Jack Buckley (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the

Greater Western Sydney Football Club The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents the ...

in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

(AFL). He was selected by the

as a Category B rookie from the NSW zone in 2017. He is the son of former Australian rules footballer and current chairman of the

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also ...

Ben Buckley Benjamin Buckley (born 29 June 1967) is an Australian businessman, former Australian Rules Footballer and current chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. He is the former chief executive officer of Footba ...

Early football

Buckley played junior football for the Maroubra Saints, where he played in their Under 16 division's premiership. Buckley played for the UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs in the Sydney AFL league. He was recruited as a part of the 's academy team at the age of 12, but quit 3 years later at the age of 15 after he found the academy 'too intense'. In the 8th round of his 2017 season with the Bulldogs, he won the league's rising star nomination after kicking four goals in his team's win.

AFL career

Despite being signed as a Category B rookie in late 2017, Buckley did not debut for the Giants until late into the

2020 AFL season The 2020 AFL season was the 124th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...

. After a strong 2020 pre-season, in one game kicking 7 goals in a 93 point win over the

Canberra Football Club The Canberra Demons (formerly known as the Eastlake Football Club) is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the inner-south of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. The senior team competed in the North East Austral ...

alongside teammate

Jake Riccardi Jake Riccardi (born 7 November 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the 51st draft pick in th ...

, Buckley debuted in 's 5 point loss to in the 17th round of the

. On debut, Buckley collected 12 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and a clearance. Buckley was upgraded from the rookie list at the conclusion of the season.

Statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, Jack 1997 births Living people Greater Western Sydney Giants players Australian rules footballers from New South Wales UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs players Australian rules footballers from Sydney