David Schwarz (footballer)

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David Schwarz
Personal information
Full name David Schwarz
Date of Birth July 24, 1972 (1972-07-24) (age 35)
Place of Birth
Recruited from
Height/Weight 195cm / 105 kg
Position Forward
Playing Career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1991-2002 Melbourne 173 (244)
State Team Honours2
Years Team Games (Goals)
1999 Flag of Victoria (Australia) Victoria 1 (?)
¹ Club statistics to end of 2002 season season
² Representative statistics to end of 1999 season

David "The Ox" Schwarz (born July 24, 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who retired in 2003.

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[edit] Football career

Recruited from Sunbury, Schwarz made his AFL debut in 1991. As a player for the Melbourne Football Club, he was known as "the Ox" for his beast-like build. He was a great centre half-forward or full-forward and was a top player until he suffered numerous knee injuries, playing only 2 games in 1995 and missing the entire 1996 season. He retired in the middle of 2002 having played 173 matches and kicking 244 goals.

Schwarz overcame 3 knee reconstructions after being touted as one of the games next superstars, taking more marks than Wayne Carey in 1994, and with some breathtaking finals performances (including "that" blind turn against Carlton). He was clearly destined for superstardom before injuries struck him down in his prime, although he still won a club best and fairest and selection in Victoria's State of Origin team.

Late in his playing career, he appeared as a panelist on the AFL Footy Show in a memorable show where Sam Newman threw a pie in his face. A visibly angry Schwarz pushed Newman down to the ground and stormed off stage, a superlative moment in Australian television history this was. He has later made light of the incident, declaring it to be a hoax as they planned it in rehearsal.

[edit] SEN

In 2005, in his job on radio station SEN 1116, he admitted that during his football career he had a gambling problem and whittled away most of his income.

[edit] Channel Seven

From 2007 onwards David has become a part of the Channel Seven AFL Commentary team along with Bruce McAvaney, Dennis Cometti, Tim Watson and Rick Olarenshaw.

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