Hayden Skipworth has been promoted to Nathan Buckley’s senior coaching panel.

After 12 months with Collingwood as Head of Academy, in which time six players pushed through to make their AFL debuts, Skipworth moves into a line coaching position. He joins Robert Harvey and Brenton Sanderson as assistants on Buckley’s senior panel.

It is a move back into line coaching for the former Essendon and Adelaide player. Skipworth relinquished a line coaching role at Essendon to join the Magpies at the end of the 2019 season. His resume also includes time as Essendon’s VFL coach.

“ ‘Skip’ added real value to our program this year. His empathy and ability to build relationships across the program stood out. With almost a decade of coaching and development experience, he will bring a strong and steady voice to Nathan’s panel,” Collingwood GM of Football, Geoff Walsh, said.