Brian Buckley is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for Carlton

Carlton Football Club

The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Buckley came to Carlton as a ruckman

Ruckman (Australian rules football position)

In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...

 but ended up spending much of his time in the back pocket

Back pocket

In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence.Back pocket players, situated in the backline, need to have good spoiling skills and usually, quality back-pockets are noted for their hardness....

. He played in their 1962 Preliminary Final victory but missed the Grand Final win the following week through injury.

Victorian Football Association

Victorian Football League

The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

 (VFA) club Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne Football Club

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 acquired his services as captain-coach in 1966 and he immediately steered the club to a premiership. Buckley's Port Melbourne made the Grand Final again in 1967 but they couldn't overcome Dandenong

Dandenong Football Club

Dandenong Football Club was an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association . Based in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong, the Redlegs wore navy blue and red as their club colours.-History:...

. The encounter, which is regarded as one of the controversial and violent premiership deciders in history, almost ended before the final siren when Buckley threatened to lead his team-mates off the field in protest against the umpiring.

Two sons, Mark

Mark Buckley

Mark Buckley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton, St Kilda and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s....

 and Stephen

Stephen Buckley

Stephen Buckley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .- Notes :...

, later played at Carlton.

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