Troy Schwarze

Infobox afl player


firstname = Troy
lastname = Schwarze


| birthdate = Birth date and age|1981|12|23|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Dingley / Prahran U18
heightweight = 190cm / 84kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 4, 2 April 2000
debutteam = St Kilda
debutopponent = Melbourne
debutstadium = M.C.G.
playingteams = St Kilda (1999-2006) 71 games, 20 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2006
careerhighlights =

* St. Kilda Pre-season Cup Winning side 2004.
* Scored the winning goal against the Brisbane Lions in Round 6, 2004.

Troy Schwarze (born 23 December 1981) was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

He was recruited as the number 53 draft pick (traded by Carlton for Matthew Lappin and number 58, Ian Prendergast), in the 1997 AFL Draft from Dingley. At the time Schwarze was the youngest player on an AFL list at 17 years of age.

Schwarze made his debut for St Kilda in Round 4, 2000 against Melbourne and in his early seasons was a much-maligned player. The turning point in Schwarze's career was in Round 6, 2004 against the Brisbane Lions where he kicked the match-winning goal from 65 metres out in the dying moments of the match at a packed Telstra Dome.

2006 season

In this year Schwarze was a steady, if unspectacular, contributor to the Saints, playing many utility roles in defence and occasionally in attack. 2006 saw him used up forward, as was evidenced in the Round 4 game against Port Adelaide where he helped lead a second-half resurgence from the Saints.

Schwarze then suffered a hamstring injury in Round 13 and did not return to the side for the remainder of the year. He was delisted by St Kilda at the end of 2006 and, despite some interest from Port Adelaide and the Saints themselves, was not picked up by any clubs in either the National or Internal drafts.

After AFL

Schwarze is now the senior coach of the Sorrento Sharks [http://mpnfl.com.au/sorrento.htm] .

External links

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