- Analysis
- AFL
Lions coaching call could be Buckley’s make-or-break moment
Nathan Buckley has pushed hard for AFL coaching jobs over the last 12 months, but this one might be his best and last real hope.
Experience
Nic Negrepontis has more than 10 years experience working in sports media, ranging from experience at sporting clubs like Carlton and the Melbourne Renegades, to covering the inaugural AFLW season for AFL Media, to seven years with radio station SEN, working as a sports writer for the website initially before becoming social media manager and looking after the network’s 200+ social media pages, including 1116 SEN, Trade Radio, Melbourne Mavericks, SEN Cricket and AFL Nation. He then joined Nine’s Wide World of Sports team in 2025 as a sports reporter.
Education
Nic graduated from Monash University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a minor in Journalism Studies. He studied at Monash for three years, completing internships with 3AW and the Melbourne Renegades in the process.
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- Opinion
- Cricket
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- Opinion
- AFL
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- Breaking
- Basketball
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