Wylie Buzza (born 2 March 1996) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL Season.[1] The former academy product was again listed by the Brisbane Lions in late 2021.[2]
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Full name | Wylie Buzza | ||
Date of birth | (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Queensland | ||
Original team(s) | Mount Gravatt (QAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 69, 2015 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 15, 2017, Geelong vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Spotless Stadium | ||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017–2018 | Geelong | 9 (6) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Buzza was raised in Gatton, Queensland[3] and played in the Brisbane Lions academy as a youngster before he was drafted by Geelong with the sixty-ninth overall in the 2015 national draft.[4]
He made his debut in the draw against Greater Western Sydney at Spotless Stadium in round fifteen of the 2017 season, where he kicked two goals.[5] Wylie welcomed being a cult hero at Geelong, provided he was not a dud cult hero.[6] He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season,[7] but was picked up by Port Adelaide as a delisted free agent.
Buzza played the 2021 season for the Werribee Football Club in the Victorian Football League.[8]
Buzza is currently studying a Bachelor of Business at Deakin University.[9]
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