[2] Panizza joined Claremont in 1979 from the Albany Royals and played in WAFL premiership teams in 1981, 1991 and 1993.
[3] In 1987 he moved to South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Woodville where he played 74 matches in three seasons.
[3] Panizza played six games for Western Australia including the 1983 side that won the Australian Championships.
[3] Rejoining his boyhood club, Panizza took the Royals to unprecedented success, winning six Great Southern Football League premierships between 1999 and 2004.
[5] Panizza was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame in March 2009.