Collingwood football boss Graham Wright has spoken on how the club will look to make a decision on the future of Magpies coach Nathan Buckley.

Wright was appointed as the general manager of football at the Holden Centre in January after an illustrious tenure with Hawthorn during the club's span of four premierships between 2008 and 2015.

Collingwood also announced the appointment of Mark Korda as president earlier this week, two months after the resignation of Eddie McGuire.

The Magpies have endured a tough past 12 months, stemming back to their heavily-criticised trade period that saw several key players depart in exchange for little gain.

The club was also under duress following the release of the "Do Better" report, which subsequently led to McGuire's decision to step aside from his duties with the Magpies.

Collingwood have gotten off to a slow start on the field following a 1-4 start to the season, with many questions raised over the future of Buckley.

The Collingwood coach is currently off-contract and faces an uphill battle to retain his post at the helm of the Magpies.

AFL Practice Match - Geelong v Collingwood
GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 26: Nathan Buckley, Senior Coach of the Magpies looks on before the AFL Practice Match between the Geelong Cats and the Collingwood Magpies at GMHBA Stadium on February 26, 2021 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Many had believed Buckley's fate rested in the hands of Wright, a concept that puzzled the newly-appointed footy boss.

Speaking on SEN, Wright revealed Korda and Collingwood chief executive Mark Anderson would collectively work with Buckley in making a call on the senior coach's future at the club.

“I was as surprised as anyone else that it was thrown up that I was going to be the one making the decision (about Nathan Buckley’s future),” Wright said on SEN.

“I don’t think it’ll be that, it’ll be a group of people involved. Nathan is an experienced coach, an outstanding coach and been a successful coach so I’m really comfortable with where that sits.

“Mark (Korda) has just come on board as the new president, but we also have (CEO) Mark Anderson who has been there a fair while so I would’ve thought everyone, including Nathan, will have a say in that decision.

“I feel comfortable that there’s a great group of people there making the decisions.

“We haven’t even sat down yet and gone through (things yet), it was really clear when I started in February that the week after I started, that Bucks, Mark (Anderson) and I had a conversation where he said he wanted to wait (on making a decision) and thought it was the right thing and we haven’t had a conversation since then.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 17: Graham Wright, Football Manager of the Hawks speaks with media during the AFL Trade period final day at Marvel Stadium on October 17, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

“I know what’s going on and understand it’s big news from that perspective, but from our point of view we’re preparing week to week to win games and at this stage we haven’t won too many so we have our hands full with that.”

The Magpies will be looking to claim their second victory of the season when they face Essendon on Sunday for the traditional ANZAC Day showcase match.

Collingwood have already confirmed Jay Rantall will make his debut in the match, with Jordan De Goey (concussion), Jeremy Howe (hamstring), Mark Keane (suspension) and Levi Greenwood (concussion) all set to miss.