Simon Buckley (born 18 April 1987) is a retired

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played in the

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(AFL). He played for

Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...

from 2006 to 2009. He was drafted to Collingwood with 85th pick in 2009 AFL Draft but was delisted in 2012.

Career

Taken at pick 53 in the

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, Buckley was recruited from the

Sandringham Dragons The Sandringham Dragons are an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based at the Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham, Victoria, representing the southern ...

TAC Cup The NAB League Boys (also referred to as simply the NAB League and formerly known as the TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victo ...

club. The 190 cm, 90 kg midfielder debuted in Round 14 (8 July) of the 2007 AFL season against

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Mel ...

and kicked his first league goal in Round 16. Buckley improved in the 2008 season, particularly in the second half, averaging 21 disposals and six marks. He also gained a career high 32 disposals in Round 21 of that season. At the end of the 2009 season, after only playing one game for the season, Buckley was delisted from the Demons. On 26 November 2009, Buckley was picked up in the AFL Draft at pick number 85 by the Collingwood Magpies. In May 2010, Buckley admitted to keying his ex-girlfriend's car, a black BMW, and is currently facing charges. His ex-girlfriend, Jade Carter, has also alleged that Buckley physically assaulted her. Buckley has agreed to pay for the damage caused to the car. In 2012 Buckley was delisted by the Magpies. After being delisted by the Magpies, Bucking joined

Echuca Echuca ( ) is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and largest s ...

in the GVFL until retiring prior to the 2019 season. Buckley has since joined Ormond in the

VAFA The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria. It consists of seven senior men's and women's divisions ranging from Premier to Division 4. In addition there ...

from the 2019 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, Simon Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players 1987 births Living people Sandringham Dragons players Ormond Amateur Football Club players Casey Demons players Southern Districts Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players Darwin Football Club players Echuca Football Club players