Ben Schwarze

Ben Schwarze
Ben Schwarze
Personal information
Full name	Ben Schwarze
Date of birth	24 August 1983 (age 38)
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons
Draft	18th overall, 2002 Rookie Draft; 68th overall, 2004 AFL Draft
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
2002–2003	St Kilda
2005–2006	North Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[1] Quayle, Emma (22 October 2003). "No draft for Capuano". The Age. Retrieved 29 November 2011.

[2] "2004 AFL national draft list". ABC News. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2011.

[3] "Ben Schwarze speaks out about struggles". The Advertiser. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2011.

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v t 2002 AFL rookie draft
First round	1. Luke Webster 2. Josh Dicketts 3. Brent Tuckey 4. John Baird 5. Andrew Carrazzo 6. Mark Jamar 7. Nick Greenwood 8. James Podsiadly 9. Paul Thomas 10. Scott McGlone 11. Bret Thornton 12. Jordan Barham 13. Ben Kane 14. Kristian De Pasquale 15. Scott Howard 16. Darren Bradshaw
Second round	17. Josh Head 18. Ben Schwarze 19. Quinten Lynch 20. Stuart Cooper 21. Will Slade 22. David Robbins 23. Matthew Boyd 24. Justin Crow 25. Nathan Bock 26. Chris Obst 27. Ezra Bray 28. Courtney Johns 29. Djaran Whyman 30. Brad Miller 31. Adam Winter
Third round	33. Aaron Sandilands 34. Chris Jones 35. Clancy Rudeforth 36. Adam Chatfield 37. Ryan Ayres 39. Andrew Hill 40. Ben Rutten 41. Ricky O'Loughlin 42. Jordan Doering 43. Mark McKenzie 44. Nick Stone 45. Matt King 46. Ken Hall
Fourth round	49. Nicholas Walsh 50. Mark Dubyna 51. Martin Mattner 53. Michael Davis 54. Nick Jackman 55. Michael Georgiadis 56. Simon Hart 58. Leith Teakle 59. Gerrard Bennett 60. Adam Matthews
Post-draft	62. Tom Hill 64. Luke Jarjoura 65. David Mapleston 66. Nick Raines 67. Luke Weller

v t 2004 AFL national draft
First round	1. Brett Deledio (PP) 2. Jarryd Roughead (PP) 3. Ryan Griffen (PP) 4. Richard Tambling 5. Lance Franklin 6. Tom Williams 7. Jordan Lewis 8. John Meesen 9. Jordan Russell 10. Chris Egan 11. Adam Thomson 12. Danny Meyer 13. Matthew Bate 14. Angus Monfries 15. Lynden Dunn 16. Adam Pattison 17. Andrew McQualter 18. Cameron Wood 19. Ryan Willits
Second round	20. Dean Polo 21. Thomas Murphy 22. Jesse Wells 23. Sean Rusling 24. Nathan van Berlo 25. Adam Hartlett 26. Matt Little 27. Pat Garner 28. Chad Gibson 29. Matt Rosa 30. Andrew Lee 31. Jarred Moore 32. Brent Prismall 33. Cain Ackland 34. James Ezard 35. Fabian Deluca
Third round	36. Luke McGuane 37. Mark LeCras 38. Damien McCormack 39. Travis Cloke (F/S) 40. Ivan Maric 41. Luke Blackwell (F/S) 42. Jesse W. Smith (F/S) 43. Michael Newton 44. Mitch Morton (F/S) 45. Justin Sherman 46. Henry Slattery 47. David Spriggs 48. Nathan Ablett (F/S) 49. Mark McGough 50. Jayden Attard 51. Ben Eckermann
Fourth round	52. Dean Limbach 53. Simon Taylor 54. Stephen Tiller 55. Adam Iacobucci 56. Chris Knights 57. Brad Smith 58. Brad Moran 59. Benet Copping 59. Paul Thomas 60. Heath James 61. Matthew Egan 62. James Gwilt 63. Luke Forsyth
Fifth round	65. Mark Graham 67. Toby Stribling 68. Ben Schwarze 69. Daniel Haines 73. Chris Bryan
Sixth round	74. Daniel Pratt 77. Anthony Raso