Wayne Schwass

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Wayne Schwass (born 27 November 1968) is a former professional Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He is notable as being the first New Zealand–born AFL player known to be of Māori heritage.[1] He holds the record for VFL/AFL matches played by a New Zealand–born player, with 282.

Schwass has long been a great supporter and ambassador for Australian rules football in New Zealand, and represented his country in 2012 as part of the New Zealand national team, becoming the first home-grown AFL player to play, captain and coach a country other than Australia in the sport.

Early life

Schwass was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, to mother Rae and Māori father Colin.[2] They moved to the Warrnambool area in Victoria, Australia, when Wayne was three years old. He began playing Australian Rules at the South Warrnambool Football Club at the age of 10.[3]

An outstanding talent, Schwass was recruited by Kangaroos as a junior and captained the North Melbourne under-19s to the premiership in 1987 and took out the Morrish Medal as the best and fairest in the under-19s.

He was educated at Warrnambool North Technical School (now part of Warrnambool College[4]) from year 7-11 before competing his final year (year 12) at Trinity Grammar in Melbourne.[5]

AFL career

Following his senior debut in 1988, Schwass became a champion wingman, known for his blistering pace, courage, and accuracy on his left foot. Schwass won the club champion award, the Syd Barker Medal, twice at North Melbourne, in 1994 and 1995. He was one of the best in the Kangaroos' 1996 premiership side against Sydney and was named vice-captain to Wayne Carey.[6][7]

In 1998 in the twilight of his career, North Melbourne traded Schwass to Sydney in exchange for a young Shannon Grant.

At the Sydney Swans the following year, Schwass was an instant leader, taking out the club's best-and-fairest award and earning All-Australian selection. He would retire a few seasons later, playing just short of 100 games with the Swans, ending his serviceable AFL career.

Post-AFL career

In 2012, Schwass was a player-coach for the New Zealand representative AFL side, the New Zealand Hawks, against the Australian AIS-AFL Academy team.[8]

Personal life

Schwass is now founder and CEO of PukaUp, a social enterprise concerned with mental health and emotional wellbeing."[9] A regular on the public-speaking circuit, Schwass also hosts the PukaUp Podcast with PodcastONE. Schwass is still involved with AFL as a commentator for Triple M on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.

Statistics

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Template:AFL player statistics legend Template:AFL player statistics start with votes |- |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1988 |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 46 || 7 || 3 || 4 || 95 || 34 || 129 || 21 || 20 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 13.6 || 4.9 || 18.4 || 3.0 || 2.9 || 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1989 |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 2 || 22 || 14 || 10 || 265 || 177 || 442 || 40 || 51 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 12.0 || 8.0 || 20.1 || 1.8 || 2.3 || 10 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1990 |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 2 || 15 || 7 || 6 || 173 || 121 || 294 || 27 || 27 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 11.5 || 8.1 || 19.6 || 1.8 || 1.8 || 3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1991 |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 2 || 21 || 8 || 10 || 306 || 147 || 453 || 75 || 46 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 14.6 || 7.0 || 21.6 || 3.6 || 2.2 || 13 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1992 |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 2 || 14 || 7 || 5 || 209 || 91 || 300 || 41 || 37 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 14.9 || 6.5 || 21.4 || 2.9 || 2.6 || 2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1993 |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 2 || 19 || 14 || 5 || 313 || 124 || 437 || 32 || 49 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 16.5 || 6.5 || 23.0 || 1.7 || 2.6 || 14 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1994 |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 2 || 24 || 15 || 13 || 353 || 177 || 530 || 54 || 61 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 14.7 || 7.4 || 22.1 || 2.3 || 2.5 || 19 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1995 |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 2 || 25 || 19 || 14 || 381 || 171 || 552 || 77 || 50 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 15.2 || 6.8 || 22.1 || 3.1 || 2.0 || 13 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" |style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|1996† |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 2 || 17 || 3 || 5 || 214 || 89 || 303 || 46 || 33 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 12.6 || 5.2 || 17.8 || 2.7 || 1.9 || 6 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997 |style="text-align:center;"|Template:AFL NM | 2 || 20 || 7 || 5 || 264 || 89 || 353 || 53 || 46 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 13.2 || 4.5 || 17.7 || 2.7 || 2.3 || 8 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998 |style="text-align:center;"|Sydney | 2 || 22 || 23 || 6 || 380 || 127 || 507 || 61 || 38 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 17.3 || 5.8 || 23.0 || 2.8 || 1.7 || 15 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999 |style="text-align:center;"|Sydney | 2 || 23 || 9 || 9 || 429 || 184 || 613 || 98 || 49 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 18.7 || 8.0 || 26.7 || 4.3 || 2.1 || 19 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000 |style="text-align:center;"|Sydney | 2 || 22 || 12 || 14 || 347 || 195 || 542 || 102 || 65 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 15.8 || 8.9 || 24.6 || 4.6 || 3.0 || 8 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001 |style="text-align:center;"|Sydney | 2 || 22 || 12 || 8 || 295 || 152 || 447 || 79 || 54 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 13.4 || 6.9 || 20.3 || 3.6 || 2.5 || 7 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002 |style="text-align:center;"|Sydney | 2 || 9 || 1 || 1 || 75 || 55 || 130 || 14 || 15 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 8.3 || 6.1 || 14.4 || 1.6 || 1.7 || 0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 282 ! 154 ! 115 ! 4099 ! 1933 ! 6032 ! 820 ! 641 ! 0.5 ! 0.4 ! 14.5 ! 6.9 ! 21.4 ! 2.9 ! 2.3 ! 137 |}

References

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  1. ↑ Māori overseas – Retaining Māori culture in Australia – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
  2. ↑ Wayne Schwass talks about his AFL career By Tim Auld for The Standard 31 July 2012
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  6. ↑ 150 Profiles: Wayne Schwass
  7. ↑ Australian Football: Wayne Schwass
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  10. ↑ Wayne Schwass' player profile at AFL Tables

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