{"id":772622,"date":"2026-07-01T18:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/772622\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:27:30","slug":"nathan-buckley-has-first-formal-interview-with-tasmania-devils-john-longmire-and-ken-hinkley-expected-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/772622\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Buckley has first formal interview with Tasmania Devils, John Longmire and Ken Hinkley expected to follow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Peter Ryan\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774536677_785_1ecd3a876adb7de8d96940cb7ea548dcc28f9be6.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"\/>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>Geelong assistant Nathan Buckley met this week with the Tassie Devils coaching selection panel as the club looks to fill the position by the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time the four-person panel, consisting of Devils chair Grant O\u2019Brien, CEO Brendon Gale, people and culture manager Lauren Jauncey and football director Alastair Lynch, had sat as a group to interview a prospective coach.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nathan Buckley has reintegrated to coaching at the Cats\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782930450_82_f330af5fdf4130c7bf32af6cf3b7adab7c346ce1.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>Nathan Buckley has reintegrated to coaching at the Catsvia Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Three competition sources confirmed the catch-up was the start of a formal process which has months to run.<\/p>\n<p>Gale has been open about the need for the senior coach to be experienced, with Sydney Swans\u2019 premiership coach John Longmire and long-serving Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley the other star-studded candidates for the important role as the Tassie Devils prepare to enter the AFL in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The Devils\u2019 panel is yet to speak formally to Longmire or Hinkley, but the duo are expected to be part of the process.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/sport\/afl\/why-family-ties-could-convince-lachie-neale-to-choose-the-pies-or-saints-20260701-p60bqe.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lachie Neale has a big decision to make.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782930450_138_fc8b00a316920d26c3e7c689777bd1e362602eb0.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buckley, a Collingwood great, returned from a stint in the media to become an assistant coach at Geelong this season where he has impressed as the midfield coach.<\/p>\n<p>It was his first foray back into coaching within a club after his 10-year stint as Collingwood senior coach. He coached the Magpies to within a kick of winning the 2018 premiership and also led them to preliminary finals in 2012 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Hinkley finished coaching Port Adelaide at the end of last season with a winning percentage of 59.6 while Longmire ended his time at the Swans at the end of 2024 with a winning percentage of 62.4 per cent. Longmire coached the team to five grand finals, including the flag win of 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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