Wylie Buzza

Wylie Buzza
Personal information
Full name	Wylie Buzza
Date of birth	(1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Gatton, 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

Wylie Buzza (born 2 March 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously for the Geelong and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL), before delisted at the conclusion of the 2020 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]

Career

AFL

Buzza 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.

VFL

Buzza almost pulled in a spectacular mark during the final minute of the 2024 VFL grand final

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.

Buzza played for Southport in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to Werribee. ^[11] He almost pulled in a spectacular mark inside Southport's forward line during the final minute of the game. ^{[12] [13]}

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
11. "2024 Smithy's VFL Grand Final: Player Profiles". AFL.com.au. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
12. "Werribee Tigers v Southport". AFL.com.au. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
13. "Tiger time for Werribee". AFL.com.au. 23 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

External links

• Wylie Buzza's playing statistics from AFL Tables