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Connor Budarick landed at the Kennel from the Gold Coast SUNS during the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft, bolstering the defensive stocks of the red, white and blue. A Queensland local who emerged from the Academy system, Budarick was pre-listed to the SUNS in 2019 and played 55 games across six seasons – including 19 this season as the club played finals for the first time.
Connor Budarick landed at the Kennel from the Gold Coast SUNS during the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft, bolstering the defensive stocks of the red, white and blue. A Queensland local who emerged from the Academy system, Budarick was pre-listed to the SUNS in 2019 and played 55 games across six seasons – including 19 this season as the club played finals for the first time.
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New recruit, Connor Budarick, speaks on the move to Melbourne and the warm welcome from his new teammates
Check out some of Connor's highlights as we welcome him to the Kennel.
The four new Bulldogs have been handed their guernsey numbers ahead of the 2026 AFL Season.
The Club's newest recruit can't wait to get stuck in.
Budarick eager to contribute at new home.
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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