Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has welcomed the club's announcement of a full-scale review of its operations and does not believe it will increase the pressure on him to keep his job.
Buckley's future remains shaky heading towards the halfway point of the season with his team 4-6 and its finals hopes in serious jeopardy.
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After three consecutive years of no finals action, the Brownlow Medallist last year admitted the Magpies would need to make the finals this season in order for him to stay in the job.
Collingwood haven't missed the finals for four years in a row since 2001.
However, Buckley described the impending club review, which would include a thorough look at the football department, as "healthy".
"It's a great decision by the board to continue to look at what the competition is asking of us, what the environment is asking of us, where we stack up in different areas and what are the major contributors to success going forward," Buckley said.
"It's a blueprint but it's also a review on what are the major contributors to our success, or otherwise, to this point in recent times and to what we're doing today.
"I can't see how there can be any more extra pressure (on me)," he said with a smirk.
A win against Fremantle at Domain Stadium on Sunday would certainly alleviate some of the pressure.
After a very poor start to the year, Collingwood could find themselves outside the top eight at the end of the round because of percentage alone if they beat the Dockers in what would be a stunning turnaround in fortune.
"We've spoken about it regularly. It's tight and you've just got to keep besting your opposition each week and our opponents this week have been able to do that more often than not," Buckley said.
"We're under no illusions about what we're coming up against, they (Fremantle) lowered their colours last week (against Adelaide by 100 points) so they're going to be smarting from that. There's a bit of a rebound possibility from that.
"Freo (have) dominant ruck, strong mids, very strong defensive set-up and great intensity with some of their young blokes that have come in that are adding real bite around the ball.
"But we'll really focus on what we're bringing to the table because I feel like we're starting to get more consistency and understanding ourselves a little bit better and what we're capable of and we want to continue exploring that."
Collingwood will have to make at least one forced change against the Dockers with Alex Fasolo taking time to deal with mental health issues.
Buckley said father-son prospects Callum Brown and Josh Daicos are in the selection mix as well as Mason Cox, Chris Mayne, Jackson Ramsay and Ben Crocker.
"We're relatively healthy so it's a good position for the match committee to be in when you've got options," he said.
Buckley also confirmed young forward Darcy Moore would make the trip to Perth despite hurting his shin against the Brisbane Lions last week.