Byron Schammer

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playername = Byron Schammer
fullname = Byron Schammer
image capt =
birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|6|21
birthplace =
originalteam = West Adelaide Football Club, SANFL
draftpick = 13^th overall, 2002
heightweight = 175cm / 75kg
position = Midfielder
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
currentclub = flagicon|Western Australia AFL Fre
guernsey = 3
years = 2003-
clubs = flagicon|Western Australia AFL Fre
games(goals) = 93 (27)
coach = notcoach
coachingteams = notcoach
statsend = Round 9, 2008
careerhighlights =

*AFL Rising Star nominee 2003

Byron Schammer (born 21 June 1985) is an Australian rules footballer with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.

AFL career

Schammer rose to prominence in 2002 by winning the prestigious Larke Medal for the best player at the National Under 18s Championships. He also captained Australia in an under 17s International Rules Test against Ireland. He was taken by Fremantle later that year with the club's first selection (no. 13 overall) in the National Draft. Playing 17 games in his debut season, including the club's historic first final against Essendon, he quickly announced himself to be a player of the future, and earned a nomination for the Rising Star award. [ [http://footystats.freeservers.com/Archive/D-03-R13.html Round 13 2003 Footystats Diary] ] He backed it up with a strong 2004 season that saw him poll 12 Brownlow Medal votes, despite suffering a shoulder injury mid-year. Having moved into a defensive role in 2006, he played in 24 of Fremantle's 25 games in 2006, before he was missed the first half of the 2007 season due to suffering a burst appendix and a subsequent bowel blockage during his recovery period. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/01/22/1831339.htm Schammer under the knife again] ; ABC News; 2007-01-22]

External links

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