Ben Schwarze

Ben Schwarze
Personal information
Full name	Ben Schwarze
Date of birth	24 August 1983 (1983-08-24) (age 28)
Original team	Sandringham Dragons
Draft	18th overall, 2002 Rookie Draft 68th overall, 2004 AFL Draft
Height/Weight	190 cm / 90 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2002–2003 2005–2006	St Kilda North Melbourne	0 (0) 11 (2)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 2006 season .

Ben Schwarze (born 24 August 1983) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for North Melbourne. He is the brother of Troy Schwarze.

He was originally Rookie listed from the Sandringham Dragons by St Kilda in the 2002 Rookie Draft, remaining on the Saints list for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. After being delisted by the Saints,^[1] Schwarze spent the 2004 season playing with Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before being drafted by the Kangaroos with selection 68 of the 2004 AFL Draft.^[2]

He made his debut against the Adelaide Crows in Round 7, 2006 at the Telstra Dome. He broke his ribs in that game and was sidelined for four weeks. He returned and became a regular for the remainder of the season. Despite this, Schwarze was delisted by the Kangaroos at the end of the 2006 season, and moved to South Australia to play for Woodville-West Torrens for two seasons before switching to North Adelaide for the 2009 season.^[3]

References

^ Quayle, Emma (22 October 2003). "No draft for Capuano". The Age. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
^ "2004 AFL national draft list". ABC News. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
^ "Ben Schwarze speaks out about struggles". The Advertiser. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2011.

External links

Ben Schwarze's statistics from AFL Tables

2004 AFL Draft

First Round Brett Deledio (Priority Pick) • Jarryd Roughead (Priority Pick) • Ryan Griffen (Priority Pick) • Richard Tambling • Lance Franklin • Tom Williams • Jordan Lewis • John Meesen • Jordan Russell • Chris Egan • Adam Thomson • Danny Meyer • Matthew Bate • Angus Monfries • Lynden Dunn • Adam Pattison • Andrew McQualter • Cameron Wood • Ryan Willits

Second Round Dean Polo • Thomas Murphy • Jesse Wells • Sean Rusling • Nathan van Berlo • Adam Hartlett • Matthew Little • Pat Garner • Chad Gibson • Matt Rosa • Andrew Lee • Jarred Moore • Brent Prismall • Cain Ackland • James Ezard • Fabian Deluca

Third Round Luke McGuane • Mark LeCras • Damien McCormack • Travis Cloke • Ivan Maric • Luke Blackwell • Jesse W. Smith • Michael Newton • Mitch Morton (F/S) • Justin Sherman • Henry Slattery • David Spriggs • Nathan Ablett (F/S) • Mark McGough • Jayden Attard • Ben Eckermann

Later Rounds Dean Limbach • Simon Taylor • Stephen Tiller • Adam Iacobucci • Chris Knights • Brad Smith • Brad Moran • Benet Copping • Paul Thomas • Heath James • Matthew Egan • James Gwilt • Luke Forsyth • Mark Graham • Toby Stribling • Ben Schwarze • Daniel Haines • Chris Bryan • Daniel Pratt • Anthony Raso

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Name	Schwarze, Ben
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Date of birth	24 August 1983
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