Buku Khamis became the Club's first Next Generation Academy recruit, added to the playing list as a pre-selected rookie in 2018. A relatively late bloomer in a football sense, Khamis, a refugee from South Sudan, moved to Australia in 2006 with his family and took up AFL in his last year of primary school. He is a product of the Bulldogs’ Next Generation Academy and was a participant in the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation’s Ready SETTLE Go (CALDPlay) program. The athletic defender has the ability to take on the game with his impressive running ability, and possesses clean skills. He has a strong intercept mark and reads the flight of the ball well. Made his career debut in round nine, 2021 against Carlton.
Player Sponsors: Louttit Bay Bakery, Deborah O'Malley, The Reinking Family, BSR Plastering Services Pty Ltd.Buku Khamis became the Club's first Next Generation Academy recruit, added to the playing list as a pre-selected rookie in 2018. A relatively late bloomer in a football sense, Khamis, a refugee from South Sudan, moved to Australia in 2006 with his family and took up AFL in his last year of primary school. He is a product of the Bulldogs’ Next Generation Academy and was a participant in the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation’s Ready SETTLE Go (CALDPlay) program. The athletic defender has the ability to take on the game with his impressive running ability, and possesses clean skills. He has a strong intercept mark and reads the flight of the ball well. Made his career debut in round nine, 2021 against Carlton.
Player Sponsors: Louttit Bay Bakery, Deborah O'Malley, The Reinking Family, BSR Plastering Services Pty Ltd.Player performance throughout this season & their full career
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Utility Buku Khamis will remain in red, white and blue for another season after signing a fresh one-year deal.
Buku Khamis has won his second John Schultz Community Award, showcasing his unwavering commitment to making a positive difference in the community.
Western Bulldogs acknowledge that we work, train and play on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation. We offer our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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