Bryce Retzlaff was a professional
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
player at the
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of the Melbourne-based 1883 foundation VFL c ...
. He was taken at pick No. 84 in the
2010 National Draft, after having played for
Labrador
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in the
QAFL
The Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) is an Australian rules football competition organised by the AFL Queensland, contested by clubs from South East Queensland.
Previously known as the Queensland Football League (QFL), Queensland ...
. Retzlaff made his debut in
QClash 1, the inaugural
Queensland
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derby, against .
After sustaining an ACL injury in 2012, Bryce was delisted from the Brisbane Lions. In 2013, he made his come back to football at the
Box Hill Hawks Football Club
Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Victorian Football League. It has an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club, which plays in the Australian Football League.
Early Australian rules football in B ...
becoming a premiership player after a
VFL
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
grand final win against Geelong. Retzlaff then went on to sign with
Central District Football Club
Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the South Australian National Football League. Based at Elizabeth in the City of Playford about 25 km to the north of Adelaide, South Australia the club's ...
as a key forward in both 2014 and 2015.
In 2016, Retzlaff returned to his original club
Labrador
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as captain and retired from the team in 2020.
References
External links
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Bryce Retzlaff Player Profile, Brisbane Lions
1991 births
Living people
Brisbane Lions players
Australian rules footballers from Queensland
Labrador Australian Football Club players
Box Hill Football Club players
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