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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]

Early life

Buzza was raised in Gatton, Queensland[2] His first sport was rugby league and his dream was to play for the Brisbane Broncos and Queensland Maroons.[3] He played until the age of 15, making the Toowoomba U14 squad in 2010.[4] At that age he joined the Lockyer Valley Demons where he first played junior Australian football. A standout player, he was selected in the Brisbane Lions Academy as a youngster before he was drafted by Geelong with the sixty-ninth overall pick in the 2015 national draft.[5]

AFL career

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.[6] Wylie welcomed being a cult hero at Geelong, provided he was not a dud cult hero.[7] He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season,[8] 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.[9] He returned to Queensland to play with the Brisbane Lions VFL team for 2022.[10]

Buzza kicked 7 goals in his QAFL debut for Morningside on 29 April 2023.

References

  1. ^ "Atley, Grundy, Cox and Buzza farewelled". www.portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ Wylie Buzza makes his mark in AFL
  3. ^ The cheeky welcome one Port player had for Buzza 11 November 2019
  4. ^ Gatton rugby league rundown from Gatton Star 20 April 2010
  5. ^ Ralph, Jon (25 November 2015). "AFL Draft 2015: Likely cult hero Wylie Buzza pinching himself to be drafted to Geelong". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. ^ Wade, Nick (4 July 2017). "Geelong Cats cult hero Wylie Buzza speaks about debut against Greater Western Sydney". Geelong Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ^ "I don't want to be a dud cult hero: Buzza".
  8. ^ "Buzza to depart Cats".
  9. ^ < "Wylie Buzza Lands at Werribee".
  10. ^ Wylie’s Buzzing About Brisbane By Lions Media on Nov 21, 2021


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