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Andrew Schauble

Sydney and Collingwood

AFL career

167 games34 goals

Debut
R18 1995 v GEE6 Aug 1995
Most recent
R11 2005 v CAR4 June 2005

Stats

2005
SYD
4
4.3
3.3
7.5
2.5
0.8
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
33
2004
SYD
10
5.0
3.9
8.9
3.7
0.7
0.3
0.9
0.1
0.0
38
2003
SYD
23
4.5
4.3
8.8
4.0
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.1
36
2002
SYD
14
4.7
4.9
9.6
3.9
0.8
0.6
1.5
0.7
0.4
46
2001
SYD
15
5.7
5.1
10.7
3.8
0.8
0.5
1.1
0.4
0.0
45
2000
SYD
22
6.9
6.0
12.9
4.9
0.9
0.9
1.3
0.2
0.1
53
1999
COL
13
4.0
3.7
7.7
2.1
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.1
0.2
28
1998
COL
21
6.3
5.8
12.1
3.6
0.5
0.7
1.1
0.2
0.1
48
1997
COL
20
6.7
5.2
11.9
4.3
1.0
0.5
1.2
0.1
0.1
49
1996
COL
22
6.9
5.1
12.0
4.0
1.2
0.7
1.1
0.2
0.0
48
1995
COL
3
4.3
2.0
6.3
2.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.3
1.0
32
League
Season
CAR
TD
R11
3
4
7
3
0
0
0
1
0.0
30
PAD
SCG
R8
7
5
12
5
0
0
1
1
0.0
51
ESS
TS
R7
3
4
7
0
2
0
0
0
0.0
19
WCE
SUB
R6
4
0
4
2
1
0
0
3
0.0
31

Profile

Born
17 Nov 1976 (age 49y 338d)
Height
193 cm
Weight
93 kg

Teams

Honours

Recruited from the Northern Knights, Andrew Schauble entered the AFL with Collingwood where he developed into a serviceable key position prospect. While he played regular senior football at Victoria Park, he battled injuries and struggled to find a consistent niche within the Magpies' lineup. A trade to the Sydney Swans prior to the 2000 season proved to be the catalyst for his best football, as he immediately flourished in the harbour city. Shifted permanently to full-back, Schauble became renowned for his disciplined close-checking and reliable spoiling ability against the competition's strongest forwards.

Schauble's impact at Sydney was instantaneous, culminating in him winning the Bob Skilton Medal as the club's best and fairest in his debut season. He became a defensive pillar for the Swans during the early 2000s, rarely beaten in one-on-one contests and serving as a key architect of the rigorous defensive structure developed under Paul Roos. However, his career was ultimately curtailed by persistent injuries, forcing him to retire midway through the 2005 season. In a cruel twist of timing, he hung up the boots just months before the Swans broke their 72-year premiership drought, leaving him as a highly respected figure who helped build the club's defensive culture without participating in the ultimate triumph.