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Dylan Buckley (born 16 March 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who is now most famous for his midly popular weekly podcast segment "Priority Pick", in which he lists the top 10 movies on Netflix each week. During his AFL career, Buckley played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the creator, producer and host for two of Australia’s most popular podcasts; ‘Dyl & Friends’ and ‘List Cloggers’. Dyl is known to ride his 50cc lawnmower down Lygon street and shake Carlton supporters hands after a team win

Junior career

Buckley played school football for Ivanhoe Grammar School and also played TAC Cup football with the Northern Knights. He was a member of the 2009 AIS-AFL Academy, and he represented Vic Metro in the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships. He was described by Carlton recruiting manager Wayne Hughes as "a quick midfielder with excellent disposal skills".

AFL career

Buckley is the only son of Jim Buckley, who was a midfielder for Carlton in the 1970s and 1980s. Jim played 164 games for Carlton, and was a member of the 1979, 1981 and 1982 premiership teams. Because of his father's career, Buckley was eligible to be drafted by Carlton under the Father-Son Rule. The club had informally committed to recruiting Buckley in early 2010, more than eighteen months before he was eligible to be drafted. Buckley was formally recruited under the Father-Son Rule in October 2011, with Carlton able to use its last selection in the 2011 National Draft (a third round selection, No. 62) to recruit him. He was given guernsey number 7. Buckley made his debut in Round 3 of the 2013 season, starting the game as a sub. Buckley kicked a goal with his first kick in AFL football, he finished the game with 5 disposals and that was his only game of 2013.

In 2014, Buckley started the season with an outstanding game against the Richmond Tigers in Round 2, gathering 18 disposals and 6 tackles, he was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award however only played a further 7 games for the season.

2015 was a breakout year for Buckley, cementing his spot in Carlton's best 22, playing 18 games and kicking 5 goals for the season. His highlight of the season included a career high 23 disposals against Fremantle in Round 16.

2016 saw Buckley struggle with inconsistent form and injury, only managing 11 games for the year, but he had a career high 3 goals against the Demons in round 22.

At the conclusion of the 2017 season, in which Buckley only managed to play 1 game, he was delisted by Carlton. But after was selected by the Greater Western Sydney Giants via the 2017 rookie draft. He went on to play a further 2 games for the Giants in 2018, he kicked 2 goals against Essendon in Round 10, which was also his last game in the AFL. He was delisted by Greater Western Sydney Giants at the conclusion of the 2019 season.

During his time in the AFL, when asked about Buckely, teammates commonly described Dylan as "An outstanding individual. Hugely popular with players and staff alike, Dylan is warm, engaging, funny and genuine; a combination that you don't see in an industry as fast-paced as the AFL. Despite his famous surname, he is intent on forging his own legacy at the Carlton Football Club, and I greatly admire the way he conducts himself on and off the field."

Personal life

Buckley lives in Melbourne, owns a French Bulldog named Frankie and got married in early 2022.

In 2021, Buckley completed the Melbourne Marathon in 3:50:35.

Buckley is an avid golfer and founded More Greens Golf.

Buckley is coconuts about falafel and is the only known person in Australia to have falafel in his subways.

Podcasting

While at Carlton, Buckley dabbled in the media department, hosting a quirky short-form interview series called 'Discussions with Dylan'. In 2018, following his move to the Giants, Buckley entered the world of podcasting, creating a new interview series called ‘Dyl and Friends.’

Buckley’s first guest was GWS teammate Josh Kelly, and has since hosted over 100 episodes featuring interviews with professional athletes, mentors and mental health advocates including Ben Crowe, Hugh van Cuylenberg, Zac Seidler and Richard Harris OAM.

In 2020, Buckley and former Carlton teammate Daniel Gorringe started the List Cloggers podcast.

In 2021, Buckley established Producey, an independent content and amplification agency in Melbourne.

References

1. "Dylan Buckley Player Profile Bio". Carlton Football Club. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
2. ^ "Dylan Buckley joins the Blues". Carlton Football Club. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
3. "Buckley named in '09 AIS-AFL Academy Intake". Carlton Football Club. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2004), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every Carlton AFL Player Ever, Melbourne, VIC: BAS Publishing, p. 26
5. Ralph, Jon (2 July 2011). "Son of a gun Dylan Buckley keen to fire". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
6. "New Blues have the numbers". Carlton Football Club. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
7. "(#4396) Dylan Buckley - Nike Marathon - Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival (2021)". MultiSport Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
8. "What a Weekend! 2021 NMMF a Winner". Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
9. "More Greens's (@moregreensgolf) profile on Instagram • 82 posts". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
10. "Discussions with Dylan | Patrick Cripps". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
11. "Producey". www.producey.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

External links

• Dylan Buckley's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
• Dylan Buckley's playing statistics from AFL Tables

• Living people
• 1993 births
• Carlton Football Club players
• Greater Western Sydney Giants players
• Northern Knights players
• Preston Football Club (VFA) players
• Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)