Former St Kilda CEO Brian Waldron believes there is a push behind the scenes at the AFL for the Suns to chase under pressure Collingwood boss Nathan Buckley.
Buckley's future has been a hop topic for most of the season, and with the Pies currently in 15th place with a record of 5-9, the club may opt to not renew his contract at season's end.
In that case, Buckley would be without a job and looking for a new home, and Waldron believes that's exactly what the AFL want.
“A little spy has told me out of headquarters, there is a really strong push from the AFL to Mark Evans, to take a look at Nathan Buckley,” Waldron told SEN’s Hungry For Sport on Wednesday morning.
“It would be a move for profile. Mark Evans isn’t saying, from what I’ve heard, that’s what we need. We actually need a coach that wins games. We don’t need a coach of profile because the profile will come when we are winning.
“Buckley is very popular in the AFL and has lots of friends in the AFL.”
Rodney Eade is struggling in his role as coach of the Suns, and is out of contract at the end of the season, just like Buckley.
Since beginning his tenure at Gold Coast since 2015, Eade has only managed 16 wins, 41 losses and one draw.
