Sam Schulz

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Sam Schulz

| image = UWS Giants vs. Eastlake NEAFL round 17, 2015 71.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Schulz in August 2015

| fullname = Samuel Craig Schulz

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Culcairn, New South Wales

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Culcairn (Hume Football League)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)

| draftpick = 2010 NSW Zone Selection, {{AFL GWS}}

| height = 183 cm

| weight = 79 kg

| position = Midfielder

| statsend = 2015

| years1 = 2012–2015

| club1 = {{AFL GWS}}

| games_goals1 = 1 (1)

| careerhighlights = du huso

}}

Samuel Craig Schulz (born 19 September 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Originally from Culcairn in the Riverina region of New South Wales, he played for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup prior to being recruited as one of the Giants first NSW zone selections in mid-2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/gws-sign-three-young-stars-including-indigenous-prodigy-curtly-hampton/story-e6frf3e3-1225920781993 |title=GWS sign three young stars including indigenous prodigy Curtly Hampton|first= Todd|last=Balym |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=1 June 2010}} Schulz made his AFL debut in round 12 of the 2012 AFL season against {{AFL Ric}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/news/local/sport/football-australian-rules/schulz-to-make-afl-debut/2592637.aspx |title=Schulz to make AFL debut|first=Matt|last=Malone|date=16 June 2012}}

At the conclusion of 2013, Schulz was delisted, however he was later re-drafted by GWS in the 2014 rookie draft.

After failing to play a game since his debut in 2012, he was delisted in October 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-30/no-pot-of-gold-for-two-original-giants|title=No pot of Gold for two original Giants|last=Curley|first=Adam|date=30 October 2015|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|accessdate=30 October 2015}}