On De Goey,Buckley said:“I’m not sure if it was delayed concussion. The doctor assessed him when he had the opportunity to and deemed that he was no good to continue.
“More than likely he misses another week. I don’t think he’ll miss any more than that with his nose. He won’t be able to play next week given the rules and then looking at round seven.”
Buckley rang the changes as the Pies looked to turn around their poor start to the season and opted to shift premier defender Darcy Moore from the backline into a forward position.
Moore kicked three goals,but the coach conceded that it was too soon to make any decisions on the effectiveness or otherwise of the move.
“He went back as an extra for last five minutes of the second quarter ... I think for the large part that was effective,but no,we didn’t defend D (defensive) 50 as well,so robbing Peter to pay Paul in some ways.
“It’s not a one-week thing. We need to get a little bit more evidence to see if that’s something sustainable going forward.
“We need more than one week. He looked dangerous at times. It’s going to take him time to get a handle on it.