Ben Bucovaz

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Ben Bucovaz
Personal information
Full name Ben Bucovaz
Date of birth (1990-11-02) 2 November 1990 (age 29)
Original team(s) Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 56, 2008 National Draft, Fremantle
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s) Forward / Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2011 Fremantle 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ben Bucovaz (born 2 November 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He was selected with the 56th selection in the 2008 AFL National Draft. Bucovaz was a member of Victoria Country's National Under 18s Championships side and played for the Geelong Amateur Football Club in the Bellarine Football League and the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup. [1]

Since moving to Western Australia he has mainly played for East Fremantle in the WAFL. [2] At the end of the 2010 season he was delisted, but then re-drafted by Fremantle in the 2011 Rookie Draft. He was upgraded to the senior list when Viv Michie was placed on the long-term injury list in June 2011. Bucovaz made his AFL debut in Fremantle's loss to Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Round 13 of the 2011 AFL season. [3]

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References

  1. Green, Bradley (21 June 2008). "Falcons representatives keen to impress in Western Australia". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. "WAFL profile". Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. Bucovaz reborn, Docker doubts over Mayne