The coach said the club s young leaders such as Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom and Dayne Beams were the ones who are going to have to find another gear and help Collingwood rediscover the intensity and composure that it produced earlier in the season. We aren t playing great footy at the moment, Buckley said.LISTEN TO THE LATEST EPISODE OF THE SUPERFOOTY PODCAST BELOW OR

The thing that gives me confidence is the quality of the people in our coaching staff and in our playing group. We ve got a really young leadership group that are being tested now, unlike ever before. They haven t been at a Collingwood that has been in this position for their entire career. So, they are being tested and that is an opportunity for growth for us. Buckley said the leaders had accepted the challenge since the demoralising loss to the Eagles.