 首相の職 Jordan 吊りくさび was selected along with Buckley in the Carlton 草案 and played for the Buchan Cavemen in their 37-point 勝利，勝つ over Lindenow South in the?Omeo 地区 Football Netball League in May.

In the same month, Fremantle 広大な／多数の／重要な David Mundy booted six goals for the Carngham-Linton Saints in their 79-point 勝利，勝つ over?Beaufort and?Swans 支持する／優勝者 Josh Kennedy turned out for Murrabit against Wandella in the Golden Rivers Football League.?

But Kane Cornes' return to footy didn't やめる go to 計画（する） as?Moyston Willaura were on the receiving end of a 119-point thrashing against?Hawkesdale Macarthur.

And Buckley is 確信して he will have more success than his 無線で通信する 同僚, whom he 述べるd as a 'low 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業' の中で former players taking part in the Carlton 草案.

'If Kane hadn’t done that I might not feel as comfortable going into it,' he said.

'I’ve 明白に spoke to Kane and he 設立する it 堅い.'?