Ben Bucovaz (born 2 November 1990) is a former professional

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er who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the

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(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

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in the Bellarine Football League and the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup. Since moving to Western Australia he has mainly played for

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in the WAFL. 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 Vivian "Viv" Michie (born 23 February 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Michie played junior football for ...

was placed on the long-term injury list in June 2011. Bucovaz made his AFL debut in Fremantle's loss to

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at the

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in Round 13 of the

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.Bucovaz reborn, Docker doubts over Mayne
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1990 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players East Fremantle Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Falcons players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub