Despite operating well beyond the boundaries of a classroom, many of the tactics and implements employed by football coaches are mirrored by academic educators everywhere.

Punctuality, precision, performance and progression are paramount in both professions.

So with this in mind, we wondered what all 18 AFL coaches would be like if they traded the coach's box for the classroom

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Nathan Buckley

You've been dreading it all summer โ€“ a year in Mr. Buckley's English class.

His playground reputation is that of a tyrant. He's strict, he's mean, and he doesn't tolerate tomfoolery.

You shuffle in day one and are met with his stern glare. You put your head down and get to work.

The A's and B's start rolling in and soon you find that all of the other kids in the playground are full of it โ€“ the bloke is alright, and he actually has a sense of humour.

Results are everything for Mr. Buckley, so if you listen up and pay respect, you'll get it back in spades. Mess around however, and you'll regret you were ever born.

As a man of vast knowledge and experience, his lessons are known to stray to matters outside the classroom.

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