Brad Scheer

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Brad Scheer
Personal information
Full name Brad Scheer
Date of birth (1998-08-31) 31 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Esperance, Western Australia
Original team(s) Palm Beach Currumbin (QAFL)
Draft No. 67, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 7, 2017, Gold Coast  vs. Geelong, at Metricon Stadium
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2019 Gold Coast 13 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brad Scheer (born 31 August 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Scheer was born in Esperance, Western Australia but moved to the Gold Coast at the age of 13. [1] He played his junior football for the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions in the local Gold Coast league and set a club record for the youngest senior debutant at the age of 15. [2] He also joined the Gold Coast Suns Academy in his teenage years while attending Palm Beach Currumbin High School. [3]

He was selected to represent both Queensland and the Allies at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships. While playing for the Allies, Scheer kicked the game-winning goal from the boundary to seal a huge victory over the Victorian Country team. [4] Despite spending the early part of his life in Western Australia, Scheer was eligible to be academy drafted by the Gold Coast Suns as he spent the required five years in their academy zone prior to being drafted. [5]

AFL career

Scheer made his AFL debut in the Gold Coast's twenty-five point win against Geelong at Metricon Stadium in round seven of the 2017 season. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ How Suns stole 13yo WA star
  2. ↑ "Round 15 Rising Star Nominee: Brad Scheer". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Scheer hard work to get to the Draft
  4. ↑ Vic Metro wins under 18s championship as Brad Scheer kicks epic game-winning goal for Allies
  5. ↑ How Suns stole 13yo WA star
  6. ↑ Gold Coast academy graduate Brad Scheer will make his AFL debut this week
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