Brad Scheer
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
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| fullname = Brad Scheer
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|08|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Esperance, Western Australia
| originalteam = Palm Beach Currumbin (QAFL)
| draftpick = No. 67, 2016 national draft
| debutdate = Round 7, 2017
| debutteam = {{AFL GC}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL Gee}}
| debutstadium = Metricon Stadium
| height = 184 cm
| weight = 84 kg
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 2017–2019
| club1 = {{AFL GC}}
| games_goals1 = 13 (2)
| statsend = 2019
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Brad Scheer (born 31 August 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Scheer was born in Esperance, Western Australia but moved to the Gold Coast at the age of 13.[https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/31905857/how-suns-stole-wa-star How Suns stole 13yo WA star] He played his junior football for the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions in the local Gold Coast league and set a club record for the youngest senior debutant at the age of 15.{{Cite web |url=http://neafl.com.au/index.php?id=16&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2016&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=5722&cHash=d03ab492d9a5dab936e4cb2fef1d45ab |title=Round 15 Rising Star Nominee: Brad Scheer |access-date=30 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001201759/http://neafl.com.au/index.php?id=16&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2016&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=5722&cHash=d03ab492d9a5dab936e4cb2fef1d45ab |archive-date=1 October 2016 |url-status=dead }} He also joined the Gold Coast Suns Academy in his teenage years while attending Palm Beach Currumbin High School.[http://www.aflq.com.au/brad-scheer-draft/ Scheer hard work to get to the Draft]
He was selected to represent both Queensland and the Allies at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships. While playing for the Allies, Scheer kicked the game-winning goal from the boundary to seal a huge victory over the Victorian Country team.[http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/vic-metro-wins-under-18s-championship-as-brad-scheer-kicks-epic-gamewinning-goal-for-allies/news-story/068dcd8a82a70ff7a4ae2937ee5fc0c1 Vic Metro wins under 18s championship as Brad Scheer kicks epic game-winning goal for Allies] Despite spending the early part of his life in Western Australia, Scheer was eligible to be academy drafted by the Gold Coast Suns as he spent the required five years in their academy zone prior to being drafted.[https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/31905857/how-suns-stole-wa-star How Suns stole 13yo WA star]
Scheer was delisted at the end of the Suns' 2019 season, subsequently signing with the Southport Sharks.{{Cite news |last=KEATING |first=MITCH |date=15 January 2020 |title=Ex-Sun pleads guilty to drug possession |url=https://www.zerohanger.com/ex-sun-pleads-guilty-to-drug-possession-37853/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/01/15/delisted-sun-pleads-guilty-to-drug-possession/ |archive-date=15 January 2020 |access-date=15 January 2020 |work=Zero Hanger / SEN |pages=1}}
In January 2020 Scheer [https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/01/15/delisted-sun-pleads-guilty-to-drug-possession/ pled guilty to drug possession] after being caught with cocaine on a night out in December. He was charged with a three-month good behaviour bond and attended a drug education program.
Scheer announced his retirement from football in 2021 to focus on triathlons.
AFL career
Scheer made his AFL debut in the Gold Coast's twenty-five point win against {{AFL Gee}} at Metricon Stadium in round seven of the 2017 season.[http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/teams/gold-coast/gold-coast-academy-graduate-brad-scheer-will-make-his-afl-debut-this-week/news-story/8a0a8f53f8eb8f17a920917808063c2d Gold Coast academy graduate Brad Scheer will make his AFL debut this week]
References
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{{2016 AFL national draft}}
{{2019 AFL rookie draft}}
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Category:Gold Coast Football Club players
Category:Southport Australian Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from the Gold Coast, Queensland
Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Category:People educated at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School