Neil Busse
Richmond and South Melbourne
AFL career
55 games11 goals
- Debut
- R1 1964 v FSC18 Apr 1964
- Most recent
- R3 1969 v GEE19 Apr 1969
Stats
1969 | SME | 1 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1968 | SME | 17 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
1967 | RCH | 2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1966 | RCH | 7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1965 | RCH | 15 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
1964 | RCH | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - |
Bio
A versatile tall recruited from Benalla, Neil Busse operated primarily as a ruckman-defender who could deputise in the back pocket or take a turn on the ball. While he struggled to cement a permanent senior spot in Tom Hafey’s emerging powerhouse side at Punt Road, he was a pivotal leader at the lower level, famously captaining the Tigers’ reserves to an undefeated premiership in 1966. Unable to break into the senior line-up during the club's 1967 flag triumph, he crossed to South Melbourne for a final two-season stint in search of greater opportunity. Busse retired from VFL football at a relatively young age to focus on his legal career, eventually returning to the game’s top level as a long-serving Chairman of the AFL Tribunal.
Profile
- Born
- 03 Apr 1945 (age 81y 201d)
- Height
- 189 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA versatile tall recruited from Benalla, Neil Busse operated primarily as a ruckman-defender who could deputise in the back pocket or take a turn on the ball. While he struggled to cement a permanent senior spot in Tom Hafey’s emerging powerhouse side at Punt Road, he was a pivotal leader at the lower level, famously captaining the Tigers’ reserves to an undefeated premiership in 1966. Unable to break into the senior line-up during the club's 1967 flag triumph, he crossed to South Melbourne for a final two-season stint in search of greater opportunity. Busse retired from VFL football at a relatively young age to focus on his legal career, eventually returning to the game’s top level as a long-serving Chairman of the AFL Tribunal.