Two months after returning from nearly two years out of the game, Jack Buckley signs the first multi-year contract of his career, penning a three-year extension to remain at the Giants until the end of 2026.
"Once I cracked a debut and played regular footy before my knee injury, I started to get the belief that I could play at the level. I started playing back-to-back games and felt really good. When the knee injury happened, throughout the whole injury I had the belief I could play, but it turned into, 'Do I have the belief that my body will allow me to do what I know I can do?'," he said.
"I always knew I would get back, but I would be lying if I didn't say there were doubts (about) how well I would be able to go and how well my body would be able to hold up and whether my knee would be a lingering issue for years."